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  • Firefox 2 Beta 2 is out (New Theme, among other changes)

    New features:
    * A new theme that updates Firefox’s familiar interface
    * Built in Phishing Protection
    * Enhanced search engine management and search suggestions for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com
    * Improvements to tabbed browsing, including the ability to re-open recently closed tabs
    * Firefox will resume from where you left off after a system crash or browser restart
    * Better support for previewing and subscribing to Web feeds
    * Inline spell checking in Web forms
    * The ability to create bookmarks with “Live Titles” for Web sites that offer microsummaries
    * New Add-ons manager that simplifies management of extensions and themes.
    * Support for JavaScript 1.7
    * Extended search plugin format
    * Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions
    * Support for client-side session and persistent storage
    * Support for SVG text using svg:textPath
    * New Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

    More details here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bone....html#whatsnew

    Download here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-beta.html
    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

  • #2
    screenshots?

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    • #3
      The anti-phishing protection seems to be a big one. Others are more like incremental enchancements or things that will interest geeks more.
      (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
      (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
      (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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      • #4
        Here's my customized Firefox interface (small icons). I've moved around the search box and bookmarks.
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        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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        • #5
          Meh.

          Why'd you drop WindowsBlinds?

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          • #6
            I don't run it on my laptop (Radeon 7500).
            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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            • #7
              FireFox 2 Beta 2

              * Including more Bevel and Emboss!
              bleh

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