FireFox 2 Beta 1

[thetzfreak]

Get it here:

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-beta.html

* Built in Phishing Protection.
* Search suggestions now appear with search history in the search box for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com
* Changes to tabbed browsing behavior
* Ability to re-open accidentally closed tabs
* Better support for previewing and subscribing to web feeds
* Inline spell checking in text boxes
* Search plugin manager for removing and re-ordering search engines
* New microsummaries feature for bookmarks
* Automatic restoration of your browsing session if there is a crash
* New combined and improved Add-Ons manager for extensions and themes
* New Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
* Support for JavaScript 1.7
* Support for client-side session and persistent storage
* Extended search plugin format
* Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions
* Support for SVG text using svg:textPath

I think I'm going to wait for this to become official... I have too many extensions on my 1.5

 

[Snurf]

Ooh, Im downloading and installing it now. I'll put a screenshot when I'm done.

 

[thetzfreak]

It looks the same though =\

 

[killaklown]

* Ability to re-open accidentally closed tabs

yay, I always accidently close the wrong tab (or the whole window) and forget what the site was :P

 

[thetzfreak]

killaklown: Just about everything on that list already exists in extensions!

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions.php?app=firefox

You'll probably want the Tab Mix Plus extensions :p.

 

[chicker]

Downloaded and trying! Looks good and is working ok for me :D

 

[monaco]

I'd download it if there were an option to make the extension installer ignore version numbers

Till then I'll just stick with 1.5...

 

[smub]

i am downloading it right now ..

lets see how it is ... i really need the feature of reopening the tabs.

 

[lpxxfaintxx]

killaklown: Just about everything on that list already exists in extensions!

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions.php?app=firefox

You'll probably want the Tab Mix Plus extensions :p.

I use the Tab Mix Plus extension, and I gotta tell you its a MUST GET.

 

[thetzfreak]

I use the Tab Mix Plus extension, and I gotta tell you its a MUST GET.

Amen. Have you tried the webmaster toolbar? :o