Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Alpha Peeking Out (Or Not)

anadgouda writes "Mozilla Firefox 2.0 alpha is released. The links for download were not available directly on Mozilla.com website. Being Alpha, all features might not work and most of the plugins might not be compatible." Reading thru the comments, it appears there's some disparity as to whether or not this is actually just a naming scheme that they use; but let me reiterate that there has been no official announcement from Mozilla, so take with a giant grain of salt. Some good screenshots at OSdir.

Comments

Great job pushing out Bon Echo

[suman28]

I tried it on my computer. I didn't see any significant changes, and as others have pointed out, there was not much information on what exactly went into this release, but great job in making advancements.

Re:Please don't ruin tabbed browsing...

[chrismcdirty]

For people who insist on needing an 'X' per tab: middle click on the tab closes it as well. And usually fairly quicker than clicking the 'X' because it works anywhere on the tab.

No Quicktime plugin for Linux!

[Anonymous Coward]

I got an opportunity to try the latest Firefox (1.5.0.1) with the Tomahawk Desktop. For those who are wondering what is Tomahawk Desktop, it's an Apple like Multimedia Linux OS for desktops and laptops.

I have noted the Firefox is called Deer Park! Is there a name change again?

I further noted I cannot browse http://www.apple.com/aperture/ because there is no Quicktime plugin for Firefox on Linux. It seems Apple doesn't release a Quicktime plugin for Linux, like no iTunes for Linux. Can this issue be resolved at least with the Firefox 2.0? Is Quicktime a closed specification? Why doesn't Mozilla Foundation officially ask the specification from Apple rather than waiting forever? Is there a solution already under way to fix this issue?

Not much to see there. . .

[kimvette]

Based on the screenshots, there isn't much new. While they readily admit the GUI isn't in place, I'd expect even an alpha build to reveal more of the functionality (otherwise it isn't alpha yet).

One thing in the GUI that really catches my eye is the History menu, and the search option in particular. While you can search History via the sidebar in FF 1.5, it's somewhat weak. I'd guess that if they devoted a menu to History, they've vastly improved it. :)

One thing I would LOVE to see is all of Tab Mix Plus to make it into the core functionality of Firefox. Actually there is a number of things Firefox (core application) sorely needs, natively out of the box:

  - a resizable search box (whose bright idea was it to make it a fixed width anyhow? Why should I have to download the Resize Search Box extension for such a basic thing?)
  - Session management - Opera does this out of the box, and I really like the session management extensions.
  - User agent switcher: Opera and Konqueror both do this natively. Firefox should as well, so that we can use coded-for-ie-and-only-ie web sites - again, without having to download and install an extension
  - Tab Mix Plus (mentioned above) - every other tabbed browser does natively what Tab Mix Plus adds. Firefox should do everything this extension provides, natively. Also, I should be able to "detach" a tab - this has really grown on me in Konqueror.