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Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 Arrives

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the enjoy-the-pretty dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla has released Beta 2 of its upcoming Firefox 2 browser for developer review. It is being made available for testing purposes only. The release contains a number of new features, as well as some enhancements to look and feel. DesktopLinux.com has posted a list of the changes along with a few quick screen grabs. Apparently, the download can be found on Mozilla's ftp site."

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  1. Firefox 2? by KSobby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't Clint Eastwood a bit old to be doing this stuff?

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    1. Re:Firefox 2? by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Be honest: How long have you been saving that one up?

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  2. Firefox Shakespear by Aqws · · Score: 4, Funny

    FireFox, 2B or not 2B.

  3. This alone makes it worth it by eyeye · · Score: 5, Funny

    "toolbar buttons now glow when you hover over them."

    FINALLY!

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  4. greetings from the year 3000 by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    New Firefox 2 feature: Inline spell checking -- A new built-in spell checker enables users to quickly check the spelling of text entered into Web forms.

    But will this detect antiquated Elglish, such as when people use "ask" instead of "ax"?

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  5. Re:Testing? by Trillan · · Score: 4, Funny

    You must have incredible lung capacity. If I'd held my breath waiting for Internet Explorer 7 I'd have been dead for just over five years now.

  6. Re:One question before I try this out... by fireman+sam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do I have to back up my people v1.5 profile and what type of people are you installing?

    *sorry*

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  7. Re:SoaF by mcmonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but where will they find snakes that think in Russian?

  8. Re:This is INCORRECT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh what do you know?