Firefox 2.0 RC3 Released

midkay writes "Firefox 2.0 RC3 has just been released. The release notes cover all the changes since the first release candidate, but RC3 appears to have a new Windows installer and more security in the extensions aspect, among a few other things."

Comments

Not "new" in RC3

[Arancaytar]

It's a bit obvious from the number of major additions described, but the "phishing protection" and "new Windows Installer" are just new features of 2.0, which were already in earlier release candidates. Compare the announcements of RC3 and RC2 on the developer blog.

The release notes page itself seems a bit misleading, since they specifically talk about "Firefox 2 RC3" even in places where they mean Firefox 2 - perhaps someone saved time with a search & replace.

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So while this announcement probably means they fixed bugs and are another step closer to the final release, the major features aren't news.

Re:Ungrateful Bitching

[bunratty]

Dozens of memory leaks have been fixed in Firefox 2. A memory benchmark shows Firefox 2 consumes less memory than IE 7 or Opera 9.

If you're still seeing a memory problem in Firefox 2, what you should do is describe steps to reproduce the problem so the bug can be reported and fixed.

Finding the 2.0 Compatible Extensions

[coldcanofbeer]

A guy has created a handy searchable list of the extensions / Add-ons that are compatible with Firefox 2.0:

Here is the link: Bill's Big List of Firefox 2.0 Compatible Extensions

Re:Ungrateful Bitching

[roger6106]

If you hold shift you can drag folders. I don't know why they decided on that idea.

Re:"un-fix" tabbed browsing?

[code65536]

Yes!

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:c onfig_Entries

Specifically, look at:
browser.tabs.closeButtons
browser.tabs.tabMinWidth