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Firefox 3.1 Alpha "Shiretoko" Released
Just as you were getting used to 3.0, those Mozilla guys have announced 3.1's Alpha release. FTA "Built on the pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform, Shiretoko includes a variety of new features. Called an 'early developer milestone,' the release includes bug fixes, improved Web standards support, Text API for the Canvas Element, support for border images and JavaScript query selectors, and improvements to the tab-switching function and the Smart Location Bar." You can download it if you dare.
I don't think I'm understanding what this is. What W3C specification exists for a Javascript drawing API? I don't want Firefox embracing and extending web protocols. The other changes are in line with W3C specs, but this sounds like a cool whizzbang thing that developers might like. I don't want that stuff in there. If you want a drawing API, use Flash, or Java, or something else.
[rant mode on]
Here is how to COMPLETELY disable the Awesome Bar:
Click Start, point to Control Panel, double click on Add and Remove Programs (or Programs and Features if on Vista), select Firefox 3.0 and click Uninstall.
Do the equivalent if on other platform.
If you installed a NEWER MAJOR version of a software, it is because you wanted NEW features.
The Awesome Bar is one of those things that I cannot live without anymore, and so won't you when you actually try to use it the way it should be used! And here's something I predict happening: Other browsers adopting the SAME behavior! So, you can either go back to your text based browsing age, or actually TRY the new feature!
This screencast shows how it can be very easy to use it in an effective way.
Trying to find a website by typing the EXACT BEGINNING of the URL doesn't make sense when you can search for things EASIER to remember, like TITLE, or BOOKMARK TAGS!
[rant mode off]