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Firefox 3.1 Alpha "Shiretoko" Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-compile-on dept.

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.

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  1. Codename? by MrNaz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that a Japanese word, or a reference to Hobbits smoking pot?

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    1. Re:Codename? by MagdJTK · · Score: 2, Funny

      Which one is the newest? Which one am I running? Who the fuck knows?

      For the last couple of years, Ubuntu has gone:

      • Dapper
      • Edgy
      • Fiesty
      • Gusty
      • Hardy
      • Intrepid.

      I'll leave you to spot the pattern.

  2. Re:For those that don't know by MrNaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    And here I was thinking it was a place where Hobbits got stoned.

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  3. Re:Awesome bar disable? by Randle_Revar · · Score: 5, Funny

    thankfully, no

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  4. Warning! Do not install! by Channard · · Score: 1, Funny

    This may cause red water to leak out of your computer and turn your neighbours into homicidal maniacs. Oh wait, that's Shibito - never mind.

  5. Re:Awesome bar disable? by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone! Over here quickly, and bring your camera! I found the one person who likes the Awesome bar!

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  6. Re:Hmm, not sure about this by D+Ninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    Additionally, with Ctrl+Tab (and not with Ctrl+PgDn) I can keep one hand on the keyboard and the other on my...mouse...um...for scrolling and stuff...um...

    ...you know...so I can browse and flip between pic...err...windows...err...

    Crap.

  7. Re:Awesome bar disable? by jason.sweet · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I press 's', slashdot.org is still right there.

    If you don't want myspace to show up when you press 't', grow up and stop going to myspace.

    You can disable the awesomebar.

  8. it almost ruined my relationship by citylivin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well it goes through your history so if multiple people use the same pc, like say me for porn and my girlfriend for youtube, when she types "yo" a hundred porn sites pop up... She almost broke up with me and made me sware off of porn... FOREVER.

    So I guess you could say Ive never been so upset at a feature as the awesome bar. I wish I could take the person that made it and torture them to death, then revive them and torture them again. I can no longer look at porn, on my own computer... *smashes screen*. My gf was respectfull enough not to ever go through my history, but hey! thanks firefox for autoupdate and change default behaviour! lets just PUSH ALL OF THE PORN at her! what a brilliant fucking feature!

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  9. Re:Awesome bar disable? by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 2, Funny

    a large part of which does not like this behavior

    Reference, please.

    This isn't a thesis proposal. It's a forum for idle chitchat. Do your own fucking research if you're interested, people come on here during brain breaks at work, they're not obligated to cite references for everything they say. Honestly, if you can't tell just from reading the threads this article inspired that there are a large number of people who don't like it, you're fucking thick in the head.

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