The people behind Firefox are planning a big marketing push for the latest version of the open source web browser.
Firefox 1.5 is due to be available for download on 29 November, marking the end of a thriving year for the browser.
Analysts say Firefox has grabbed a 10% share of the browser market and it claims to have a core of 40-50 million dedicated users.
Firefox maker Mozilla is now planning more regular updates and to take swift action on security lapses.
Engine overhaul
The Firefox web browser had its first birthday on 9 November 2005 and in the last 12 months has been downloaded by a huge number of web users.
In early November, it celebrated its 100 millionth download.
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Overhaul for Firefox web browser
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Neon
, Nov 30 2005 04:03 AM
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Posted 30 November 2005 - 06:15 AM
It isn't offered on their site yet. At least it wasn't earlier today.
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Posted 30 November 2005 - 12:00 PM
ive just downloaded it from them, so its confirmed online
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Posted 30 November 2005 - 03:04 PM
Get some screenies for us Clarky and other folks 
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Posted 30 November 2005 - 07:14 PM
LOL...still waiting to d/l....
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Posted 01 December 2005 - 12:51 AM
it looks exactly the same as the other ones, just a few different options in menus and prefrences here and there....im guessing its more behind the scenes stuff...
FOLLOWING IS ON THE FIREFOX SITE
Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5:
* Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
* Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance.
* Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs.
* Improvements to popup blocking.
* Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.
* Answers.com is added to the search engine list.
* Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and "Safe Mode" experience.
* Better accessibility including support for DHTML accessibility and assistive technologies such as the Window-Eyes 5.5 beta screen reader for Microsoft Windows. Screen readers read aloud all available information in applications and documents or show the information on a Braille display, enabling blind and visually impaired users to use equivalent software functionality as their sighted peers.
* Report a broken Web site wizard to report Web sites that are not working in Firefox.
* Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.
* New support for Web Standards including SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 1.6.
* Many security enhancements.
The Burning Edge has more detailed lists of new features and notable bug fixes.
FOLLOWING IS ON THE FIREFOX SITE
Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5:
* Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
* Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance.
* Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs.
* Improvements to popup blocking.
* Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.
* Answers.com is added to the search engine list.
* Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and "Safe Mode" experience.
* Better accessibility including support for DHTML accessibility and assistive technologies such as the Window-Eyes 5.5 beta screen reader for Microsoft Windows. Screen readers read aloud all available information in applications and documents or show the information on a Braille display, enabling blind and visually impaired users to use equivalent software functionality as their sighted peers.
* Report a broken Web site wizard to report Web sites that are not working in Firefox.
* Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.
* New support for Web Standards including SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 1.6.
* Many security enhancements.
The Burning Edge has more detailed lists of new features and notable bug fixes.
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 09:10 AM
Brilliant!
I do actually use Internet Explorer 7.0....sounds mad i know but it seems to work really well here.
I will download firefox later
I do actually use Internet Explorer 7.0....sounds mad i know but it seems to work really well here.
I will download firefox later
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