Administrator DKT27 Posted January 21, 2010 Administrator Share Posted January 21, 2010 Mozilla forges ahead with Firefox 3.6Firefox 3.6 on Thursday, introducing significant under-the-hood changes that make it faster, help it render content better, and a few visual tweaks, as well. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the most apparent changes in Firefox 3.6 are improvements made to the TraceMonkey Javascript rendering engine, making it about 20 percent faster than when it debuted in Firefox 3.5, according to Mozilla. Although this makes it more competitive with Google Chrome, but not faster, there's more to Firefox 3.6 than speed.Mozilla debuted Firefox 3.6 does not support Windows 7 features such as jump lists and Aero Peek for multiple tabs by default, but they can be activated in the about:config.Personas. Users will no longer have to download the Personas add-on to get its on-the-fly skinning power. However, Windows 7 interface support, including tab previews using the Ctrl+Tab hot key, jump lists, and multiple tab previews in Aero Peek will have to wait for another revision. Currently, these can only be activated by changing settings in about:config. Firefox maintains its reputation as the most customizable browser around, introducing default support for the next generation of Themes, called Several notable improvements keep Firefox abreast of current browsing tech. Significant under-the-hood changes include blocking third-party software from encroaching on Firefox's file system turf to increase stability; support for the Web Open Font Format, which means users viewing pages in other languages should see faster load times via downloadable fonts; and support for the File interface, which can help with tasks such as uploading multiple photos and is part of the draft HTML5-standard effort. Open, native video can be displayed full screen and supports poster frames, which is the preview image you see before a video begins, and the new CSS attributes gradients, background sizing, and pointer events will work in Firefox 3.6. HTML5 support debuted in Firefox 3.5, and Firefox remains the leading Web browser that supports it. This is not insignificant, because even with Google Chrome grabbing more than 4 percent of the browser market in its first 16 months, Firefox maintains a commanding 24 percent that hasn't stopped growing, second only to Internet Explorer. A deeper change to the browser is that it is now running scripts asynchronously, which can help to load a Web page faster by putting off some work until the high-priority chores are complete. Firefox 3.6 also isolates out-of-date plug-ins so they do not become a security risk. Unlike Firefox 3.5, which was more about keeping the browser current rather than blazing new trails, Firefox 3.6 is once again taking some small but innovative steps. Expect more new features to debut in minor-point updates as the browser works towards Firefox 3.7. Source - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Firefox 3.6 is pure win....so suck it opera! (don't even know why I'm attacking opera since it doesn't even come close to the other browsers...I mean it has the lowest usage statistics :lmao:.../fail)The only reason it's behind IE, is because IE comes along with Windows...so basically Microshit force-feeds you that browser down your throat.I can't wait for Firefox 4.0Imagine how fast v4 will be....I sure hope they will lover the memory consumption in v4 so much you won't even feel it running.Not to mention the various stability and security improvements v4 will bring about.And it they release v4 with a default win7 theme (meaning it will be viewed like that, not matter what OS you're using), then it's hands down for the King of browsers :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted January 21, 2010 Who said IE is ahead than FF? Just yesterday I read a BBC blog, as per it, Firefox has 42% of users using it and IE only 10-20%. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Who said IE is ahead than FF? Just yesterday I read a BBC blog, as per it, Firefox has 42% of users using it and IE only 10-20%. :lol:I was talking on a global scale marketing level...I think as far as marketing goes, IE still is the current leader, with firefox gradually catching up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jofre Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Firefox is dependent of Internet Explorer . Without I.E., Firefox can`t work !That says why I.E. is ahead of F.F. ...But of course,( FF working as a satellite of I.E.), works faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Firefox is dependent of Internet Explorer . Without I.E. Firefox can`t work !really ? :ocan you show me some proof?I'd like to see the evidence on the table...pic or it didn't happen.evidence on teh table plox :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I can't wait for Electrolysis ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Owl Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 However, Windows 7 interface support, including tab previews using the Ctrl+Tab hot key, jump lists, and multiple tab previews in Aero Peek will have to wait for another revision. Currently, these can only be activated by changing settings in about:config.Hmmm, I wonder why this is. If they have these features, but didn't enable them, I would guess that these features are not stable in Windows 7 yet. Maybe we'll see them in 3.6.1? :beg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted January 21, 2010 @Night Owl: There are many reasons I made that txt bold. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 @Night Owl:It's the same with HTML5. I tried enabling it here and javascript was screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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