Mozilla has officially released first Beta version of its upcoming web browser Firefox 3.6 codenamed Namoroka.This beta version is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine, containing many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers, and users.Mozilla is looking to offer Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate (RC) in November and to release the final version of the browser also by the end of the next month.
It is the first third-party browser to adapt Microsoft’s Windows 7 Thumbnail previews Just like Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is designed to work same like with Aero Peek and Thumbnail Previews via the new Windows Aero Taskbar (Superbar) in Windows 7.
New features in Firefox are :
- This Beta is available in more than 50 languages
- Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
- Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
- Support for the WOFF font format.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
- Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.
good.