Date:  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:07:55 -0400
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: Firefox 2 Beta 2 milestone

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From: Mark Dodel <feedbackDESPAM at DESPAMos2voice.org

Warpzilla web site: http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/

September 13, 2006 Firefox 2 Beta 2 milestone has been released. 
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/08/31/firefox-2-beta-2-milestone-released/

  Zipfile: 
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0b2/contrib/firefox-2.0b2.en-US.os2.zip
  Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/releases/2.0b2.html
  Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library. 
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html

New features and changes in this milestone that require feedback include:

     * A new theme that updates Firefox’s familiar interface
     * Built in Phishing Protection
     * Enhanced search engine management and search suggestions for Google, 
Yahoo! and Answers.com
     * Improvements to tabbed browsing, including the ability to re-open 
recently closed tabs
     * Firefox will resume from where you left off after a system crash or 
browser restart
     * Better support for previewing and subscribing to Web feeds
     * Inline spell checking in Web forms
     * The ability to create bookmarks with “Live Titles” for Web sites 
that offer microsummaries
     * New Add-ons manager that simplifies management of extensions and themes.
     * Support for JavaScript 1.7
     * Extended search plugin format
     * Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to 
allow for easier localization of extensions
     * Support for client-side session and persistent storage
     * Support for SVG text using svg:textPath


If you have questions, or just want the latest, greatest tips for Firefox, 
Thunderbird, & Mozilla (Seamonkey), Steve Wendt's excellent "Tips For 
Warpzilla" page can be found here: http://www.os2bbs.com/os2news/Warpzilla.html

For Firefox "Tips & Tricks", see: http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_6.html

And finally, if you still have questions, or just want to participate in a 
Mozilla for OS/2 discussion forum, the Warpzilla newsgroup can be found here:
news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.dev.ports.os2


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