Date:  Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:57:31 -0400
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: Firefox 2 RC2 milestone

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From: Mark Dodel <feedbackDESPAM at DESPAMos2voice.org>


http://www.mozilla.org/ports/os2/  (I don't see this release on the 
Warpzilla page as ofmy sending this post)

October 9, 2006 Firefox 2 RC2 milestone has been released.

  Zipfile: 
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0rc2/contrib/firefox-2.0rc2.en-US.os2.zip
  Release Note: http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/

  Requires a libc0.5.1 based version of the GCC runtime library. 
http://www.innotek.de/products/gccos2/download/gccos2download_e.html

  http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/

The release notes have a detailed list of what’s new in Firefox 2 RC 2, 
including:

     * 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

Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 also includes several bug fixes resulting 
directly from feedback obtained from people using our previous release 
candidate build. Users running Firefox 2 RC 1 will automatically be updated 
to Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 through the Software Update feature, and 
are encouraged to continue submitting feedback and Talkback reports.


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