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Firefox 3 beta slated for July

by Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
! A beta release of Firefox 3 has been pencilled in for release on July 31 following the release of Alpha 4 last weekend. Further alpha releases - which are code named Gran Paradiso "in an effort to discourage regular end users from downloading them" - will appear on a monthly schedule. Alpha releases are best left alone unless you are involved in the project or a web developer who needs to start investigating Firefox 3 compatibility well in advance. Changes in Alpha 4 - which is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux - include Mac user interface improvements and bug fixes, inclusion of the FUEL JavaScript library for developers of Firefox extensions, and improvements to offline web application support. Work scheduled for Alpha 5 includes search engine keyword support, an Extension Manager, and integration with the Growl notification system for Mac OS X. Growl support was removed from Alpha 4 shortly before release following the discovery of a significant bug. The further development of Places (the integrated bookmarks and history manager that will be a major feature of Firefox 3) should also be seen in Alpha 5.{moscomment} Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Browsers Internet Linux Macintosh Open Source Software Stephen Withers Web Windows Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now

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