Saturday, June 19, 2004

My firePETfox and I (New browser release)

Well firefox is almost at the one milestone with this 0.9 version and the question is... what's new?

Well, the browser feels faster in overall. The new theme is borning but that's ok since it is supposed to prevent cultural-shock for new users. For those who need an sleeker look there is the new theme manager.

This is not a real change, since it only means that now to switch themes you don't go
Tools>Options>Themes Now you just go Tools>Themes.

The other new kid in the neighborhood is the extension manager wich like the themes manager is in the tools menu.

The extension manager does look good, but it is a step back in usability, buttons are just too big and you have to scroll even more. What they got right is that now you can ask extensions to upgrade themselves and there's the prototype version of the novel uninstall extension feature.

Probably the most obvious difference is the extensions room in firefox's page, wich has become more beginner-friendly, but just a little less poweruser-friendly. The missing extension that inmediatly shine by it's absence is the tabbrowser extension by piro.

Piro, if you're reading this (wich you are not)! please release it for 0.9! Thousands upon thousands of souls vry for your fine craft!

Overall, it is a great upgrade but if you have heavily moded your FF instalation or are very fond of the tabbrowser extensions, stick with 0.8 until they are released.

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