It has been revealed that Firefox 3 is due for a full release at the end of July. Currently in Alpha release Firefox 3 has been codenamed "Gran Paradiso" maily to stop widespread downloading as it is still being heavily tested. It is probably worth while front end developers getting in there quickly and downloading the Alphas to establish any potential problems/issues with regards to their current websites etc, but please bear in mind it is still and Alpha release and can change greatly from the official 3.0 release.
Having browsed the Firefox 3 documentation there have been no significant changes which will greatly affect any web developers out there, more slight tweaks to the existing product and bug fixes from 2.0.
Some notable features include:
- Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest
- Print layout and preview layout should look identical
- Support for Quartz Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI)
- Version detection for Windows – Vista vs XP since we may want to have a different theme for each. Installation configuration piece
- Growl alert notifications for Mac OS X
Well I’m going to give the Alpha release a go a see what it throws up. Let me know if anyone out there has had any issues as yet.
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I want it now i tell you, How is one supposed to wait for such an awesome prospect such as firefox 3 gimmegimme
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