Firefox 3.0 | Release Date July 2008

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Mozilla has revealed that the predecessor to there world famous Firefox 2.0 will soon be nearing release, Firefox 3 is due for a full release at the end of July 2008. Currently in Alpha release Firefox 3 has been codenamed "Gran Paradiso" mainly to stop widespread downloading as it is still being heavily tested & Is not stable enough for general testing. 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

I’m currently using the Alpha release & its without a doubt back to basics as nearly all plugins are in-compatible due to Firefox 3 requiring a secure server for updates, but nether the less its Firefox 3 & i love it

[kineticdc]

Firefox has helped me learn quite a few things that I did not know about. I love it as well and look forward to the new release.

[sherytiger]

Well currently i'm using FireFox 3.0 Beta, and it is really good and i am damn sure that when it will be released officially, everyone will shift their browsers to FireFox 3.0 Beta.

It's quiet similar to FF 2.0 but the new attractive images are really good, this is what i liked the most

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Originally Posted by sherytiger

It's quiet similar to FF 2.0 but the new attractive images are really good, this is what i liked the most

I like the new bookmarking system, were you can add tags & other info into a little box then press OK.

[sherytiger]

I am just eagerly waiting for the official FF 3.0, are there any changes made in it ?

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Originally Posted by sherytiger

I am just eagerly waiting for the official FF 3.0, are there any changes made in it ?

Not to sure, im simply helping with development & ironing out all the bugs, there is potential for alot though i must admit