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What is new in firefox 3.5?
Firefox 3.5 will released soon, this article can help you learn the new features in firefox 3.5.
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Firefox 3.5 will release at the end of June, 2009. With more than 5,000 Add-ons, it is welcomed by most users. Firefox 3.5 has many new features and some features improved a lot. Would you want to know what's new in Firefox 3.5? Here, you can get the right answer.
Firefox 3.5 will use the Gecko 1.9.1 engine, which includes a few features that were not included in the 3.0 release. Multi-touch support will also be added to the release, including gesture support like pinching for zooming, swiping for back and forward and twisting for changing the tab. The following new features attract most users's eyes.
Support more than 70 languages
The new version of Firefox is now available in more than 70 languages. It mean that you can get your local version with ease.
Private Browsing Mode
There may be times when you do not want other users of your computer to see or access such information. Firefox 3.5 and later provide "Private Browsing," which allows you to browse the Internet without Firefox retaining any of data about which sites and pages you have visited.
Add TraceMonkey
TraceMonkey, was "20 to 40 times" faster than the SpiderMonkey engine installed in Firefox 3. The net result is a massive speed increase both in the browser chrome and Web©\page content.
Support for new web technologies
Support for new web technologies such as: HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements, downloadable fonts and other new CSS properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 offline data storage for applications, and SVG transforms.
Networking
In Firefox 3.5, it's now possible for HTTP requests, including those made by XMLHttpRequest, to work across domains if the server supports it. Progress events are now offered to enable extensions to monitor the progress of requests.
New JavaScript features
An overview of all the changes in JavaScript 1.8.1. This new method returns the prototype of a specified object. Firefox 3.5 has native support for JSON.
Geo-location
Integrated geo-location, powered by Google's Wi-Fi triangulation and simple IP address information, looks to know roughly where you are and help you when you're looking for something local.
Smarter session restore
Firefox's developers took a cue from the users and turned the session restore feature into more of a crash recovery tool, allowing users to select which tabs should come back.
Color profiles that pop
Firefox 3.5 introduces dynamic color profiles for each picture, meaning that whatever the graphic designer or photographer saw when they were doing their work.
OK. With the instructions above you can have a general understanding of what's new in Firefox 3.5. Though, this article is not comprehensive enough. If you want to learn more about it. You can download Firefox 3.5 free and have a try. Before you install, make sure you¡¯ve backed up your favorites, bookmarks, settings etc.
Firefox 3.5 will release at the end of June, 2009. With more than 5,000 Add-ons, it is welcomed by most users. Firefox 3.5 has many new features and some features improved a lot. Would you want to know what's new in Firefox 3.5? Here, you can get the right answer.
Firefox 3.5 will use the Gecko 1.9.1 engine, which includes a few features that were not included in the 3.0 release. Multi-touch support will also be added to the release, including gesture support like pinching for zooming, swiping for back and forward and twisting for changing the tab. The following new features attract most users's eyes.
Support more than 70 languages
The new version of Firefox is now available in more than 70 languages. It mean that you can get your local version with ease.
Private Browsing Mode
There may be times when you do not want other users of your computer to see or access such information. Firefox 3.5 and later provide "Private Browsing," which allows you to browse the Internet without Firefox retaining any of data about which sites and pages you have visited.
Add TraceMonkey
TraceMonkey, was "20 to 40 times" faster than the SpiderMonkey engine installed in Firefox 3. The net result is a massive speed increase both in the browser chrome and Web©\page content.
Support for new web technologies
Support for new web technologies such as: HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements, downloadable fonts and other new CSS properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 offline data storage for applications, and SVG transforms.
Networking
In Firefox 3.5, it's now possible for HTTP requests, including those made by XMLHttpRequest, to work across domains if the server supports it. Progress events are now offered to enable extensions to monitor the progress of requests.
New JavaScript features
An overview of all the changes in JavaScript 1.8.1. This new method returns the prototype of a specified object. Firefox 3.5 has native support for JSON.
Geo-location
Integrated geo-location, powered by Google's Wi-Fi triangulation and simple IP address information, looks to know roughly where you are and help you when you're looking for something local.
Smarter session restore
Firefox's developers took a cue from the users and turned the session restore feature into more of a crash recovery tool, allowing users to select which tabs should come back.
Color profiles that pop
Firefox 3.5 introduces dynamic color profiles for each picture, meaning that whatever the graphic designer or photographer saw when they were doing their work.
OK. With the instructions above you can have a general understanding of what's new in Firefox 3.5. Though, this article is not comprehensive enough. If you want to learn more about it. You can download Firefox 3.5 free and have a try. Before you install, make sure you¡¯ve backed up your favorites, bookmarks, settings etc.
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