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Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured browser for Windows that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Firefox hit its second major milestone Tuesday with the release of version 1.5, arriving just over a year after the alternative browser debuted at 1.0. The update sports Mozilla's new Gecko 1.8 rendering engine to speed up Web surfing, along with a myriad of other fixes and improvements.
Notable changes in Firefox 1.5 include the ability to reorder tabs, faster back and forward buttons, a feature to clear personal data, improved accessibility and popup blocking, along with support for more Web standards such as SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 1.6. Firefox 1.5 is available now for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. It includes a popup blocker, tabbed browsing, a smarter search, hassle free downloading, and improved privacy and security.
Latest Changes:
Automated update to streamline product upgrades
Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance
Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs
Improvements to popup blocking
Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut
Answers.com is added to the search engine list
Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and "Safe Mode" experience
Better accessibility including support for DHTML accessibility and assistive technologies such as the Window-Eyes 5.5 beta screen reader for Microsoft Windows. Screen readers read aloud all available information in applications and documents or show the i
Report a broken Web site wizard to report Web sites that are not working in Firefox
Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer
New support for Web Standards including SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 1.6
Many security enhancements
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