Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Improvements – To Be Felt Than To Be Seen
Fans even went to the extent of pooling in funds to advertise for the launch. This may be because of the fact that this was the first open source browser involving people all over the world in its development.
The creators of this software gave the freedom to people for playing around their core code.
Another reason that prompted a lot of people to convert from the traditional Internet Explorer to Firefox 1.0 was the security factor. At the time of the launch of this software, people were having a lot of problems with the Internet Explorer where the security angle was concerned.
The well-timed launch of Firefox 1.0 provided respite to a large number of people who immediately switched over. Once they cross the problem of changing over, people involuntarily got hooked on to this incredible software.
Being a totally new and exciting launch and one of its kind, the original version of the Firefox practically created a commotion, in the browsing world. With the passing of time, millions of people around the world got familiarized to the advanced features of Firefox 1.0. They had started enjoying their browsing know-how thanks to the Mozilla developers.
Having already gotten used to attractive extensions and add ons in their original version, it is hardly surprising that people took it for granted that they would anyway get quality improvements in the next edition of the browser Firefox 2.0. And they were absolutely right.
Keeping the browsing experience familiar enough, users were provided with better user interface in this advanced version of the software.
Tabbed browsing is another feature improved upon in Firefox 2.0 by the Mozilla community developers. On opening too many tabs, scroll arrows provide a list of all the tabs open thereby making it very easy for the user to go back to the page they want to view.
Built in spell check is a very convenient feature which saves you the trouble of constantly checking the text in your e-mails and blog posts. The search menu feature has been worked on and enhanced to provide you a list of drop down suggestions as soon as you type in what you are searching for.
The integrated search feature is another advancement on the original software edition which offers an option of a variety of search engines like the Google, Amazon, e bay, Answers.com, etc.
Live bookmarks feature displays news and blog headlines in the bookmark tool menu from where you can go directly to the sites that interest you. Pop up blockers block advertisements from troubling you, while you surf on the net. Users are informed while the advertisements are being blocked.
By minimizing keystrokes and reducing the number of tabs required to navigate a document, Firefox is disabled friendly.Constantly updated security features of Mozilla Firefox keep your system safe from virus attacks, spyware/adware, spammers and scammers.
The phishing protection feature of Mozilla Firefox alerts the user when he comes across forged websites. The browser is then aided by the search page to help him find the website he is looking for.
Even though the above-mentioned features are attractive enough to generate a propaganda buildup, it probably was not the case because people were already used to the excellent features and support of Firefox’s original version. Changeover to advanced features had by then become smooth for the users.
[Tags] Mozilla, Firefox 1.0, Firefox 2.0, security, original version, extensions, features [/tag]Tags: Web Browsers
