The second developer milestone of the next release of Firefox - code named Shiretoko Alpha 2 - is now available for download. Shiretoko is built on pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform, which forms the core of rich internet applications such as Firefox. Please note that this release is intended for developers and testers only.
This Alpha of Shiretoko / Gecko 1.9.1 introduces several new features:
- Support for the HTML 5
- Initial support for web worker threads
- You can now drag and drop tabs between browser windows
- New selector to create areas of Aero-style “glass” in XUL
- Support for CSS 2.1 properties: ::before and ::after, and white-space:pre-line
- Support for CSS 3 properties: -moz-border-image, word-wrap: break-word, text-shadow, box-shadow and column-rule
- Performance improvements and new preference values for color management profile support
Anyone interested in Shiretoko should read the release notes, as well as the “Firefox 3.1 For Developers” article on the Mozilla Developer Center before downloading. Please use the following links to download Shiretoko:
- Windows: Shiretoko Alpha 2 Setup.exe
- Mac OS X: Shiretoko Alpha 2.dmg
- Linux: shiretoko-alpha2.tar.bz2
We would appreciate hearing about any feedback you have, or any bugs you may find.
(Those interested in testing Mozilla’s new JavaScript engine “Tracemonkey” should note that it is not included in this development milestone. If you’re interested in that technology, please obtain a nightly build and follow these instructions)
source: www.mozilla.org
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