srjallan Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) Today, the Mozilla organization is preparing to release the first release candidate for version 2 of their popular Firefox web browser. Firefox 2 RC1 is available in binary form for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X (the latter a Universal Binary for both PPC and Intel systems). The Windows download comes in at 5.7 MB and runs on Windows 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, or XP (recommended). It ran without issue on my copy of Windows Vista RC1. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060926-7828.html Thanks for your interest in the Firefox 2 Release Candidate preview release.Sadly, we're not quite ready to hand it out yet. Links to official builds will be posted by 3PM PDT, September 26th. See you then! http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-rc.html There also appears to be a file marked as RC1 on the Mozilla FTP Releases folder - ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...rc1/win32/en-US Edited September 26, 2006 by KSean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destined1ne Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 thanks for the info. i'll be anxiously awaiting the public release... -S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 What is 3 PM PDT in GMT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srjallan Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 What is 3 PM PDT in GMT? Looking @ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixe...ec=0&p1=224 It's 11pm GMT :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Looking @ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixe...ec=0&p1=224 It's 11pm GMT :p Just under four hours then, nice one. For those that are curious... The first alpha version (2.0a1) was released on March 21, 2006, The second alpha version (2.0a2) was released on May 12, 2006 The third alpha version (2.0a3) was released on May 27, 2006. The first beta version (2.0b1) was released on July 12, 2006. The second beta (2.0b2) shipped on August 31, 2006. The first release candidate is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2006, and may become the final release if there are no new bugs found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illicit Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Thanks for the heads up. I can't wait to try this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klenje Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I already see the installer version [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0rc1/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 2.0 RC 1.exe]here[/url]... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronmaster Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Cool, can't wait to upgrade my Firefox. It's probably be better to uninstall the old Firefox 2.0 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I already see the installer version [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0rc1/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 2.0 RC 1.exe]here[/url]... :cool: The link works. Can anyone confirm this is what will be released? (it's not in the nightly area) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echilon Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 There's no way I'm installing before the final release unless they patch all of my extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I'll try it. The last time I switched back because of not many extensions were competible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha_omega Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Flawless. Been using it for half a day and no issues here. Don't use any extensions though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 There's no way I'm installing before the final release unless they patch all of my extensions. I'll try it. The last time I switched back because of not many extensions were competible. I can confirm Adblock Plus, CuteMenus - Crystal SVG, IE Tab and NoScript work fine in B2 and RC1 (in most cases, extension developers release updated versions of their extensions that are checked for when Firefox is opened). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kak Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't like this "X" on every tab now. While it will keep me from accidentally close a tab, it isn't as aesthetically pleasing as 1.x's appearance. lol @ spell checker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't like this "X" on every tab now. While it will keep me from accidentally close a tab, it isn't as aesthetically pleasing as 1.x's appearance. lol @ spell checker You can change it back in about:config somewhere, someone else will have to help you further. Mozilla should integrate the option in Options really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myNando Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Here's a screenshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Here's a screenshot: <image snipped> I tried to attach one, but Neowin's servers are knackered at the moment and it wasn't showing up :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin001 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 is that 'Page Rank' thing a plugin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 is that 'Page Rank' thing a plugin? I believe so, most likely from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I like the new tabs and the general ui tweaks, the new features are welcomed as well, the spell checker just made me laugh :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 ...the spell checker just made me laugh :D Why? :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan. Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Here's a screenshot: Why oh why do they put the refresh, stop etc. buttons to the right of the address bar? That is what frustrated me about IE 7 :angry: Other than that, I like the new UI alot, particularly the refresh button looks nice (save for the location of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vishal Gupta Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't like this "X" on every tab now. While it will keep me from accidentally close a tab, it isn't as aesthetically pleasing as 1.x's appearance. lol @ spell checker I was also very fade up with the CLOSE button on each tab, but I did a little search and found the option in about:config :) 1.) Just type about:config in address bar of firefox. 2.) Type browser.tabs.closeButtons in the Filter box. 3.) Change its value to Now the Close button will be gone from each tab :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Screenshot: Firefox 2.0 RC1 preview, clean install, without add-ons/themes (2 tabs open to show the tab bar) With About window. http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firefox20rc1eq5.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbrello Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Why oh why do they put the refresh, stop etc. buttons to the right of the address bar? That is what frustrated me about IE 7 :angry: Other than that, I like the new UI alot, particularly the refresh button looks nice (save for the location of it). Doesn't have to be. Mine are to the left of the address bar. That is something that the user can customize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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