Bon Echo Alpha 2 Milestone releases

[xpgeek]

I like it a lot, but went back to 1.5.0.3 already because, on a clean and new profile, had major right click context menu probs within minutes of install.

[Aud]

Someone has a naughty, naughty bookmark. :shifty:

[gigapixels Veteran]

Well, yes, I knew the version string would be different, but I have all the same features as Alpha 2. So I think I've pretty much got Alpha 2, just tagged as an Alpha 1 Nightly.

[supernova_00]

You think there will ever be an easy way to reopen a closed tab?

There is already a patch for it and its in review. On target for alpha 3

EDIT: I meant beta 1; as well as the tab overflow ui

[Pc_Madness]

Someone has a naughty, naughty bookmark. :shifty:

Neowin isn't naughty! :shifty:

[Chode]

It'd be damn near revolutionary if it wasn't already in Opera :shifty:

I was thinking the same thing :laugh:

[StartMeUp]

These new *features* of Firefox 2 are poor. This is more like Firefox 1.7.0.0 should be.

[xpgeek]

I figured out why my right click context menu's were getting whacked in this.

Usually, since I don't use the search box at all, and remove it from the toolbar too, one of the first things I do after installing is go into the search plugins folder, Program Files\Bon Echo\searchplugins, and delete all the plugins, since I'm never going to use them. Been doing it since 1.0.

But, now that 2.0 uses the selected search plugin to search from the right click menu, having zero search plugins just whacks out the menu when you select text and right click. So have to keep at least one in there now, the one you actually want to use to search from the right click menu with, and have no problems at all now.

[pyehac]

Close buttons now appear on every tab,

I hope we can change it to the regular position. That's the only reason why I still use FF even though it has the memory leak (or else I'd be using Netscape)

[chrisgeleven]

I hope we can change it to the regular position. That's the only reason why I still use FF even though it has the memory leak (or else I'd be using Netscape)

A simple extension (which I think someone has already created) "fixes" this if you want the old behavior.

[FlibbyFlobby]

This build has some really great features in it. I'm especially enjoying the integrated RSS feed reader and the spell checker. Hopefully when its finally finished the features will rival IE7's current features.

[MiamiGuy]

Wait how do use the built in feed reader? My feeds go to the actual site...

[Malisk]

Safe Browsing (phishing protection) will be in Alpha 3.

Oh, that means Firefox 2 should have that feature when it's done, just like IE 7. I thought that would be some edge IE 7 would get, but hmm... That's interesting. :) Fun to watch the browser wars unfold. :laugh:

These new *features* of Firefox 2 are poor. This is more like Firefox 1.7.0.0 should be.

lol, 1.7? :rofl:

Besides, you don't even have all the features that'll be in Firefox 2 yet. :p

[Neil]

These new *features* of Firefox 2 are poor. This is more like Firefox 1.7.0.0 should be.

Well considering that they are not all in, however Places been dropped is a blow.

Anyway I am happy with 1.5, I am going to wait intill the RC's or maybe Beta's.

[xpgeek]

Been using it for two days now, it seems slower a little bit then 1.5 to me.