123ArticleOnline Logo
Welcome to 123ArticleOnline.com!
ALL >> Computers >> View Article

Firefox 2.0 A Brand New World

Profile Picture
By Author: Miachel Tang
Total Articles: 35
Comment this article
Facebook ShareTwitter ShareGoogle+ ShareTwitter Share

In just a few years, Firefox has taken the previously dormant browsing market by storm and woken the slumbering giant Microsoft. The Mozilla browser now owns 12-14% of the browser market (the number varies depending on the source - see Wikipedia for more). The Firefox brand is also making an impact, thanks in part to the Spread Firefox campaign. For example, last year Firefox was voted the #7 global brand by brandchannel.com. But the question is still up in the air: will Firefox ever get close to Internet Explorer�s market share?

A recent post about IE7 on TechCrunch generated a lot of comments complaining about the lack of innovation in the Microsoft product. The timeline between IE6 and IE7 has been unusually long by software standards, so it was reasonable to expect a decent amount of innovation. But despite major improvements and work towards standards support, IE7 looks like a Firefox wannabe.

So one would expect that Firefox has a chance to further cut down IE�s lead in the browser market, by introducing further innovation and continuing to improve the browsing user experience. Let�s ...
... look and see�
User interface improvements

The first thing that stands out in the new Firefox is the more modern, snappier look and feel. Everything is more shinny, more playful and more clickable. Tabbed browsing was a major browser innovation that Firefox popularized - and in version 2.0 there are further improvements to this. By default, the links now open in a new tab instead of a new window and each tab has its own close button. There is also a new handy way of switching between the tabs, via a pulldown list of all open tabs.

All these improvements are subtle, but good productivity boosters for the user.
Search improvements Search is probably the most fundamental thing we do online and Firefox excels at integrating search engines in a very smart way. With this new release, Firefox adds the search completion mechanism, which works just like Google complete. As soon as the user starts typing, potential search phrases show up.

This feature has been also added to the Firefox search engine format, allowing each search engine to support it. Perhaps the most interesting new thing in Firefox 2.0 is the integration of RSS Readers. Since its early days, Firefox has made a commitment to usability and ease of use, which implies integrating all things web right into the browser. Wiring search engines into the browser is one example. In Firefox 2.0 we now see similar integration done with RSS readers.


Author Bio:
Michael is the owner of BlueFoxFire, features many articles telling user how they can help improve their web browsing experience. http://www.bluefoxfire.com Find more Web browsing Advice on our Nice Blog(at)bluefoxfire.com/blog .

Total Views: 368Word Count: 451See All articles From Author

Add Comment

Computers Articles

1. How To Improve The Security Of Android App?
Author: goodcoders

2. How To Earn Money From Free Apps?
Author: goodcoders

3. How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Accounting?
Author: goodcoders

4. Explain About Web Application Architecture: Components, Types, Best Practices
Author: goodcoders

5. Complete Guide To Fitness App Development
Author: goodcoders

6. Erp For Small And Big Enterprise
Author: AITS Software

7. Top Software Development Company Melbourne
Author: Technothinksup Solutions

8. The Devops Revolution: Accelerating Innovation In The Digital Age
Author: basheer ansari shaik

9. How Ai Is Transforming Software Development
Author: Technothinksup Solutions

10. How To Do Web Scraping With Ruby?
Author: goodcoders

11. How Mobile Apps Blooming In The Fashion Industry?
Author: goodcoders

12. How Cloud Computing Helps In The Field Of Mobile App Development?
Author: goodcoders

13. The Importance Of Cybersecurity In The Digital Age
Author: Mohammad Arsh

14. First-ever ‘identity Management Day’ Is April 13, 2021
Author: Reinfosec

15. Top 5 Project Management Software Of 2025
Author: Ben Gross

Login To Account
Login Email:
Password:
Forgot Password?
New User?
Sign Up Newsletter
Email Address: