Well, this is certainly a major change for the next Windows operating system (code name Windows 8). Yahoo! says the new user interface is a lot like that of the Windows Phone UI. Big design emphasis to run on touch-screen PCs and tablets. However, you will still be able to use the traditional keyboard and mouse. ‘Windows 8’ also uses HTML 5 and JavsScript for many of the apps. The video also talks about the upcoming IE10.
June 2011
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Well, this is certainly a major change for the next Windows operating system (code name Windows 8). Yahoo! says the new user interface is a lot like that of the Windows Phone UI. Big design emphasis to run on touch-screen PCs and tablets. However, you will still be able to use the traditional keyboard and mouse. ‘Windows 8’ also uses HTML 5 and JavsScript for many of the apps. The video also talks about the upcoming IE10.
Mozilla Labs has released the first beta of Thunderbird 5 (formerly Thunderbird 3.3) on June 2, 2011. To bypass extension compatibility checking in Thunderbird 5 Beta 1: Tools Menu > Options… Advanced Tab > In the Advanced Configuration section near the bottom click the Config Editor… button Click the I’ll be careful, I promise! button Right-click in the list and select New > Boolean Enter extensions.checkCompatibility.5.0b and set to FALSE Close the about:config Windows and click OK on the Options window Close and restart Thunderbird and previously disabled add-ons should automatically be re-enabled. If not go to Tools Menu >…
Quit Firefox for Mobile allows user to quit Fennec (Firefox for Mobile) by closing all open tabs or selecting ‘Quit’ from the Firefox for Mobile menu. This add-on is more for developers as most Android users should not need to have to ‘quit’ Firefox as the Android OS automatically pauses applications when they are in the background, and closes them when free memory is needed. However, they may be times you want to quickly exit Firefox (such as to wanting to start a fresh session). Quit Firefox for Mobile works with Firefox for Mobile 4.0 or newer. The add-on can…
Mozilla Labs should be releasing the first beta for Thunderbird 5 (Miramar) later today. Important: To match up with the current version numbering of Firefox, Miramar has been renumbered from 3.3 during the Alpha builds to 5.0 for Beta builds and final release. Further Thunderbird has skipped version 4.0.
Firefox 5 introduces a new feature that changes the way tab bar behaves when you close a tab. In Google Chrome, when you close a tab, the remaining tabs do not immediately resize. This allows you to keep closing tabs without having to move your mouse. Once you mouse off the tab bar then the remaining tabs will resize to adjust to the space on the tab bar. This feature has already been implemented on Firefox 5 Aurora as well as Beta. For those who prefer the old behavior, I am certain there is an about:config tweak, however I am…
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Month Thunderbird 5 Beta (Miramar) – May 25h* Thunderbird 3.1.11 – June 21st Thunderbird 5 Final Release – June 21st Future Releases Thunderbird 6 Beta – July 5th* Thunderbird 6 Final Release – August 16th Thunderbird 7 Aurora – August 16th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See this post for more details.
Bigger Text is a Firefox for Mobile extension that makes the display text larger via a Menu options. Unlike the zoom method which increase image and text size, this extension only increases the text size. The extension can be customized by tapping Bigger Text in the Firefox For Mobile add-on manager. Default text size – Big or Normal Ignore mobile sites – Yes or No Big size – 12, 16, 18 or 24 Minimum size – None, 10, 12, 14 or 16 Double-tap size – 10, 12, 14, 16 or 18 Bigger Text works on Firefox for Mobile 4.0 and…
Just wanted to clarify that mozilla-central is the Nightlies channel for Firefox as in some places you will see mozilla-central. Further, Thunderbird is transitioning to the rapid release cycle as well with the labels comm-central (nightly), comm-aurora and comm-beta.
While we did say that we had ‘no big plans’ for this year we are launching a new category, Firefox for Mobile. This category is going to be reserved for release and support information as well as extension reviews for the Firefox for Mobile browser aka Fennec. We have also created a ‘mobile friendly’ version of the blog at http://blog.ffextensionguru.mobi. For added convenience there is a mobile barcode link on the sidebar. Please note: content is automatically transferred from the traditional blog to the mobile friendly blog. However, there may be up to an 1-hour delay in new content appearing on…