Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - Mozilla Firefox browser version, released in June 2009, code-named Shiretoko [1] .
| Mozilla Firefox 3.5 | |
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 Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu / Linux | |
| Type of | Browser |
| Developer | Mozilla Corporation ( Mozilla Foundation ), community |
| Written on | C ++ , XUL , XBL , JavaScript |
| operating system | Cross-platform |
| Latest version | 3.5.19 ( April 28, 2011 ) |
| License | Triple MPL / GPL / LGPL |
| Site | mozilla.com/firefox/ |
Firefox 3.5 uses the new Gecko 1.9.1 engine, browser changes have been made to tab management, corrections in compatibility with web standards and privacy improvements, including a new private mode that allows users to delete all personal data at the end of the session, as well as heavily redesigned JavaScript engine.
In addition, in the final version of the browser, the logo has changed to a new one. It generally remained the same, but the image of the fox was changed to emphasize its volume; in particular, fox tail flames began to more clearly encompass the planet ( eng. planet mozilla ).
Firefox 3.5.x was supported by Mozilla until the summer of 2011.
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Development
Before the release of Firefox 3.0, June 17, 2008, development of Firefox 3.1, code-named "Shiretoko", began. It was planned as a release that included new interface elements, such as a new tab-switching behavior mechanism, HTML 5 support for the <video> element, and CSS text shadows properties. [2]
Alpha
The first alpha version became available on June 28, 2008 [3] . A new tab switching has become available in it, support for new CSS and HTML properties has been added, and corrections have been made in the “smart” address bar. Also, the number of points in passing the Acid3 test increased to 84 out of 100.
The second alpha version was released on September 5, 2008 with HTML 5 support for the <video> element and web worker threads technology [4] .
Beta and Release
October 14, 2008 saw the release of the first beta version of Firefox 3.1. [5] It included the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which was disabled by default, and support for the W3C Geolocation API. [6] The second beta version became available on December 8, 2008 with support for the private viewing mode [7] and the removal of the new tab switching behavior. [8] Firefox 3.1b3 was released on March 12, 2009. [9] [10] The fourth beta version that followed on April 27, 2009, changed the browser’s number to 3.5. [11] [12] On June 8, Mozilla released the Preview version, also known as 3.5b99, for additional testing before the release candidate . [13]
The first release candidate became available for update on June 17, 2009. [14] Two days later, on June 19, a second candidate appeared [15] , and a third candidate followed him on June 24, 2009. Firefox 3.5 was officially released on June 30, 2009. [16] [17] March 22, 2011 released version 3.5.18, in which stability and security were improved.
Features
Firefox 3.5 uses the Gecko 1.9.1 engine, which includes support for HTML 5 elements <audio> and <video> - Ogg Theora for video processing and Vorbis for audio processing. [18] [19] Other added features are private browsing mode, native JSON support and web worker threads technology. [20] Multi-touch support [21] and an updated logo also appeared. [22]
In addition, in a browser with the default Russian localization, Yandex is used instead of Google as a standard solution for processing search queries. [23]
Notes
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 "Shiretoko" unopened (June 12, 2008). Date of treatment June 12, 2008.
- ↑ Paul, Ryan Plans for Firefox 3.1 . Ars Technica (June 15, 2008). Date of treatment September 29, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1 now available for download . Developer News . Mozilla (July 28, 2008). Date of treatment September 29, 2009.
- ↑ Paul, Ryan First look: Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 officially released . Ars Technica (September 5, 2008). Date of treatment December 16, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Firefox 3.1 beta 1 now available for download , < https://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/10/14/firefox-31-beta-1-now-available-for-download/ > . Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ↑ Paul, Ryan First look: Firefox 3.1 beta 1 officially released . Ars Technica (October 14, 2008). Date of treatment December 16, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Don’t leave a trace: Private Browsing in Firefox , < http://ehsanakhgari.org/blog/2008-11-04/dont-leave-trace-private-browsing-firefox > . Retrieved December 25, 2008.
- ↑ Paul, Ryan First look: Firefox 3.1 beta 2, now with private browsing . Ars Technica (December 8, 2008). Date of treatment December 16, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 now available for download
- ↑ New beta paves way for Firefox 3.5 | Webware - CNET
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 now available for download
- ↑ Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 beta | Webware - CNET
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 Preview Archived June 11, 2009.
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 beta users will receive update to early release candidate
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 release candidate now available for download
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 is now available for download
- ↑ Shankland, Stephen Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 . Webware CNET (June 30, 2009). Date of treatment July 3, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Eric Shepherd. Media formats supported by the audio and video elements (inaccessible link) . Mozilla developer center (May 28, 2009). Date of treatment October 11, 2009. Archived May 4, 2012.
- ↑ MozillaWiki. Firefox3.5 / Features . MozillaWiki (March 18, 2009). Date of treatment October 11, 2009.
- ↑ Firefox 3.5 Release Notes
- ↑ Kim, Arnold Latest Firefox 3.1 Beta Adds Multi-Touch Support . Macrumors.com (December 10, 2008). Date of treatment January 17, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Alex Faaborg. Creative Brief for the New Firefox Icon (May 15, 2009). Date of treatment May 30, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Russian Firefox exchanged Google for Yandex . Softodrom (January 10, 2009). Date of treatment July 9, 2009. Archived April 17, 2012.