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==Release History==
==Release History==


{{main|History of Mozilla Firefox#Release history|History of Mozilla Firefox}}
{{main|History of Mozilla Firefox#Release history}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:15, 17 March 2009

Firefox 2
Developer(s)Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation
Initial releaseOctober 24, 2006 (2006-10-24)
Stable release
2.0.0.20
Repository
Written inC++, XUL, XBL, JavaScript
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
PlatformCross-platform
Size5.5 MB - 16.5 MB
Available in40 languages
TypeWeb browser, FTP client, gopher client
LicenseMPL/GPL/LGPL/Mozilla EULA (for binary redistribution)
Websitefirefox.com
Related articles
Origins and lineage
Category

Mozilla Firefox 2 was a version of Mozilla Firefox, a web browser released on October 24th 2006 by the Mozilla Corporation.

Firefox 2 uses version 1.8 of the Gecko layout engine for displaying web pages. The release contained many new features not found in Firefox 1.5, including improved support for SVG and JavaScript 1.7, as well as UI changes.

On March 22 2006, the first alpha version of Firefox 2 (Bon Echo Alpha 1) was released. It featured Gecko 1.8.1 for the first time. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.x is the final version supported on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98. Mac OS X 10.5 support was added October 18, 2007 with version 2.0.0.8 .

Firefox 2.0 featured updates to tabbed browsing environment, the extensions manager, the GUI, and the find, search and software update engines; a new session restore feature; inline spell checking; and an anti-phishing feature which was implemented by Google as an extension,[1][2] and later merged into the program itself.[3]

Mozilla ended support for Firefox 2 on 18 December, 2008.[4]

Overview

  • Links default to open in new tab.
  • Close button on every tab.
  • Inline spell checking for text boxes.
  • Session restoration after a browser crash.
  • Search suggestion for Google and Yahoo!.
  • New search plugin manager and add-on manager.
  • Web feed previewing. Bookmark microsummaries.
  • Updates to the extension system.
  • Support for Sherlock and OpenSearch.
  • Support for SVG text using svg:textPath.
  • Anti-phishing protection.
  • Search suggestions appear with search history in the search box for Google and Yahoo!.
  • Support for client-side session and persistent storage.
  • Improved feed support.
  • A new NSIS-based installer.
  • JavaScript 1.7.
  • Enhanced security and localization support for extensions.
  • New Winstripe theme refresh:
    • New navigation icons
    • URL bar refresh (New Go button attached to the URL bar)
    • Search bar refresh Tab bar refresh
    • Alltabs button (used to view a popup list of all tabs open)


Market adoption & usage of Firefox 2

Firefox market share by version
— NetApplications.com, December, 2008[5]
Firefox 1.0 0.11%
Firefox 1.5 0.21%
Firefox 2.0 3.77%
Firefox 3.0 17.18%
All versions[6] 21.34%
Main article: Market adoption of Mozilla Firefox
See also: Usage share of web browsers

As one article noted after the release of Firefox 2.0 in October 2006, "IE6 had the lion's share of the browser market with 77.22%. Internet Explorer 7 had climbed to 3.18%, while Firefox 2.0 was at 0.69%."[7]

A Softpedia article, however, noted in July 2007 that "Firefox 2.0 has been also expanding its share constantly in spite of IE7. From just 0.69% in October 2006, Firefox 2.0 is now accounting for 11.07% of the market. Mozilla has even sacrificed version 1.5 of its open source browser for Firefox 2.0. With support cut at the end of June, Firefox 1.5 dropped to just 2.85%."[8][9][8][10][7]

Firefox 2 lost market share to Firefox 3;within 24 hours after its release, Firefox 3.0 usage rose from under 1% to over 3% according to NetApplications.[11]

Release History

Main article: History of Mozilla Firefox § Release history

References

  1. ^ "Google Safe Browsing for Firefox". Google.com. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  2. ^ Mozilla.org wiki contributors. "Phishing Protection Design Documentation - Background". Mozilla.org wiki. Retrieved 2007-01-24. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Mozilla Firefox 2 Release Notes". Mozilla Corporation. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  4. ^ "Firefox 2.0.0.20 now available for download". Mozilla Corporation. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  5. ^ "Top Browser Share Trend". NetApplications.com. December, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Top Browser Share Trend". NetApplications.com. December, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b Marius Nestor (5 February 2008). "IE7 and Firefox 2.0 Are Slaughtering Internet Explorer 6 - Out with the old, in with the new". Softpedia. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  8. ^ a b "IE6 vs. IE7 vs. Firefox 2.0 vs. Firefox 1.5 vs. Safari 3.0 vs. Opera 9 In browser market share deathmatch". Softpedia. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  9. ^ "Browser Versions Market Share". NetApplications.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  10. ^ "Browser War: FF2 pulls ahead of IE7 in Europe". XiTi Monitor. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  11. ^ "Firefox 3.0 Usage Share (EDT)". Net Applications. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
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Origins and Lineage

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