Feature List for Upcoming Firefox 3.0 Browser

[Capper]

If the Firefox browser were a car, it would be in the garage right now being souped up by an anxious group of gear heads.


When Firefox 3.0 is released later this year, the open-source browser is likely to contain a host of new features, including offline support for Web applications and new bookmark and search features. Mozilla released the second alpha version of Firefox 3.0 earlier this month.


While the final feature set hasn't been determined, Firefox 3.0 will also contain elements for its 4.0 release and beyond, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president for engineering for Mozilla Corp., during a stop in London on Tuesday. The browser is due out in the second half of the year.
"What we're trying to do with all of these things is lay the foundation," Schroepfer said.


Perhaps most exciting could be Firefox's ability to support writing an e-mail in, for example, Gmail while offline, with the data sent later when a user is connected to the Internet again. Ultimately, Mozilla engineers are aiming for an integration between the browser and Web-based services that is as smooth running as a desktop application, Schroepfer said.


So far, engineers have made Firefox work with Zimbra, an open-source e-mail, messaging and VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application. With a bit of code from Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., it would be possible to integrate with Gmail and Hotmail and other e-mail services.

PC World - Feature List for Upcoming Firefox 3.0 Browser

[gvblake22]

HAHA, "...with a bit of code from... Microsoft..."
Will be a cold day in hell when Microsoft gives out code to Firefox!!

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

HAHA, "...with a bit of code from... Microsoft..."
Will be a cold day in hell when Microsoft gives out code to Firefox!!

You're probably right in this particular instance, but Microsoft has had a meeting with them in the past. But to be honest, the meeting was more like a formality of generosity for the record books and public show than actually helping them. I'm sure they can pull it off without that code though. Everything they need is in the JavaScript.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Looks interesting...

Hell, I don't really care...