Firefox 3.5 Is Now Ready For Consumption

Posted by Shel in Mozilla on June 30, 2009 11:26 am / no comments

It’s here! Firefox 3.5 stable is finally here and ready for your computer. Firefox 3.5 is twice as fast as 3 according to Mozilla.

Awesome Bar

improved Find the sites you love in seconds (and without having to remember clunky URLs).
Super Speed

new View Web pages way faster, using less of your computerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s memory.
Anti-Phishing & Anti-Malware

improved Enjoy the most advanced protection against online bad guys.
Session Restore

improved Unexpected shutdown? Go back to exactly where you left off.
One-Click Bookmarking

Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily.

Easy Customization

improved Thousands of add-ons give you the freedom to make your browser your own.
Tabs

improved Do more at once with tabs you can organize with the drag of a mouse.
Instant Web Site ID

Private Browsing

new Surf the Web without leaving a single trace.

Password Manager

Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up.

Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries with simple site identity.

All operating systems
New document icon
New crash reporter icon
New software update icon
New search text box widget for all search interactions
Enhanced notification bar animation
Improved use of progressive disclosure controls
Numerous alignment fixes
Software update dialog no longer grabs the focus
Text field display improvements
Bright red dinosaur favicon on Getting Started sent into early retirement
Column arrow in list view corrected
Focus ring removed from tab bar
OS X
New disk image icon
Navigation shortcuts in text fields (press the up arrow to go to the beginning, press down to go to the end)
Improved folder drag & drop in the bookmarks toolbar
Rounded corners on contextual menus
Improved appearance of transparent windows
Transparent windows now cast shadows
Support for the graphite OS setting
Native theming for tabs in within application windows
Vista
Visual enhancements to the sidebar design
Group boxes now have native theming XP
Group boxes now have native theming
Linux
Icons in the location bar are now aligned