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Mozilla Labs Weave 1.0 RC is now available
Dec 27th
Mozilla Labs Weave 1.0 RC is now released.
What’s changed since Beta 3?
- Faster startup times for Firefox and Fennec
- Make tabs available immediately when setting up another computer
- Automatically use the synced lightweight theme (Firefox 3.6+)
- A few more bug fixes related to changing passwords, mobile bookmarks, etc.
Release Notes
- Upgrade all your clients to the latest version
If you are using Weave Sync on multiple computers, you will need to update all of them to the latest version. Weave Sync requires that you use the same version of the addon on all your computers that you want to synchronize data to/from. - Hosting Your Own
If you are hosting your own Weave server, you’ll need to add an apache alias line for the 1.0 URL – your old server will still handle the same API.
More Information
For information about previous versions as well as the latest development snapshots, check out the changelog
Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 is now available
Dec 22nd
Mozilla community released Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, making it available for free download and issuing an automatic update to all Firefox 3.6 beta users. This update contains over 100 fixes from the last Firefox 3.6 beta, containing many improvements for web developers, Add-on developers, and users.
Over 70% of the thousands of Firefox Add-ons have now been upgraded by their authors to be compatible with Firefox 3.6 Beta. If your favorite Add-on isn’t yet compatible, you can also download and install the Add-on Compatibility Reporter – your favorite Add-on author will appreciate it!
The Beta of Firefox 3.6 / Gecko 1.9.2 introduces several new features for users to evaluate:
- Support for the HTML5 File API
- A change to how third-party software integrates with Firefox to increase stability.
- The ability to run scripts asynchronously to speed up page load times.
- Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
- Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
- Support for the WOFF font format.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
- Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.
Web developers and Add-on developers should read more detail about the many new features in Firefox 3.6 for developers on the Mozilla Developer Center. For the full list of changes since the alpha release of Firefox 3.6 see this list (it’s big).
If you already have Firefox 3.6 Beta, you should be automatically updated to the latest version. You can also choose to manually “Check for Updates” from the Help menu.
If you’d like to download Firefox 3.6 Beta, please use the following links or visit the Beta Download Page:
- Windows: Firefox 3.6 Beta 5 Setup.exe
- Mac OS X: Firefox 3.6 Beta 5.dmg
- Linux: firefox-3.6b5.tar.bz2
Mozilla Labs Weave 1.0 Beta 3 is now available
Dec 12th
Mozilla Labs Weave 1.0 Beta 3 is now released.
What’s changed in Beta 3?
- Numerous fixes to address sync reliability and correctness
- Clarify and clean up interactions and user experience for Firefox and Fennec
- Changes to preferences sync to sync everything (except for machine-specific settings) in the Firefox preferences pane
- Fixes to support screen readers (for accessibility)
For those who are new to the project, check out the main features of Weave and see what we’ve been preparing for these beta releases. To start syncing your data, just install Weave Sync on Firefox 3.5 or newer.
