Firefox 3.1 Beta Review/New Function/Problem

Firefox 3.1 Beta is now available for download at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

The new function in Firefox 3.1 Beta are:

• Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine
• Added support for CSS 2.1 and CSS 3 properties
• A new tab-switching shortcut that shows previews of the tab you’re switching to
• Improved control over the Smart Location Bar using special characters to restrict your search
• Support for new web technologies such as the
• 3 times faster than Firefox 3.0.
  
• Added the tab tearing function as in Google Chrome.
  

The final version of Firefox 3.1 is expected will release at the end of 2008.

Problem/Known Issues in Firefox 3.1 Beta:

All Systems

• Certain client certificates will fail to install when downloaded from a CA.
• The “Feed” tab is not present in the page info window.
• Preferences set using the page info window do not work properly.

Microsoft Windows

• In some cases, the migration dialog will not launch after successfully installing Firefox for the first time.

Mac OS X

• On PPC Macs, viewing a Ogg video, displayed in a

Linux and Unix

• Long pages can render incorrectly.