Firefox Beta 4

For All Firefox lovers,

Firefox 4 is on the wire. Currently the Beta Version. Here are some of the features.

1. The Interface

With everything having a new interface, how can Firefox fall behind!. The Firefox window has the firefox button, like every other application. To get back the menu's, press ALT. You can revert back to the old look by going to View ( ALT + 'V' ) and then Toolbars, Then checking the menu bar. 

The Tab bar now has a special place, ie on the Top of the window. Looks Cool! Again for the traditionals, it can be brought down ( the earlier place ), View ( ALT + 'V' ), Then Toolbars, Then un-check 'Tabs on Top'. Voila!

What I like about this is that it has a compact look and gives more space for the website.

2. The Tab Group

Opening new windows, to keep similar tabs in the same window ?. Well, Not any more. The new firefox has the Tab Group feature. You can form Tab groups to keep same subject tabs in the same group. To form Tab groups click on the panaroma icon just below 'X', close button. To go back, press Esc. Now, you can see all your tabs open. Just click and drag them to form groups. You can create an empty group by just selecting some blank space in the window. Click on a group, to see tabs of that group only. 

Certainly, A golden feature added. I was so looking for such a feature in browsers where one can group tabs rather than opening new window or another browser for a different set of tabs. Bravo!

3. The Firefox Sync

Everyone stores passwords, bookmarks, favorites, history. But what does one do when on some other OS, other PC or even other device ( eg mobile ) ? Firefox has a solution! with its firefox sync. You can sync all your saved stuff in firefox by just making an account and saving a key, rest firefox handles. For more on sync, watch this video.

Yup, Another golden egg in the basket. Mobilizing your eye to the web.

For more details check The Mozilla Site here

Enjoy Surfing :)