Interesting feature with the upcoming FF 2

Got this info from Cnet.com, discussing FF 2 RC1:

<<It's subtle, but it's there. The RC1 toolbar has an almost glass-like
look, with the traditional buttons Firefox users have grown used to
appearing translucent until you hover your mouse near them, and they fill
in. This gives the buttons a shine, as though they are glowing.>>

History Fan

> Got this info from Cnet.com, discussing FF 2 RC1:
>
> <<It's subtle, but it's there. The RC1 toolbar has an almost glass-like
> look, with the traditional buttons Firefox users have grown used to
> appearing translucent until you hover your mouse near them, and they fill
> in. This gives the buttons a shine, as though they are glowing.>>

New video at cnet.com explains the above comments and more:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Firefox_2_RC...?tag=cnetfd.mt

History Fan wrote:
> Got this info from Cnet.com, discussing FF 2 RC1:
>
> <<It's subtle, but it's there. The RC1 toolbar has an almost glass-like
> look, with the traditional buttons Firefox users have grown used to
> appearing translucent until you hover your mouse near them, and they fill
> in. This gives the buttons a shine, as though they are glowing.>>
>
>
I'd hope for more in an update than shiny buttons....

> I'd hope for more in an update than shiny buttons....


From cnet.com:

Live titles
Also known as Microsummaries, these titles appear in your bookmark section
instead of as a static title. For example, the BBC's bookmark appears with
the latest headline. Web sites generate the content and, like RSS does, feed
them out to end users. So instead of seeing a bookmark www.weather.com,
you'll see a line that says Ten-day forecast for San Francisco.
Built in phishing protection
With Firefox 2, you'll be protected against fraudulent sites. Should you
stray onto a fraudulent bank or PayPal site, Firefox will alert you by
graying out the page and displaying a dialog box. In our tests, however, we
found that add-on toolbars outperformed the built-in antiphishing technology
within Firefox 2 and even that of Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 7.
Note: the antiphishing toolbar from Netcraft does not currently work with
Firefox 2, but it works fine with Firefox 1.5.

Inline spelling checker
We've previously called this out, but Firefox 2 will have an inline
spell-check function that will indicate words you may have misspelled and
make suggestions for replacement words. This is handy if you post to online
forums.

Also included in Firefox 2 are enhancements to RSS feeds, the ability to
resume your last session--complete with open tabs (useful in the event of a
browser crash), and enhanced search-engine capabilities, such as word
suggestions from the search engine of your choice. Check back to read our
full review in late October when the final version of Firefox 2 is released.

History Fan wrote:
>> I'd hope for more in an update than shiny buttons....
>
>
> From cnet.com:
>
> Live titles
> Also known as Microsummaries, these titles appear in your bookmark section
> instead of as a static title. For example, the BBC's bookmark appears with
> the latest headline. Web sites generate the content and, like RSS does, feed
> them out to end users. So instead of seeing a bookmark www.weather.com,
> you'll see a line that says Ten-day forecast for San Francisco.
> Built in phishing protection
> With Firefox 2, you'll be protected against fraudulent sites. Should you
> stray onto a fraudulent bank or PayPal site, Firefox will alert you by
> graying out the page and displaying a dialog box. In our tests, however, we
> found that add-on toolbars outperformed the built-in antiphishing technology
> within Firefox 2 and even that of Microsoft's upcoming Internet Explorer 7.
> Note: the antiphishing toolbar from Netcraft does not currently work with
> Firefox 2, but it works fine with Firefox 1.5.
>
> Inline spelling checker
> We've previously called this out, but Firefox 2 will have an inline
> spell-check function that will indicate words you may have misspelled and
> make suggestions for replacement words. This is handy if you post to online
> forums.
>
> Also included in Firefox 2 are enhancements to RSS feeds, the ability to
> resume your last session--complete with open tabs (useful in the event of a
> browser crash), and enhanced search-engine capabilities, such as word
> suggestions from the search engine of your choice. Check back to read our
> full review in late October when the final version of Firefox 2 is released.
>
>
Ooooh.. be still my heart...