The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled at least part of what lies ahead for its popular browser, Firefox, as it moves into its second iteration.

Lead engineer for the project Ben Goodger noted that the new roadmap for Firefox 2 will include an alpha release developer preview in March and a beta release preview in April. Firefox 1.1 is scheduled for a June 2005 release.

No specific details have been given about what Firefox 2 might include. But Goodger posits that some likely goals include improvements to bookmarks, accessibility compliance, and improvements to the extensions system, toolbar and software-update functionalities.

I say take their time, version 1.0 is pretty good as is. However, I don't know if it has a problem with extensions or whether its my extensions that are poorly coded, but the extension "mouse gestures" locks up firefox on my computer. Also, the extension 'hbar' is an absolute must for everyone here. It allows you to search through various physics, math, computer, and biology repositories for published works.

Im curious...

what do you mean by extensions. Am I completely out of the loop here or just a moron? The h bar thing sounds interesting and I would like to access it.

Info on Firefox extensions--
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extension...ication=firefox

Shouldn't version 2 include full CSS3 support?

The only problem I have with firefox as it is, is it's not compatible with ghostsurf (program) while using it in conjunction with a firewall. Now I can use it if I shut one or the other program down, but I prefer not to. Now it's sister browser Opera works great with both programs.

I really like Firefox. It's the best browser by far.