Mozilla releases first Firefox 3.1 alpha
July 29, 2008
Mozilla has announced that the first Firefox 3.1 alpha is now available for download. This release, which is codenamed Shiretoko, includes Gecko 1.9.1 and adds a handful of new features.
- Web standards improvements in the Gecko layout engine
- Text API for the <canvas> element
- Support for using border images
- Support for JavaScript query selectors
- Several improvements to the Smart Location Bar
- A new tab switching behavior
For details, see the official release notes.
