Firefox3.5 release significance: Check Firefox's evolution history

Mozilla Supervisor Mike beeller announced that the final version of Firefox 3.5 will be officially released on Tuesday. This message marks the birth of another milestone in the history of open-source browsers.

Over the past eight years, from Firefox 0.8 to 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5, Firefox has experienced many changes over the past few years and has gained a firm position in the browser market. The following compares the navigation bar, label bar, bookmarks, and menu settings of Firefox browsers on Mac and Windows systems.

Navigation bar:

Figure 1 Evolution comparison of Firefox navigation bar

Note the difference between the back button and the Minimize button in the navigation bar in the figure. The new Firefox version has greatly improved these two aspects, making it easier for users to browse. Mozilla also optimizes the bookmarks page. By clicking the star button, you can easily add your favorite webpage to your favorites, avoiding repeated use of keyboard shortcuts or menus on the screen to save the webpage.

Tab bar:

> Figure 2 tag bar evolution comparison

The tag bar is a major update in Firefox 3.5. You can click the tag bar to close or create a new page. Compared with the previous one, the operation steps are greatly simplified.

Firefox 3.5 also adds the label revocation function. You can quickly switch from one window to another and operate on another window.