Mozilla Firefox The organization has delivered six, eight weeks after the release of Firefox 5. 5 As with Firefox, not much has visibly changed. The domain name in the address bar is selected, to make phishing more evident, mimicking a similar function already in Internet Explorer, sites with "extended verification" certificates of a slightly different look in the address bar, and Mozilla claims that there is some improvement in speed. And that's about the extent of it. Substantial improvements are underway to Firefox 7-and especially a JavaScript engine that uses much less memory, but nothing major is evident in version 6.
This news, small bug fixes, improvements behind the scenes, but the difference just visible to the user is likely to be the standard for future versions of Firefox. Always rough occasionally, but most of the time, users simply experiencing continuous improvement. Firefox updates should be automatic and invisible essence. Even products like this, which some importance to the new version, it probably wants Mozilla press coverage should focus on features, not the version numbers. As the developers of Mozilla wants Google to stop targeting specific browser versions, and instead the goal of the rules of the regular versions are a step towards achieving this goal.Another key factor is minimizing the version numbers. Once Chrome is a clear example of this, if you look at the Chrome download page, for example, there is no indication of what version of Chrome is going to get. And 'only' last '.
But Mozilla wants to take a step further. A feature request reaches the system Mozilla bug (feature requests are no errors in a traditional sense, but Mozilla uses a system to manage all) calls for the removal of the version number of Firefox "About" dialog. Instead they intend to do about two things: show the product name and links to legal information, as it already does, and how long ago the Firefox verified that was updated with a sort of offer to check now. There will be a version number, just an indicator that your browser is up to date or not.
It was not just trolling or trying to start a discussion: The request was made by Asa Dotzler, lead product Firefox, and he says he filed the bug at the request of lead usability Firefox Alex Limi. The desire to get rid of the version number comes from above.
The reaction, however, was almost unanimously negative. Although many of the comments agreed with the desire to minimize the wider version numbers and were opposed to change, because the version number is useful when troubleshooting and users expect from around the box. Quotes had been made for Windows, Mac OS X and Gnome user interface instructions to confirm at this stage, all three, some dialogue was designed to determine the version. Get rid of the version number of breaks in these expectations. Version of the data should still be visible, but little known "about: Support" page.
Although we agree with Mozilla's policy quickly and minimize the release version number is the best way forward for the Web itself, the power to make this change is more difficult to understand. For most people, the only reason to even have an "About" dialog to see which version to use, the number of users who are concerned about the legal mumbo-jumbo, or Mozilla's mission statement is ridiculously low. Despite the position update in the About box (as well as Chrome) is contrary to the expectations of checking the version you are using this version should not change.
Why win? Even if the version number is not important, is a piece of trivia that users expect to see. Mount hurt anyone, and is consistent with their expectations. The biggest problem with the version numbers of the user's browser is not web browser developers, decision-making based on the version string. If Mozilla is really serious about preventing people depending on the version number is not the About box version would lose that sent the version information for each Web server when the browser requests a page that should be completed . Let the information available for users to simply prevent developers from accessing it. This is where it really counts.
The argument is that you do not know which version of, say, Twitter or Facebook, you are using, so why should your browser be different? A rather large and obvious difference is that websites are not installed locally and do not need to be updated manually. Firefox is currently not yet. The browser still has a robust mechanism for automatic updating. There is no chrome-like updates silently, so that the user is painfully aware that it is to change version. To force the user to know each update, it seems a little unfair to refuse to even say which version it uses.
Similar thing with the company, it also seems that the whole problem could have been avoided if Mozilla would simply be moved a day compared to the version number. This as well as to stop any of the complaints of the company, major version bumps that give rise to further test and tape data should then be able to say something like, "This version of Firefox was born 08/11/2011. And 'aware', that tell users how stale their version (if any), and serves as identification of the version of some sort.
The spirit seems to be Dotzler, however. Although "resigned" to the bug report "to the crowd," apparently due to the negative reception that refers to the whole debate as absurd. Therefore, the change happens as if it will move forward, user expectations be damned.
