Fennec

Mozilla Firefox for Maemo
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  • MPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Mozilla Corporation
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Gecko_SDK

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Fennec Description

Mozilla Firefox for Maemo Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox, from Mozilla!Don't have an N810? Don't worry, you can still experiment with Fennec, provide feedback, write add-ons, and get involved by installing a version of Fennec for your desktop PC:· Linux· Windows· Mac OS XThe idea behind releasing the package for PCs is to give people who don't have a Nokia Internet Tablet the ability to localize, experiment and build add-ons.Fennec is a mobile Web browser that content and application developers can target to create great software for mobile phones, rather than the plethora of native platforms and programming languages required to reach people in a mobile environment today. Any developer that has a minimum amount of skills in CSS, HTML, and JavaScript will be able to develop for mobile.Fennec brings a true Web experience to mobile phones and other non-PC devices, yet take advantage of the specific opportunities for new and useful user experiences enabled by mobility and telephony. Here are some key features of "Fennec": Easy navigation to Web content: · Bookmarks, including tags · Smart URL bar ("awesome bar") · Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images · Integrated Web search - built into the URL bar · Easy access to multiple search engines Web content: · Maximize content by auto-hiding controls and URL bar · Zoom in and out Security: · Instant Web site ID ("Larry") · Password manager · Popup blocker · Clear private data Devices services integration: · Click on a phone number to initiate a call · JavaScript API to get device location · Popup blocker · Clear private data Also: · Searchable download manager · Preferences pane What's New in This Release: · Build now works on the N900 · Streamlined bookmarking, editing, and management · Install and manage search engines · Improved touch-friendly theme · Improved panning and zooming performance · Support for add-on options in the Add-ons Manager · Integration with Maemo5 system UI controls · Notification of tabs opened in the background · Numerous other bugs and polish issues addressed This builds upon the feature set of the previous releases: Easy navigation to Web content: · Smart URL bar ("awesome bar") · Integrated Web search - built into the URL bar · Easy access to multiple search engines Interface Optimization: · Touch-oriented UI · Maximize content by auto-hiding controls and URL bar · Zoom in and out · Touch-enabled bookmarking, controls, tabs · Tabbed browsing allows view of multiple thumbnails · Ability to scroll iframes Security: · Instant Web site ID ("Larry") · Password manager · Popup blocker · Clear recent history · Customized security settings · Automated Update Customization: · Add-ons manager, including ability to find and install add-ons directly to device · Location-Aware browsing Productivity: · Offline browsing · Download manager · Preferences pane · Spell checker Performance: · Memory management Devices services integration: · Click on a phone number to initiate a call · JavaScript API to get device location


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