It’s already old news by now: Firefox 2.0 is here! What are you waiting for? Go getfirefox.com!
See also IE7 Is Here - Yahoo! Branded Version Installed and Firefox 2.0 rc 3.
Note to self: Go tweak the config [via Zawodny's linkblog]. Who needs the close button when you have Ctrl+w?
Search Keyboard Shortcut - Ctrl+k or Ctrl+e
To focus the search field in the browser chrome:
I love consistency ;). See also my gripes about tab switching.
Btw, the Yahoo! live search in Firefox is pretty cool. I don’t think there is a shortcut to focus the search box in the Yahoo! toolbar.
The always useful F6 is another great one to know. And try F11 is you don’t know that one. And obviously Alt+left arrow (who needs backspace!?!) and Alt+right arrow.
IE7 is Here - Yahoo! Branded Version Installed
Microsoft has released IE7 and pushes it out via Windows Update - a bold move. Yahoo! has released a branded (optimized) version of IE7 which I installed.
During the installation I realized that I didn’t set a system restore point. There is no cancel button once the installation is running. And Windows Update was installing at the same time. Luckily everything went well and I’m back online after a restart.
IE7 comes with tabs but I can’t figure out the keyboard shortcut to go to the next/previous tab (Ctrl+Page Up/Down in Firefox). At least Ctrl+t and Ctrl+w are working. The menu bar is hidden by default (Yahoo! version only?) which gives you more screen real estate.
The upgrade process requires a verification of the Windows license. This might lead to IE6 sticking around on more computers than most webdevs hope for.
I will probably continue using IE 7 and Firefox 2.0 on a daily basis.
Also see Firefox 2.0 rc 3