Support/Firefox3.1:Changes

List of user-end changes in Firefox 3.1:

Label changes

• "More" button in page info window is now "Details" bug 448833
• "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected attack site" and "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected forgery" are now "Block reported attack sites" and "Block reported web forgeries" bug 417687
• "New pages should be opened in" is now "Open new windows in a new tab instead" bug 356830
• "New pages should be opened in" is now a single checkbox. bug 324164
• "Clear Private Data" menu item is now "Clear Recent History"
• "Clear Private Data" window is now "Clear Recent History" and is re-organized
• New Prefs in Privacy panel to control behaviour bug 460343
• "Ask me before clearing private data" has been removed. {bug|469158}
• Software Update window is now called Firefox Update. bug 476327

Smart Location Bar

• Restricts, Matches, Keywords [1]
• ability to mark a folder of bookmarks as "private" bug 455649(WONTFIX)
• New Prefs in Privacy panel to control behaviour bug 460343
  • the backend pref was changed bug 472943

Tabbed Browsing

• Tab switching [2] (backed out until Firefox 3.2)
• You can now drag and drop tabs between browser windows bug 113934
• Tab duplication on Mac or Linux bug 410569
• new tab button is in the tab bar
• Ability to detach/tear off tabs bug 225680
• New Tab button should be right of last tab bug 457651

Other

• Shift + drag for folders in bookmarks toolbar on Mac bug 389914
• Shift not required to drag folders on personal toolbar bug 235244
• Private browsing mode bug 248970
• signons3.txt is now signons.sqlite
• Geolocation support [3]
• Select which specific tabs and windows you want to restore bug 448976
• EULA removed from installer bug 462254
• "Secure connection failed" page was redone and renamed [4]
• View Source supports links bug 17612
• Navigation sounds bug 83056
• Shortcut for Private Browsing mode bug 471428
• Linux shortcut for Library window bug 431011