MOZILLA

FIREFOX

BY

Pakapol Wangmongkollert No.7 M.510

Kanin Peerawattanachart No.2 M.510

 Internet is becoming an important tool for people today. It helps people in many

ways such as a reliable source, convenient communication, and other advantages. This E-

Book is about Mozilla Firefox, which is the basic web browser you should learn. It is one

of the most popular web browsers. This book will give you basic information and some

important facts that will benefit you. There are the history, the features of the web

browser, and how to use it efficiently.

History of Mozilla Firefox

The Firefox project began as an experimental branch of the Mozilla project by

Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross. They believed the commercial requirements of Netscape's

sponsorship and developer-driven feature creep compromised the utility of the Mozilla

browser. To combat what they saw as the Mozilla Suite's software bloat, they created a

stand-alone browser, with which they intended to replace the Mozilla Suite. On April 3,

2003, the Mozilla Organization announced that they planned to change their focus from

the Mozilla Suite to Firefox and Thunderbird.

The Firefox project has undergone several name changes. Originally titled

Phoenix, it was renamed because of trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies. The

replacement name, Firebird, provoked an intense response from the Firebird free database

software project. In response, the Mozilla Foundation stated that the browser should

always bear the name Mozilla Firebird to avoid confusion with the database software.

Continuing pressure from the database server's development community forced another

change; on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird became Mozilla Firefox, often referred to

as simply Firefox. Mozilla prefers that Firefox be abbreviated as Fx or fx, though it is

often abbreviated as FF. The Firefox project went through many versions before 1.0 was

released on November 9, 2004. After a series of stability and security fixes, the Mozilla

Foundation released its first major update, Firefox version 1.5, on November 29, 2005.
Browser Gecko Support
Version Codename Release date Significant changes
name version status

Phoenix First release; customizable toolbar, quicksearch,

0.1 Pescadero September 23, 2002
tabbed browsing.[69]

1.2 0.2 Santa Cruz October 1, 2002 Sidebar, extension management.

0.3 Lucia October 14, 2002 Image blocking, pop-up blocking whitelist.

Themes, pop-up blocking improvements,

0.4 Oceano October 19, 2002
toolbar customization.

1.3

Multiple homepages, sidebar and accessibility

0.5 Naples December 7, 2002
improvements, history.

Mozilla New default theme (Qute), bookmark and

Firebird 0.6 Glendale May 17, 2003 privacy improvements, smooth scrolling,
automatic image resizing.
1.5

Automatic scrolling, password manager,

0.7 Indio October 15, 2003
preferences panel improvements.

Mozilla Windows installer, offline working, bookmarks

Firefox 1.6 0.8 Royal Oak February 9, 2004 and download manager improvements,
rebranded with new logo.

1.7 New default theme (Winstripe), comprehensive

One Tree data migration, new extension/theme manager,
0.9 June 15, 2004
Hill reduced download size, new help system, Linux
installer, mail icon (Windows only).

1.0 Phoenix November 9, 2004 Added new features such as RSS/Atom feed
support, find toolbar, plugin finder. Reached its
end of life on April 13, 2006 with the release of
version 1.0.8. (support for older versions of
 Firefox typically ends six months after a new
major version is available).

Added support for SVG and canvas, UI

adjustments and improvements in JavaScript
1.8 1.5 Deer Park November 29, 2005 1.5 and CSS 2/3. Reached its end of life on
May 30, 2007 with the release of Firefox
1.5.0.12.

Mozilla Added new features such as session restoration

Firefox after a browser crash, search suggestion for
2 Google and Yahoo!, new search plugin
manager and add-on manager, web feed
1.8.1 2.0 Bon Echo October 24, 2006 previewing, bookmark microsummaries and
Google's anti-phishing protection. Winstripe
theme refresh. Included support for JavaScript
1.7. Reached its end of life on December 18,
2008 with the release of Firefox 2.0.0.20.

Mozilla Cairo used as a graphics backend. Cocoa

Firefox Widgets included in OS X builds. APIs
3 implemented from WHATWG specs. Changes
to how DOM events are dispatched, how
HTML object elements are loaded, and how
web pages are rendered. New SVG elements
and filters, and improved SVG specification
compliance. Acid2 test compliant. New UI
Gran
3.0 June 17, 2008 improvements, including default themes for
Paradiso
different operating systems and new download
1.9 manager. Introduction of Smart Location
Bar(aka Awesome Bar). Windows 95, 98, ME,
Mac OS X v10.3.9 and lower, and GTK+ 2.8
and lowerno longer supported.
Addons.mozilla.org integration in the Add-ons
window. Support for APNG files. Google's
"malware protection".

Security and stability update. Predated by 3.0.1

3.0.17 January 5, 2010
to 3.0.16.

1.9.1 Web standards improvements in the Gecko

layout engine. Text API for the <canvas>
element. Support for using border images.
3.5 Shiretoko June 30, 2009 Support for JavaScript query selectors. Several
improvements to the Smart Location Bar.
Private browsing mode. Google-based location-
aware browsing (geolocation).

3.5.7 January 5, 2010 Security and stability update. Predated by 3.5.1

 to 3.5.6.

The TraceMonkey JavaScript engine has

continued to get faster. Support for -moz-
1.9.2 3.6 Namoroka January 21, 2010 background-size CSS property, CSS Gradients,
and multiple background images. Notification
of out-of-date plugins.

3.7 is focused on changes to the user interface.

The browser will be given a home tab similar to
those found in Internet Explorer 8 and Google
Chrome. The preferences and add-ons manager
1.9.3 3.7a1pre N/A N/A
windows will also be redesigned to better assist
users. The Gecko layout engine will be
improved to support more HTML5 and CSS3
features.
What is Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla

Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. A Net Applications statistic put

Firefox at 24.41% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of January 2010,

making it the second most popular browser in terms of current use worldwide after

Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and the most used browser independent of any one

operating system. Other sources put Firefox's usage share at between 21% and 32% and

generally trending upward.

To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements

most current web standards in addition to several features which are intended to anticipate

likely additions to the standards.

Latest Firefox features include tabbed browsing, spell checking, incremental find,

live bookmarking, a download manager, private browsing, location-aware browsing (also

known as "geolocation") based exclusively on a Google service and an integrated search

system that uses Google by default in most localizations. Functions can be added through

add-ons, created by third-party developers, of which there is a wide selection, a feature

that has attracted many of Firefox's users.

Firefox runs on various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and many

other Unix-like operating systems. Its current stable release is version 3.6, released on

January 21, 2010. Firefox's source code is free software, released under a tri-license GNU

GPL/GNU LGPL/MPL.
Features of Mozilla Firefox
Performance

Smaller Memory Footprint

Short and sweet, Firefox uses less of your computer’s memory while it’s running.
-Memory Management
With a new management function in place, Firefox keeps memory usage under
control. The XPCOM cycle collector continuously cleans up unused memory. Plus,
hundreds of memory leaks have been remedied.
-Faster Page Load
A redesigned page rendering and layout engine means you see Web pages faster—
and in the way they were meant to be seen.
-Color Profile Support
Do you tweak your photos or Web designs to get the colors exactly right? Now
Web pages and photos appear just the way they should, thanks to improvements to our
graphics engine.
Security & Privacy

-Instant Web Site ID

Want to be extra sure about a site’s legitimacy before you make a purchase? Click on a
site favicon for an instant identity overview. Another click digs deeper: how many times
have you visited? Are your passwords saved? Check up on suspicious sites, avoid Web
forgeries and make sure a site is what it claims to be.
-Private Browsing
Sometimes it’s nice to go undercover. When this feature is enabled, you won’t leave a
single browsing fingerprint behind for others to discover. You can slip in and out of
private browsing mode quickly, so it’s easy to return to what you were doing before as if
nothing ever happened. It’s great if you’re doing your online banking on a shared
computer or checking email from an Internet café.
Personalization

-Over 6,000 Ways to Customize

The sky’s the limit with a growing library of over 6,000 Firefox add-ons, little extras you
choose to download and install for a browser that works your way. Manage online
auctions, upload digital photos, see the weather forecast in a glance and listen to music all
from the convenience of your browser. If you’re not sure where to begin, try groups of
add-ons assembled around common topics like travel, web development or social
networking
Intelligence

-Awesome Bar
A quick way to get to the sites you love—even the ones with addresses you only vaguely
remember. Type in term into location bar (aka the Awesome Bar) and the autocomplete
function includes possible matching sites from your browsing history, as well as sites
you’ve bookmarked and tagged in a drop down.
For example, you could enter the tag: “investments” to find “www.fool.com”. The
Awesome Bar learns as you use it—over time, it adapts to your preferences and offers
better fitting matches. Since its initial release in Firefox 3.0 we’ve tweaked it to give you
greater control over the results (including privacy settings) and increased performance so
you find what you need even faster.

Search
-Smart Keywords
Search the Web in record time with smart keywords. With a few clicks you can assign
keywords to search engines, and then simply enter your key and search words in the
location bar. With this feature, typing “book home building” can search Amazon.com, and
take you right to books about home building without ever pausing at the homepage.

-Search Suggestions
Start typing in the search bar and it will prompt you with a drop down of filled-in
suggestions, plus you can use the search bar as a calculator, converter and more.

-Integrated Web Search

Searching the Web is a breeze with the search box inline, just to the right of your location
bar. Select the search engine of your choice and type what you want to find directly into
the box. The width is adjustable so you can make it bigger if you need more space.
-Hundreds of Search Engines
Access your favorite search engines quickly from the integrated search bar. You can use a
new engine for each search, or stick to your favorite. Choose from a preset dropdown list
of engines or select “manage search engines” from the same list to browse search engine
options offered as add-ons.

Get start with Firefox

First you need to check the requirement it needs before installing it to your computer.
Windows
Operating Systems
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Minimum Hardware
Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500 MHz or greater)
64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
52 MB hard drive space
Mac
Operating Systems
Mac OS X 10.4 and later
Minimum Hardware
Macintosh computer with an Intel x86 or PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
128 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)
200 MB hard drive space
Linux
Software Requirements
Please note that Linux distributors may provide packages for your distribution
which have different requirements.
Firefox will not run at all without the following libraries or packages:
GTK+ 2.10 or higher
GLib 2.12 or higher
Pango 1.14 or higher
X.Org 1.0 or higher
For optimal functionality, we recommend the following libraries or packages:
NetworkManager 0.7 or higher
DBus 1.0 or higher
HAL 0.5.8 or higher
GNOME 2.16 or higher
Then you need to open the www.mozilla.com then download the program and follow
these steps.

1.

Start the process by clicking Run.

Depending on your connection speed, the download may take up to a

few minutes. Thanks for your patience… it’ll be worth the wait!

2.

Click Run to launch the Mozilla Firefox setup wizard.

Then, just follow the steps (we’ve made the process as painless as
possible).
3.

Now you’re ready to leap boldly into a new era of Web surfing.

Double-click on the Firefox icon whenever you want to go online.

How to use Firefox?
Private Browsing
History is used by the browser to enhance your experience on the Internet. When
the browser remembers a website you previously visited or the username and password for
your favorite web site, this information is considered your history.
However, there may be times when you do not want other users of your computer
to see or access such information. For example, if a friend or family member shares your
computer, you might prefer for them not to be able to see what websites you've visited or
what files you've downloaded.
Firefox 3.5 and later provide "Private Browsing," which allows you to browse the Internet
without Firefox saving any data about which sites and pages you have visited.
Enabling and disabling cookies
Cookies are stored on your computer by websites you visit and contain information
such as site preferences or login status.
Cookie Settings
Cookies are enabled by default in Firefox. To check your settings:
3.5/3.6:
At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the ToolsFirefoxEdit menu,
and select Options...Preferences....
Select the Privacy panel.
Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
 Check mark Accept cookies from sites to enable Cookies, and uncheck it to disable
them.
If you are troubleshooting problems with cookies, make sure Accept third party
cookies is also check marked. For more information, see Disabling third party cookies.
Choose how long cookies are allowed to be stored:
Keep until: they expire: Each cookie will be removed when it reaches its expiration
date, which is set by the site that sent the cookie.
Keep until: I close Firefox: The cookies that are stored on your computer will be
removed when Firefox is closed.
Keep until: ask me every time: Displays an alert every time a website tries to send
that asks whether you want to store it.
Click OK to close the Options windowClick Close to close the Preferences
windowClose the Preferences window

How to make Firefox the default browser

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Options....
2. Select the Advanced panel, then click the General tab, and then click Check Now.
3. Select Yes to set Firefox as your default browser.
o If Firefox still isn't the default browser, see Setting Firefox as the default
browser does not work.