This past Saturday, Firefox 2.0.0.8 was made available for download on BeBits. In addition to bringing the BeOS release up-to-date with the latest official release, the new build also includes a number of BeOS-specific changes. From the release details:

• Faster library loading thanks to building with -bsymbolic (bug 389953)
• Faster icon loading in download manager (bug 327296)
• Pseudo-bold font emulation for typefaces lacking boldface (172785)
• Working shutdown from Deskbar or when shutting down system (bug 164498)
• New resource file eliminates MIME-types for mail and news since Firefox does not handle these (bug 397204). This one did not actually make it into 2.0.0.8 but was added as a patch. It will be in a later branch release.

It’s especially nice to see that the shutdown bug – a long-standing issue – is now resolved.

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