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| Firefox Aurora 10 |
Firefox Aurora is the equivalent of Chrome’s cutting-edge Dev, which means it’s definitely not for the average user. It’s effectively an alpha build of the next version of Firefox – more stable than the nightly builds produced for developers, but still a long way off the relative stability of beta versions, never mind a final release. Make sure your computer is backed up before installing this, but once done, you can install it and get an early glimpse into the future of the Firefox browser.
It’s worth noting that Aurora can be installed alongside the stable release of Firefox and run separately, so you can test drive in conjunction with a final release of Firefox rather than in place of it (as is the case with Chrome). However, there will be an add-ons compatibility check each time you switch versions, so bear this in mind.
According to the Mozilla blog, Aurora will be synchronised with the Nightly Build server every 5-6 weeks, which means it’s significantly less stable at the start of this period than at the end when its changes migrate into the Beta channel.
And what new features can you expect? The good news is that some of the interface changes that were hoped for in Firefox 9 are starting to migrate from the Firefox UX channel at long last. The Location Bar has been tweaked, with the forward button removed from the bar, although other tweaks - the loss of the Home button and a streamlined dropdown list - appear to have missed the boat.
Firefox 10 will appeal to web developers, with a number of new features making their debut in Aurora, most notable an Inspect option that allows developers to visually inspect pages with the help of a Highlighter tool that makes checking a page's CSS and HTML code that much easier. This feature, originally planned for Firefox 4, has been overhauled since its release was postponed earlier in the year.
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