Feb 2011 08:36:20 -0500   
   (20110210) Betas   
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   ++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service   http://www.os2voice.org ++    
      
   From: richDESPAM@DESPAMe-vertise.com   
      
   New betas of Firefox and Seamonkey are now available.  They feature the latest   
   Mozilla code plus small refinements to the OS/2 features seen in previous   
   betas.     
      
   * Firefox v4.0b12pre:     
      
       ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/firefox-20110210.zip     
      
     or     
      
       http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/firefox-20110210.zip   
      
       
      
   * Seamonkey v2.1b3pre:     
      
       ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/mozilla/seamonkey-20110210.zip     
      
     or     
      
       http://e-vertise.com/warpzilla/seamonkey-20110210.zip   
      
       
      
   New     
      
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   Printing at 600 dpi is now supported, provided the page requires no more than   
   144mb to compose (an A4- or Letter-sized page uses 132mb at 600dpi but only   
   34mb at 300dpi).     
      
       
      
   If you use the apps' built-in Postscript support and print directly to a PS   
   printer, an experimental option may enable you to use printer features such as   
   duplexing. See 'PRINTING.TXT' in the exe's directory for details.     
      
       
      
   SNAP users should no longer experience video corruption caused by the mouse   
   pointer when DIVE is enabled.  The apps are now able to detect whether SNAP is   
   using a hardware- or software-generated mouse pointer.     
      
       
      
   These releases include a beta version of Exceptq v7.1 to create an exception   
   report whenever a crash occurs within the app.  They also include debugging   
   files that have a '.xqs' extension.  Please do not delete them.  If you don't   
   want these reports to be created, add "SET NSPR_NO_EXCEPTQ=Y" to your   
   config.sys.     
      
       
      
   Previous Enhancements     
      
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   Video:  Dramatic reductions in CPU usage will be seen when viewing OGG videos,   
   and to a lesser extent, WebM videos.  Overall video performance should be   
   noticeably improved for SNAP and GenGradd users running their displays in   
   full-color mode, thanks to the implementation of DIVE.     
      
       
      
   Printing Support:  All native printer drivers will work if their output   
   resolution is set to 600 DPI or less.  Mozilla's built-in Postscript support   
   is also available for use, as is its PDF support.  Please read PRINTING.txt in   
   the exe's directory for details.     
      
       
      
   Memory Management:  With a few trivial exceptions, the Mozilla apps no longer   
   use any shared memory beyond what is needed to load their dlls. Problems that   
   have been attributed to low or no shared memory should not occur.     
      
       
      
   Font Selection:  The apps should do a better job of selecting DBCS fonts and   
   fonts with less common font weights such as "Thin" or "Heavy".     
      
       
      
   Copy Link Location: A bug that caused characters to be deleted from URLs when   
   using the 'Copy Link Location' menu item has been fixed.     
      
       
      
       
      
   Bugs     
      
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   Both apps will occasionally "smear" the video when scrolling.  In most cases,   
   the easiest workaround is to resize the window slightly to force its   
   redisplay.     
      
       
      
       
      
   Notes   
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   DIVE lets an app bypass PM's graphics subsystem and write directly to your   
   video card's memory.  This improves display speed but can cause problems on   
   some systems.  Use the following to disable DIVE:   
      
   - uncheck "Use hardware acceleration when possible".    
     In Firefox, it's on the Options dialog's 'Advanced->General' tab.   
      
       In Seamonkey, this is in Preferences under 'Appearance->Content'.     
      
   - start the app in "safe mode" (use "/safe-mode" on the command line)     
      
   - add "SET MOZ_ACCELERATED=0" to config.sys.     
      
       
      
       
      
   Support     
      
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   Community support for these betas and all Mozilla apps is available through   
   the newsgroups 'mozilla.dev.ports.os2' or 'http://comp.os.os2.apps '.     
      
   Messages posted to other forums may not be seen by the developers.     
      
       
      
       
      
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