News
2003-06-03
Updated the Edit page to include information about MacOS X.
2003-06-02
Added a tip about selecting individual table cells. Thanks Seamus Leahy for pointing me to the original tip on MacOSXHints.com. Updated the tip about reusing active windows and extended it so it also covers new tabs. Added a tip about making the tab bar always visible. Thanks Philip Gump!
2003-05-30
Updated the ad blocking tip.
2003-05-20
Added a great tip about blocking ads and using Windows XP (Luna) styled menus.
2003-05-18
Added a tip about disabling JavaScript/DOM features not covered in the Web Features panel and a tip about changing the width of the Search bar. Added date and version info to the extension "database". This info is not yet shown, but there's a visual indicator of recently updated extensions. More to come...
2003-05-17
Updated the links to the nightly builds. Mozilla Firebird 0.6 was released today (well, actually it was released 2003-05-16 in the US).
2003-05-15
Updated the link to the web installer.
2003-05-14
Made the Keyboard and Mouse shortcut lists easier to read by adding style to the shortcuts. Added MacOS X to the list of nightly builds. Added a link to a Spanish translation of my FAQ. Tweaking some background PNG's to make them less ugly in IE. Updated the blink tip (it disables blink alltogether, not just the deprecated blink tag). Thanks to TGOS for pointing that out.
2003-05-13
Updated the link to the Mozilla Firebird Project Page. Made a few updateds in the menu reference. I really should make a document describing the new Options window. I will soon!
2003-05-08
Updated the Mouse shortcut list.
2003-05-05
Updated the FAQ item about Tabbrowser Extensions. It was very outdated.
2003-05-04
Updated the FAQ since MacOS X builds are finally official. Added a question about Talkback in the FAQ.
2003-04-28
Improving the Features page a bit more. Not done yet. Replacing all instances of "Firebird" with "Mozilla Firebird". Updating some markup and added style to the keyboard buttons. Added a background image to the Download page. Thanks again to Arvid Axelsson. Your artwork rocks!
2003-04-26
Start of rewrite work of the Features page inspired by Ben Goodger's work.
2003-04-25
Made an effort and removed all CSS warnings (and even a few errors).
2003-04-24
Updated the Features page and added descriptions to the screenshots.
2003-04-23
Added a tip about using the Download Sidebar instead of progress windows. Added a recommended nightly build, reversed the Smooth Scrolling tip (now enabled by default) and updated the memory cache tip (is now handled dynamically).
2003-04-19
Renamed the site (again) to Mozilla Firebird Help. Legal issues (again).
2003-04-15
The Phoenix project was renamed to Firebird because of legal issues. Also, Minotaur was renamed to Thunderbird.
2003-04-10
Updated the FAQ about Mouse Gestures.
2003-04-08
Added Categories for the news listing.
2003-04-07
Switched to a JavaScript implementation for the news on the front page, and added a News page in the menu, displaying the 10 latest news.
2003-04-05
Redesigned the News section on the front page and added a News Archive page.
2003-04-02
Added a link to Minotaur Help in the menu.
2003-03-30
Made some structural changes in the XHTML markup. <code> is now used strictly for code snippets, and is displayed in a block mode. Inline typeletter text is using the <tt> tag instead. Keyboard and Mouse shortcuts are using the <kbd> tag.
2003-03-29
Added missing shortcuts for frames navigation.
2003-03-26
Updated the instructions of how to switch themes and how to configure extensions.
2003-03-25
Added a tip about enabling Smooth Scrolling. Updated the stylesheet of the site. Thanks to Anders Kvist for baring with my choice of colors.
2003-03-21
Changed the table of contents of the Extensions page. It was getting a bit too long.
2003-03-19
Updated the FAQ and the Other Links page.
2003-03-18
Added an Other Phoenix Links page, where I plan to list various sites about the Phoenix browser. Added a link to the German translation of Phoenix Help.
2003-03-14
Added a Features page, which is a modified version of Asa Dotzler's list of Phoenix Advantages over Mozilla, along with nice screenshots taken by me.
2003-03-10
Phoenix Help is now available in Japanese!
2003-03-02
Updated the css so monospace fonts have the same size as proportional fonts. Appearantly, Mozilla (and Internet Explorer) uses a smaller size for monospace fonts if the actual font is not specified. But if you specify a font (e.g. Courier New), the text gets the same size as proportional fonts. Thanks to Arvid Axelsson for pointing this strange behavior out!
2003-03-01
Added more information to the FAQ "What about Opera bookmarks then?". Also added more information to the tip on changing the window icon(s). Added more information to the Edit Config. Files page.
2003-02-28
Added some new extensions. Added a tip about using error pages instead of modal dialogs when a connection error occurs, a tip about forcing resizable frames, and a tip about putting the Sidebar on the right side of the window. Cleaned up some of the css and improved the design of the Themes page even further by adding more graphics by Arvid Axelsson.
2003-02-27
Changed the link to the localized builds on the Download page. Added a few descriptions for abbrevations.
2003-02-26
Fixed the Extensions page so extensions install again. Added a lot of info for the extensions too. (The Extensions page will soon be rewritten to contain more relevant information in a better appearance, but I haven't yet decided what should be included and what should not.) Simplified the Themes page a bit by removing the Download link. It's not needed anymore since you can right-click on the Install link instead.
2003-02-25
Changed Tools > Preferences... to Tools > Options... in the Extensions page.
2003-02-24
Updated the Bug Filing Instructions to use the -p switch instead of the -ProfileManager switch, since that is easier to remember. Added a tip about changing language on web pages.
2003-02-19
Updated the Keyboard Shortcut list. Appearantly, F5 (Reload) only works in Windows. Updated the FAQ to use the -p switch instead of the -ProfileManager switch, since that is easier to remember.
2003-02-18
Added a link to the Solaris nightly build. Added a background image to the FAQ page, created by Arvid Axelsson.
2003-02-17
Added some nice artwork on the themes and extensions pages, thanks to Arvid Axelsson. Tweaked the themes page.
2003-02-15
Redesigned the Themes page and got rid of the boring <table> listing. Thanks to Stefan Huszics for providing me with css and xhtml that doesn't suck! Thanks also to Lim Chee Aun for inspiration with his special version of my Themes page.
2003-02-14
Don't think that nothing happens on this site just because nothing is posted here! I'm updating themes and stuff almost daily.
2003-02-11
Changed the Image Resizing tip (it's on by default now).
2003-02-07
Added a tip about how to change the default window icon for Phoenix. Redesigned the Keyboard Shortcut list slightly. Updated the Mouse Shortcuts list (the Preferences window is now called Options). Updated the FAQ about PluginDoc.
2003-01-28
Updated the links to Sébastien Delahaye's installers.
2003-01-27
The default TypeAhead Find behavior has changed; updated the Keyboard Shortcuts list and Tips & Tricks page.
2003-01-24
Removed the FAQ entry about the old Orbit icons.
2003-01-21
A tip about enabling Automatic Image Resizing has been added to the Tips & Tricks page.
2003-01-18
The extensions page has now been rewritten too and uses JavaScript to list the extensions! Again, thanks to Alan Starr for the work. Updated (and added) all known Phoenity themes. Fixed so that every page validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict again.
2003-01-15
The themes page has been completely rewritten and now uses JavaScript to list the themes! This is much more convenient for me to maintain. All thanks to Alan Starr, who wrote the whole implementation. Updated the tip about disabling <marquee> tags. Added a mouse shortcut to the list. Updated the text about the profile folder even more. Updated the poll.
2003-01-14
Updated the FAQ and added questions about the difference between Mozilla and Phoenix and localized versions of Phoenix. Clarified the text about the profile folder, thanks to flii! Updated the Qute themes and the Luna theme. Removed the Christmas background on the site.
2003-01-02
Lots of minor corrections and spell checking by wget and Alex Bishop. Theme page maintenance.
2003-01-01
Minor corrections to the Download and Keyboard pages thanks to willll.
2002-12-29
Updated the Pinball theme and added two extensions: Themer and Trivial.
2002-12-28
Added two new themes: Minimalist and Mac IE5.
2002-12-27
texturizer.net is finally up again! Lots of small stuff has been updated on the site, including the bug, themes, tips and start page. Added the Autoscroll extension. Added three new tips written by Andrew Mutch. Thanks for Alan Starr for pointing these out to me. Added the Px Classic theme.
2002-12-22
texturizer.net has been down for a while. Updated the start page to inform about the temporary address to Phoenix Help.
2002-12-18
Updated the poll, now that Qute has been chosen as the default theme.
2002-12-17
Updated the download page to include the OS/2 build of 0.5. Removed the tip about fixing Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, since Microsoft has now fixed their CSS on the site.
2002-12-16
Added two new themes: Phoenity Flame and Phoenity Darkness.
2002-12-15
Updated the about page. Anthony Bowersox deserves my gratitude for hosting Phoenix Help on texturizer.net. Updated some themes.
2002-12-14
Added the Phoenity Aqua, Modern and Shade themes. Updated some themes page a bit more.
2002-12-13
Redesigned the themes page. All themes are now presented in the contents, along with a smaller screenshot. Added the Mycroft extension collection. Updated some themes.
2002-12-12
Redesigned the main menu to look better. You are now able to lock/unlock the menu by clicking on the link at the top of the menu. Added the new F3 shortcut to the list of keyboard shortcuts. A lot of maintenance on the themes page.
2002-12-11
Added a Christmas background to the site! Thanks to Lim Chee Aun for making the background, which is taken from his Phoenity Christmas theme. Updated the Documentation main page. Updated the install script for local and remove themes.
2002-12-10
Added the Noia and Red Hat Small themes by AtomB. A lot of theme authors are having problems with limited bandwidth on their servers. I've changed a lot of URL:s to themes but there are still some themes and a lot of screenshots that are broken. The poll was removed because of the heavy load on the Phoenity themes page.
2002-12-09
Updated the poll.
2002-12-08
Phoenix 0.5 (Naples) is released! Updated the FAQ, main page and download page. Added a cool hover effect in the Contents section of the themes page.
2002-12-07
Added a menu reference for Phoenix. Hopefully it will be useful for someone. Added the Yazoo!3d theme. Added tips about enabling pipelining, speeding up page rendering and using a personalized background image for the toolbars. Removed the FAQ about Back/Forward mouse buttons not working, since bug 30431 is now fixed. Added the Mouse Rocker Navigation extension. Updated the links to the MZ theme.
2002-12-04
Added the Nuke Image extension. Updated the LittlePhoenix theme and replaced Wood with the Phoenix-optimized Woody theme instead.
2002-12-03
Added the Yazoo! theme and updated the color of the headline. Minor updates in the FAQ.
2002-11-30
Added the Red Hat Big and Marvilla Brights themes.
2002-11-29
Added the Le Grays theme. Updated the Candy theme. Placed the mz theme locally because Chris Nelson's site was shut down. Switched to .jar files for all themes by Ken Lynch.
2002-11-28
Added two new themes: 708090 and Qute Phat Edition. Also (and this is far more important), it's my birthday today! :)
2002-11-27
Added the mz, Gnome and MicroPhoenix themes. Updated the LittlePhoenix and Wood themes. Updated the download page to include links to the unofficial Mac OS X 10.2 build. Updated the FAQ about where to download Phoenix.
2002-11-26
Added the Breeze theme and added a funcionality to manually install themes packed in .jar files. Redesigned the themes tables. Updated the Acuarela theme. Removed the link to the official download page, since it's accessible from the new Download page instead.
2002-11-25
Added a Download page. Added the Tab Downloader extension. Added a tip about changing the search mode in the address field. Renamed the "MozillaZine Forums" link to "Phoenix Forums". Updated the FAQ about the Mac version. Updated the background image, thanks to Lim Chee Aun! Added a site "favicon". Updated the link to the Tabbed Browsing extension.
2002-11-23
Updated the Candy and Qute theme.
2002-11-22
Added the Preferential extension. Moved the Tips & Tricks page from Support to the Documentation section.
2002-11-21
Added new questions to the FAQ thanks to Larry Gensch. Changed the old tagline "The Unofficial Phoenix FAQ" to "Creating A Brand New Tomorrow, Today!". Minor correction in the FAQ.
2002-11-20
Added the Phoenity Lite and Candy theme. Added a tip about removing top menu items to save horizontal space on the menu bar. Added a background picture. You may need to reload the site to see it! Made a few corrections to the Tips & Tricks page. Made the keyboard shortcuts list clearer by displaying known Windows-only shortcuts in a different color.
2002-11-19
Added the Phoenity Beyond theme. Redesigned the start page and added a News section, which will include the very latest news about the site. Updated the mini19 and Phusion theme.
2002-11-18
Corrected a lot of the code (including typos) and made the transparent PNG:s work in Internet Explorer. Removed iesafe.css (it's not needed anymore). Changed the mailto: links on the site to avoid spam-bots detecting the e-mail addresses. Thanks to Lim Chee Aun for all the help with the CSS/XHTML rewrite! Redesigned the menu, which is now divided into a number of sections with sub-items. Splitted up the Keyboard Shortcut list into separate Keyboard and Mouse shortcut lists. Updated the poll. Added the Chimera theme. Updated the Crystal mini19 and the Phoenity theme. Updated the Contact page.
2002-11-17
Added a new question to the FAQ. Updated the Crystal mini19 theme.
2002-11-16
Added the Crystal mini19 theme.
2002-11-14
Minor corrections on the extensions page.
2002-11-13
Added the Crystal theme. Updated the Phusion theme again. Updated the iesafe css.
2002-11-12
Seems like Phoenix Help is now "official", since bookmarks have been added in Phoenix, both on the Bookmark Toolbar and the Bookmarks menu! Updated the FAQ. Updated the Phusion theme. The menu on Phoenix Help will soon be redesigned, and new sections will be added. I'm currently writing some new documents for the support section.
2002-11-11
Removed the LittleMozilla theme and replaced it with the optimized LittlePhoenix theme. Updated the start page and the style sheets. Updated the fix for MSKB pages.
2002-11-10
Removed the tip about disabling auto-complete. It doesn't work. Some minor corrections to the theme and extension listings.
2002-11-09
Added the Rhapsodized theme and updated Aqua-Jag and Phoenity. Added the Text Links extension. Updated the poll.
2002-11-08
Added an alternate stylesheet for low resolution screens. It's not perfect, but it's better than the default style. I've noticed that it has problems zooming in and out; the menu and the content is overlapped.
2002-11-07
Updated the tip about converting Opera bookmarks. Thanks to Boris New for the tip! Updated the Phusion theme.
2002-11-06
Added extensions: Linky, Googlebar and Stylesheet Switcher. Added a background to the menu. Added an alternate stylesheet for the poor IE users. Thanks to Ted Mielczarek for pointing out how to do this! Added a tip about removing the close button from the tab bar. The Download Digger extension was renamed to Digger.
2002-11-05
The Themes and Extensions sections has been redesigned with tables of contents and the themes now have larger screenshots. Added the LittleMozilla theme and Wood theme by Alfred Kayser. Added the Phusion theme by Mike Serrano.Updated the Qute theme. Added some cool alpha transparency effects in the menu and title (which unfortunately breaks Internet Explorer again). Added the uabar extension. Updated the poll. The keyboard shortcut for selecting search field has now changed to Ctrl+K, which is compatible with foreign keyboard layouts. Updated the link to the MozillaZine forums.
2002-11-04
Added the Phoenity theme by Lim Chee Aun and the Aqua theme by lynchknot. Changed the poll. Optimized the Bugzilla queries. Added missing XHTML code. Thanks Stefan!
2002-11-03
Oops, forgot to change the Alt+[1 to 9] shortcut. Added the shortcut for restoring text size (Ctrl+0) and caret browsing. Added the Popup ALT Attribute extension. Maybe it's time to make a table of contents in the extensions page? Added a tip about using Mozilla Mail as your default e-mail client. Updated the Reporting Bugs page after suggestions from Asa Dotzler.
2002-11-01
Added a poll to the start page, just for fun! Updated the CSS. Updated the Autohide and Tabbed Browsing extensions and added a tip about memory cache.
2002-10-31
Added a page about filing bugs in Bugzilla. Updated the CSS to make it look better when zooming and when viewing it in IE/Opera. Added the TagZilla and RadicalContext extensions. Updated the Keyboard Shortcuts list. Some minor corrections in the Tips & Tricks page.
2002-10-30
An Extensions list has been added! Also, the menu has been changed a bit. Added a tip about disabling bookmark icons.
2002-10-29
Added a tip about specifying the cache folder and a question about plugins to the FAQ. Added a home page URL for the Orbit Blue theme.
2002-10-28
Added the Orbit Blue theme. Updated the Qute and Luna theme and changed the install script for themes. Removed the unofficial Pinball theme.
2002-10-26
Removed David P. James' port of the Pinball theme, since Johannes has now made an official Pinball port.
2002-10-24
Updated the tips about making the active tab easier to distinguish. Added the official Pinball theme for Phoenix.
2002-10-23
A themes section has been added to this site! This is really just an experiment and it might be removed in the future, it people find it useless (since there's already a themes listing at themes.mozdev.org). The point with this themes list is that people should have one convenient place to find the relevant things for Phoenix. An Extensions section is also planned.
2002-10-22
The source code for this site has been rewritten to strict XHTML 1.0 by Stefan Huszics! There are still some problems with the CSS in Internet Explorer, but hopefully it will be fixed soon. Anyway, you should be using Phoenix by now! :-) In addition to the code rewrite, the <marquee> and <blink> tips were updated, since there are now user prefs for it. Also, a tip about exporting Opera bookmarks was added to the FAQ and the tip about TypeAhead Find was updated.
2002-10-21
The Keyboard Shortcuts list has been updated to include the new address completion shortcuts.
2002-10-19
What a great day! The Home button was enabled by default, the Ctrl+Enter "www." and ".com" feature was implemented and the mouse shortcuts were changed based on my suggestion! Updated the FAQ and Keyboard Shortcut list.
2002-10-18
Added a FAQ about Galeon/Konqueror bookmarks. Added a tip about enabling TypeAhead Find and added more details about disabling extensions and making the active tab easier to distinguish. Added a FAQ about the Back/Forward buttons on Microsoft mice. Updated the information about the configuration files.
2002-10-17
Added a tip about sharing Mozilla/Netscape bookmarks with Phoenix. Added a FAQ's about MacOS X builds and XFT support in Linux builds. Added a link to the official Phoenix extensions.
2002-10-16
Redesigned the Tips & Tricks page, added some frequently asked questions, added many tips and corrected some typos and errors.
2002-10-15
The site was created. Added lots of frequently asked qustions and updated the site design. Added a keyboard shortcut list for common functions in Phoenix, and the equivalents in Internet Explorer and Opera. Added the first two tips.