Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/2008/12/11/firefox_3point1_multitouch_support/
Latest Firefox beta gets touchy on Mac
Gives Apple users the finger
Posted in Software, 11th December 2008 19:59 GMT
Newer MacBook owners can set their fingers to work on the latest beta build of Firefox, which adds multi-touch gesture support for trackpads.
Mozilla this week carted out Beta 2 of Firefox 3.1 sporting new toys like a private browsing mode, improved rendering, a faster JavaScript engine, and stability fixes.
Unique to the Mac version is support for Apple's multi-touch trackpad shipping with every model of MacBook since early this year.
Although it's no sure thing multi-touch gestures will ship with the public release of Firefox 3.1, as they stand, Mozilla's native trackpad gestures outdo what's presently available in Safari.
Native multi-touch gestures supported by 3.1 Beta 2 are:
Swipe up: top of the page
Swipe down: end of page
Swipe left: back in browser's history
Swipe right: forward in browser's history
Pinch together: zoom in
Pinch apart: zoom out
Twist left: previous tab
Twist right: next tab
There's no set date for the public debut of Firefox 3.1, although Mozilla says to expect a third beta before the final release. ®