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Yesterday's [review of Firefox 3 Alpha 2][2] generated a fair bit of discussion both here and [on Digg][1] so I thought I'd follow up on a few things.
First off, the use of Cocoa widgets in the new Mac builds applies mainly to UI elements like scroll-bars and is intended, as I understand it, to provide rendering speed improvements over the Carbon UI elements used by current version of Firefox. It does not mean that page elements like drop down lists and text fields will look like those in Safari (which uses Webkit). Sorry for any confusion.
If you're a Mac user and you'd like to make Firefox look more "Mac-like" check out [our guide to the various themes and add-ons][3] aimed at mac users.
Here's some more Q & A drawn from yesterday's post:
Q: Does the Cocoa widgets support include the contextual menu item for look up in Dictionary?
A: Unless I'm missing something, the current build does not support that and I don't think the final release will either. The Cocoa widgets are UI elements, Firefox is not actually a Cocoa program.
Q: Firefox uses too much memory.
A: Personally I find Firefox uses less memory than Safari, but some people have reported very different experiences. A commenter on Digg pointed to [this guide][4] which has some tips for limiting Firefox's memory usage.
Q: Why did they change the Firefox logo?
A: They didn't. All development builds of Firefox have always used the stripped-down globe icon. AFAIK the final release of Firefox 3 will use the same logo as Firefox 2.
[1]: http://digg.com/software/First_Look_Firefox_3_Alpha_2 "First Look: Firefox 3 Alpha 2"
[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/firefox_3_alpha.html "Firefox 3 Alpha 2"
[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/07/apple_up_your_f.html "Apple Up Your Firefox"
[4]: http://howto.helpero.com/howto/Reduce-Firefox-Memory-Usage_4.html "How To Reduce Firefox Memory Usage "
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