Well, I’m writing this post in the new Firefox 1.1 Alpha. Deer Park Alpha 1. This is not to boast, mind you. I’m doing this because my software has broken in various browsers that were not tested well enough (Read Firefox 1.03). If you’re a web developer or a person with a serious case of alpha-itis, you can download it here.

I can see the Apple influence on the UI in small places. While they haven’t tossed the Save/Cancel buttons, they’ve re-arranged how a few things work. There’s a help file popup that at least appear installed with the browser (I couldn’t tell at first whether it’s calling web based files or not) as well. Firefox 1.1 was rumored to support SVG, but I have not tested that yet. I will shortly and report back.

Update: SVG works. Brilliant. The future is looking bright, even if there’s literally clouds outside my window 🙂