The Mozilla Foundation has released details on the next Firefox version to follow the release of Firefox 3.5.
"Namoroka" is initially planned to be Firefox 3.6, but the version number is likely to change just as the planned Firefox 3.1 became Firefox 3.5 during beta.
The areas of focus for Namoroka are:
Performance:
Observable improvements in user-perceptible performance metrics such as startup, time to open a new tab, and responsiveness when interacting with the user interface. Common user tasks should feel faster and more responsive.
Personalization & Customization:
Simplify the development, discovery, installation and management of browser customization and functional extension. Where possible, provide a custom fit user experience based on a user's interaction history. Act in the user's interests, leveraging existing knowledge about their identity and browsing habits.
Task Based Navigation:
Allow users to organize their tabs, history, downloaded files, and other resources according to the task they were attempting to accomplish. Provide support for executing common web-based tasks, mash-up style, without having to visit a website.
Web Application Support:
Blur the distinction between web and desktop applications, providing web developers with the tools required to create rich application experiences for a user who is connected or disconnected from the Internet. Act as the intermediary between web applications and the user's OS desktop.
System Integration:
Integrate with the look and feel of the host operating system, including data-level interactions with existing system services such as dictionaries.
Namoroka will be based on Gecko 1.9.2, and Mozilla plans on having the release in early-to-mid 2010.
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