
The history of the project.
Mozilla - promoted brand, known for the vast number of users of the World Wide Web. Born in 1998, as a highly specialized project designed primarily for web- developers, after eight years of its development, it became a mass phenomenon. Today, the main software product is the Mozilla Firefox browser. It is most popular among all the non-profit organization projects. mozilla. org. About it most of all the press writes about it most of the discussions in the forums.
Meanwhile, Firefox has appeared thanks to the development of the first draft mozilla. org - an integrated set of tools to work on the Web. Mozilla Suite. Time dictated its terms, the market demanded a simple, lightweight browser, which became the Phoenix, later renamed to Firefox. After some time the development of Mozilla Suite ended. The latest stable version of the product has an index of. 7. 13 and at his age, technologies implemented in it corresponds to approximately one Firefox. 0.
Stopping the development of the Mozilla Suite does not mean forgetting it. The program has left many fans who have decided to continue to develop their own project. Fortunately, mozilla. org kindly provided assistance in its development, the gap between the necessary resources, which include the publication of material on the official website, FTP-server, as well as possible assistance within the organization. In the summer of 2005, work began on a new project, open source SeaMonkey ( translated as ...
The basis of the new draft code was taken by Mozilla Suite, as proven over the years and with tremendous stability. To this was added many features that have become familiar to users of Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. In January 2006 came the first version of the program, and a year later, cross-platform application is updated to SeaMonkey version 1. a.

IRC-client Chatzilla, which is part of SeaMonkey.
The new version of SeaMonkey 1. 1 brought another batch of improvements. One major problem with Mozilla browsers recently, was impossible to open the HTML-pages from your hard disk, if present in their names Cyrillic. Double click on the file resulted in an error message. SeaMonkey 1. Allows you to perform a similar action with one caveat. If the file path contains Cyrillic characters, you can not view the saved schedule.
The new version of the browser lets you view thumbnails of the tabs in tooltips. However, their contents are not handled inside information, but only shows the title page and its miniature.

View the document inside the miniatures in SeaMonkey.
Markedly improved bookmark management. You can call the properties of any item by right-clicking on the tab. Calling a special bookmark manager is required only in exceptional cases. Tooltips will no longer cut off, the text in the absence of free space is transferred to the next line.
Check spelling as you type works not only in the mail client, but also in a text browser window. As a consequence, much simpler set of messages in the forums, diaries,. High literacy is a matter of respect for the interlocutors. In the Russian version of the product includes two dictionaries, spell check in Russian and English. You can also download from the Net universal dictionary of performing a simultaneous test in both languages.
The mailer SeaMonkey.
Interface with tabs radically redesigned, improved. You can drag and drop bookmarks, links, local files to open them in new tabs. At the same time be allowed any position and overlay. For example, you can open a page between existing tabs, or on top of the active document. The arrow shows the position of the movement, well positioned between the tabs and the middle of the document title. The program shows the current zoom level of the text as a percentage.
SeaMonkey allows you to monitor connection status to the web. In the presence of network connection status is maintained online, and at his loss, he is automatically changed to the value of offline. As a result, you will not be useless to knock on closed doors with no access to the Internet.
Among the minor improvements to the browser it is worth noting the warning prior to the opening page about: config. An inexperienced user can mess up your program if you inadvertently change the settings. While using the key words need not enter the prefix «keyword:». The address bar changes color when you visit a secure site. If you are in it, press Shift Enter, it brings up a window save the current page. You can set your browser so that the tab bar does not disappear after closing the last document.
In the e-mail client has a new system of tags based on tag. Each message can contain multiple labels. The developers have improved the algorithms for determining fraudulent. Sometimes, even the vigilance of the program is over. Sometimes a series of fraud includes, for example, mailing harmless. Settings control methods have changed as advertising, allowing more flexibility to track and destroy spam. On Linux and Mac OS X improved notification about new posts.
Some of the features available in Firefox and Thunderbird, but it is easy to find and return samples. SeaMonkey still does not support RSS technology. Bookmark in the browser may not be news folders, and e-mail client does not allow to create an account to read RSS feeds. However, you can use extension modules to work with the technology transfer news and updates page.
SeaMonkey toolbar is still not set up simple, visual way. You can not rearrange the icons, add new elements. Lack of extension manager significantly complicates the work of the relevant modules. For example, you can not remove the extension, even though it will not work. In addition, most of these programs written for Firefox, and only a little part of them is able to work in SeMonkey. Extensions written for an integrated tool set, literally units.
Comparison with competitors SeaMonkey.
SeaMonkey can be compared with. Group applications Firefox. ,. Thunderbird. ,. NVU. and. Chatzilla. And with a different set of tools for the web -. Opera.
An integrated set, compared with independent components, requires far less system resources. Integration - it is not just a common engine, the core. It is noticeable in many small details. You work in a browser, see the link to someone's email address. Click on her arm, and then opens a message. In this note - to run an external program is not required.
You are viewing a message in your mail client, see the link to a site, click on her arm, and then immediately opens a browser window. The same thing happens if you open a link in a conversation on the IRC-channel.
SeaMonkey has a richer setting than Firefox and Thunderbird together for the convenience of working with an integrated set of tools required is much less add-ons, extensions. This positive effect on the stability of the product. The second factor is the high reliability of the use of code SeaMonkey Mozilla Suite, which had been worked for many years, and there are very few errors.
SeaMonkey is easier and faster to set up than the individual components, as many settings affect directly the whole set of tools. You are not required to make travel options for multiple programs, keeping in mind as the other components have been configured.
SeaMonkey, being the heir to Mozilla Suite, has a very deep story, so familiar to old residents of the internet. In the external form of the program nothing has changed since June 1997, with the release of Netscape Communicator 4.
Besides the obvious advantages, SeaMonkey has significant shortcomings. Due to the tight integration of software components, careless to change the settings of one module can ruin the work of the entire set as a whole. Lack of extension manager does the work with extensions like a game of Russian roulette. Suddenly a mounted unit will not function? .
SeaMonkey seems awkward interface for beginners who have become accustomed to self- configure toolbars.

output.
SeaMonkey is still a software package, user-oriented. Among the tools to work on the Internet is really popular, mass software product is the only browser. E-mail client for many beginners is replaced by web-interface is used for electronic communications services. On the possibility of communication in IRC- channels, many have not even heard, and handwritten create HTML-pages and websites - was and is the prerogative of the web-designers, skilled. The majority of users want a simple, easy to use browser. Internet Explorer has been updated to version seven, and no longer looks archaic in the competition. Mozilla Firefox is developing steadily and meeting the needs of users who, for whatever reason do not like Internet Explorer. In Russia, the very popular Opera. Her love for speed, for a large number of innovative features not available from competitors. What can offer in return SeaMonkey?.
As mentioned earlier,.
SeaMonkey is working very stable. Experimenting with new features - estate of Firefox and Thunderbird. A few months later when a new opportunity is successful, introduce it in SeaMonkey. This rule has several exceptions. For example, Firefox can not display the thumbnails of the tabs are not able to store your profile on the server.
If you are actively using multiple software products for the web, then the transition to an integrated set of tools is justified. The integration provides a unity of style and approach to solving everyday problems.
Official website of the project:.
www. mozilla. org / projects / seamonkey. Russian site:.
www. mozilla-russia. org / products / seamonkey. Discuss.