IE7 “Rincon” - details leaked
March 16, 2005Rincon, the Microsoft code-word for IE7, has had details of its development released.
According to the Microsoft-Watch article, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Details Begin to Leak:
IE 7.0 will feature international domain name (IDN) support; transparent Portable Network Graphics (PNG) support, which will allow for the display of overlayed images in the browser; and new functionality that will simplify printing from inside IE 7.0, partner sources said. The new browser also will likely include a built-in news aggregator.
As well as offering tabbed browsing like Firefox, Rincon will also feature the following security improvements:
reduced privilege mode becomes the default; no cross-domain scripting and/or scripting access; improved Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) user interface; possible integration between IE 7.0 and Microsoft’s Windows anti-spyware service, which currently is in beta.
Additionally, according to the CNet report Microsoft yielding to IE standards pressure?, there is expectation that IE7 will provide closer implementation of W3C standards compliance, not least with regards to CSS 2:
While Microsoft declined to answer any questions about IE 7, the company has repeatedly brought up the issue of IE 7 standards support on its developer-oriented blogs to solicit suggestions on what changes developers would like to see in the upcoming release of the browser.
IE7 is expected to debut as a beta-release this summer.