The Burning Edge

Exciting new stuff:

• Fixed: 216466 - Use error pages instead of dialogs for e.g. HTTP networking errors (default browser.xul.error_pages.enabled to true).
• Fixed: 298293 - Turn on fastback/bcfache by default in ff 1.1a2 / gecko 1.8b3. (default browser.sessionhistory.max_viewers to 3.)
• Fixed: Many bugs related to software update.
• Fixed: 179845 - Support dragging a link onto the New Tab / New Window toolbar button.
• Fixed: 260054 - Add context sensitive Help to Options dialog.
• Fixed: 288053 - Consider enabling automatic-ntlm auth for proxies (again).
• Fixed: 274374 - Mac OS X Shell Service ("Set default browser" support, etc.).
• Fixed: 262915 - View-source: pseudo protocol forces opening of new window.
• Fixed: 295544 - Expose more designMode options to web apps.
• Fixed: 294609 - Restore Ctrl+Enter to highlight for the Find Bar.
• Fixed: 296888 - Enable reporter as part of default install for windows and linux builds.
• Fixed: 282940 - [Mac] Switch Mozilla/Firefox to CFRunLoopSource-based plevent handling. (More information on Josh's blog)
• Fixed: 298430 [Mac] Drop support for Mac OS X 10.1 (More information on Josh's blog)

New stuff for Mozilla and extension developers:

• Fixed: 253742 - No way of installing platform specific XPCOM components (dll/so) based on user OS.
• Fixed: 255619 - Ability to restrict to compatible operating systems.
• Fixed: 223097 - Interface for checking a Node against a XML Schema type.
• Fixed: 285584 - Make download & extension manager use a new accessible XBL widget, richlistbox.
• Fixed: 296430 - Allow extensions to ship searchplugins.
• Fixed: 295109 - Support pr-loading gssapi libraries for negotiateauth.

Security fixes:

• Fixed: 296850 - Frame injection spoofing with targets (bug 246448 returns - SA15601).
• Fixed: Several other security holes.

Fixes for regressions:

• Fixed: 284245 - Richedit/designMode not working anymore at blogger.com (since Feb 24).
• Fixed: 293761 - Layout screw-up after clicking on "Attach a file" at Gmail (since ~May 11).
• Fixed: 296803 - Drop down box disappears too soon when displayed above (since Jun 2).
• Fixed: 291516 - [Mac] Command-Arrow navigation shortcuts should be reenabled.
• Fixed: 296450 - Object Dom Node (in DOM Inspector) does not work anymore.
• Fixed: 297005 - Dragging of file in empty area of tabbox opens in current selected tab (since Jun 7).
• Fixed: 260549 - Right-clicking on bookmark in a folder on bookmarks toolbar loads bookmark and context menu (since Jun 4).
• Fixed: 296764 - Arrow keys do not move cursor in input fields with JavaScript disabled (since Jun 3).
• Fixed: 296413 - Tab key in print preview crashes Firefox (since ~Jun 2).

Fixes for bfcache (which is now enabled by default):

• Fixed: 292903 - The bfcache should save and restore all resolved standard objects.
• Fixed: 292954 - Bfcache/fastback doesn't play nicely with existing loads.
• Fixed: 292971 - Sort out the progress listener story with fastback/bfcache.
• Fixed: 298622 - [bfcache on] find fails on page with url typed.
• Fixed: 298112 - Failure to repaint with bfcache.
• WFM: 293234 - Animated GIFs sometimes freeze when going back or forward with bfcache.
• WFM: 292934 - Favicon not updated when going back/forward in tab.

Other fixes:

• Fixed: 283730 - [Windows] "Save As" dialog tries to overwrite link/shortcut (.lnk) file instead of opening the directory/folder. (This was fixed in a way that does not make Firefox users vulnerable to a security hole in Windows.)
• Fixed: 76831 - [Windows] Slow to restore from minimized state (default config.trim_on_minimize to false).
• Fixed: 227826 - URL of current tab incorrectly changed when Alt+Enter opens new tab from location bar.
• Fixed: 259454 - IME input (e.g., Chinese, Japanese and Korean) cannot be performed in Find Toolbar when opened with "/" or "'".
• Fixed: 176079 - Popup blocking does not stop Flash from opening windows. (Read more at jst's blog.)
• Fixed: 100022 - PAC: first page/homepage load fails (b/c automatic proxy configuration is slower than first HTTP request).
• Fixed: 217967 - FF104 crash [@ PL_DHashTableOperate ] changing caps access control prefs (e.g. as done by the NoScript extension).
• Fixed: 123315 - Search plugins [engines] should be installed in the user's profile directory.
• Fixed: 241282 - When choosing an alternative location via "Browse...", the Installer "defaults" to ns_temp subfolder.
• Fixed: 184350 - About Popup Blocking dialog has a _working_ resizer in the status bar example.
• Fixed: 264562 - Find As You Type / FastFind opens unexpectedly when rapidly opening a new webpage in a new tab.
• Fixed: 62485 - Script type="text/ecmascript" is not recognized.
• Fixed: 176767 - Menus at left edge of screen are shifted to the right slightly (Firefox File menu misaligned).
• Fixed: 1781 - 1px double border invisible (was: division of space within double borders).
• Fixed: 251625 - .part files not removed when cancelling or removing downloads.
• Fixed: 243902 - About:plugins includes a link to netscape.
• Fixed: 275519 - [Mac] Support Command+Option+Arrows for tab switching (like Camino).
• Fixed: 292295 - Margin collapse fails if parent uses property clear.
• Fixed: 64510 - Quirky horizontal alignment for RTL?.
• Fixed (?): 113202 - Site icon loads in tab even if tab doesn't.
• Fixed: 258901 - View Image should be disabled / not show on context menu when only image is being viewed.
• Fixed: 255947 - [Windows] Missing borders for the progress bar with native classic widget on windows.
• Fixed: 295407 - Finish button doesn't dismiss PFS dialog (manual installs).
• Fixed: 292619 - To-be-installed extension disappears from EM during incompatible update check.
• Fixed: 261679 - Provide anti-aliased PNG icons for Gnome and KDE.
• Fixed: 259119 - Rdf/xml serializer needs to be less memory consuming.
• Fixed: 274036 - [Mac] Scrollbars should look disabled when there's nowhere to scroll.
• Fixed: 289797 - Remove the Info tab from the bookmarks properties dialog.
• Fixed: 298894 - [Mac] Clean up the enter key behavior mess.
• Fixed: 277434 - Setting .type property on <object> element doesn't create an HTML attribute type.
• Fixed: 236300 - Safari Profile Migrator.

Since fastback/bfcache is enabled by default in this build, I have combined the "Most serious bugs that occur only when the experimental "fastback" feature is enabled" section with the list of regressions.

Regressions (new bugs):

• With bfcache enabled: 293235 - When using the back button (or keyboard), visited links are not marked as visited.
• With bfcache enabled: 298077 - Link remains focused when going back to the previous page using the back button and the focus can not be undone.
• With bfcache enabled: 295931 - Rocker Navigation extension stops text entry into textarea.
• Since June 22: 298677 - [Mac] Vertical scrollbar draws over toolbar and tabs when location or search bar has focus during scrolling.
• Since ~June 14: 297751 - Empty update button on the Menubar.
• Since May ??: 295539 - Dialog boxes sometimes display with no text.
• Since ??: 295673 - Cannot scroll using keyboard when div with overflow:auto and padding has focus.
• Since ~Jan 22: 279497 - Selected profile does not always appear focused.
• Since November on trunk: 269927 - Tooltip appears after closing tab.

Checkins between 2005-06-07 08:00 and 2005-06-30 08:00

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux, Official Linux installer

Official Mac