Archive for June, 2005

2005-06-30 Trunk builds

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

Windows builds: Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux installer

Mac builds: Official Mac

2005-06-07 Trunk builds

Exciting new stuff:

  • Fixed (?): 296868 - Improved software update service with cross-session incremental downloads, new update-notification UI, and binary patches rather than full downloads of new versions.
  • Fixed: 179656 - Allow drag-and-drop and keyboard reordering of tabs. (Keyboard use: focus the tab bar and then use Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right, Ctrl+Home, or Ctrl+End.)
  • Fixed: 295711 - Make DOM Inspector a "real" extension, and cut the app-specific crap.
  • Fixed: 292368 - Scriptable Hash Function API.
  • Fixed: 295265 - Reintroduce chrome registry overrides.
  • Fixed: 295247 - Allow extensions to ship plugin DLLs.
  • Fixed: 296463 - Update gfx/cairo to cairo 0.5.
  • Fixed: 295401 - Allow DHTML accessibility to be used in text/html.
  • Fixed: 290344 - Implement DHTML accessibility description relations.

Security fixes:

  • Fixed: 294795 - Security hole.
  • Fixed: 292591 - Security hole.
  • Fixed: 289422 - Erroneous javascript Focus() function will break close of findbar.

Fixes for regressions:

  • Fixed 294231 - Clicking back on your mouse while viewing a PDF causes FF to hang (with fastback on).
  • Fixed: 292933 - Info popup box on tinderbox display wrong details (with fastback on).
  • Fixed: 291183 - FCKeditor crashes when clicking on "Source" button (since Aug 10).
  • Fixed: 290793 - Bookmarks menu doesn't scroll with the keyboard (since Apr 4).
  • Fixed: 295459 - Too wide box in this case since fix for bug 240276 (since Apr 29).
  • Fixed: 295596 - Regression: <a><li>foo</li></a> no longer linked (since May 20).
  • Fixed: 289263 - document.all.tags no longer working (since Aug 24).
  • Fixed: 295210 - Tab title different from window title on initial load at gmail (since Apr 29).
  • Fixed: 292464 - Event listeners added using addEventListener() listen only trusted events.
  • WFM: 295732 - Extensions fail to install with unexpected error -203, for some users.

Other fixes:

  • Fixed: 231048 - Download manager poorly renames existing files by incrementing number suffix.
  • Fixed: 266737 - Bookmarks Toolbar is blank/empty only showing chevron/">>" after being resized while minimized.
  • Fixed: 284515 - Viewing the options of an extension that has just been enabled makes extension manager unusable.
  • Fixed: 295237 - PrefWindowVs opened from Extension Manager lack pane switcher (toolbar).
  • Fixed (?): 292971 - Sort out the progress listener story with fastback/bfcache.
  • Fixed (?): 221824 - Themes should be RTL compatible.
  • Fixed: 258625 - Installer needs to gracefully handle missing talkback package.
  • Fixed: 230693 - Missing reload within view source window.
  • Fixed: 191919 - Opentype fonts with CCF are ignored.
  • Fixed: 118563 - [Windows] The new print properties dialog does not save papersize.
  • Fixed: 271496 - [Mac] both delete and del keys should delete bookmarks and history items.
  • Fixed: Several JavaScript strict warnings upon opening a new browser window.

Most serious bugs that occur only when the experimental "fastback" feature is enabled:

  • With fastback on: 292934 - Favicon not updated when going back/forward in tab.
  • With fastback on: 293235 - When using the back button (or keyboard), visited links are not marked as visited.
  • With fastback on: 293234 - Animated GIFs sometimes freeze when going back or forward with bfcache.

Regressions (new bugs):

  • Since Jun 7: 297005 - Dragging of file in empty area of tabbox opens in current selected tab.
  • Since Jun 4: 260549 - Right-clicking on bookmark in a folder on bookmarks toolbar loads bookmark and context menu.
  • Since Jun 3: 296764 - Arrow keys do not move cursor in input fields with JavaScript disabled.
  • Since Jun 2: 296803 - Drop down box disappears too soon when displayed above.
  • Since ~Jun 2: 296413 - Tab key in print preview crashes Firefox.
  • Since ~Jun 1: 296450 - DOM Inspector: Object DOM Node does not work anymore.
  • 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 ~May 11: 293761 - Layout screw-up after clicking on "Attach a file" at Gmail.
  • Since Feb 24: 284245 - Richedit/designMode not working anymore at blogger.com.
  • Since ~Jan 22: 279497 - Selected profile does not always appear focused.
  • Since November on trunk: 269927 - Tooltip appears after closing tab.

Checkins between 2005-05-31 15:00 and 2005-06-07 08:00

Windows builds: Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Linux builds: Official Linux, Official Linux installer

Mac builds: Official Mac