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Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-09-06 17:00 and 2005-09-07 06:00

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 7th, 2005 | 1 Comment »

2005-09-07 Branch builds

Fixes:

Fixed: 303806 - Default to Luna-style menus on XP instead of Classic style.
Fixed: 307124 - Pressing Enter in the update wizard moves forward regardless of update state.

Fixes for security holes:

Fixed: 305565 - Security hole.

Major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2:

Since ~Aug 31: 307235 - Compatibility checker checks endlessly.

Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-09-06 06:00 and 2005-09-06 17:00

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 7th, 2005 | Comments Off on 2005-09-07 Branch builds

2005-09-06 Branch respin

New stuff:

Fixed: 306664 - Bump JS version to 1.6, for E4X + Array extra + Array/String generics.

Fixes:

Fixed: 306020 - Enable official branding and set version to "Firefox 1.5 Beta 1" for upcoming 1.8b4 milestone release.
Fixed: 306869 - Answers.com plugin needs to say "Answers.com" and not "Dictionary".
Fixed: 284713 - [Linux] Preferences are cut off in the default size preference window.

Fixes for regressions:

Fixed (?): 305032 - Edit commands not available to subsequent instances on startup.
Fixed: 307153 - Since 20050817: After closing a modal-dialog, focus isn't restored to the right element.
Fixed: 306076 - Edit menu in Compose window has many grayed out items the first time you use it after app start. (Fixes a mail bug, but the fix is in core focus code.)
Fixed: 306924 - Minimize/Restore window disables Paste in Edit menu.
Fixed: 306235 - Keyboard stops working on window restore from minimized state.
Fixed: 306493 - Crash involving Tamil, Jamo, and a few other languages.
Fixed: 306116 - Crash when loading glozy.com [@ nsContainerFrame::SyncFrameViewProperties].

No known major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2. Be on the lookout for focus-related regressions.

Windows nightly, Windows hourly

Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-09-05 06:00 and 2005-09-06 06:00

Mac nightly (a few hours later than the rest), Mac hourly

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 6th, 2005 | 4 Comments »

2005-09-06 Branch builds

Fixes:

Fixed: Version number / branding changes.
Fixed: 294519 - Should behave the same when SVG not built, SVG pref disabled, or no SVG renderer present.

Fixes for security holes:

Fixed: 301694 - Create IDN blacklist that include 'DIVISION SLASH'(U+2215) and 'FRACTION SLASH'(U+2044).

No major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2.

Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-09-02 06:00 and 2005-09-05 06:00

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 6th, 2005 | 3 Comments »

2005-09-05 Branch builds

Fixes:

Fixed: 271567 - Add back onload XPInstall.
Fixed: 295058 - XPInstall dialog does not show when making use of browser.link.open_external:3 (default).
Fixed: 300114 - XPInstall dialog does not show when making use of browser.link.open_external:1 (default on aviary1.0).
Fixed: 268553 - Can't add a new folder on the bookmarks toolbar after having deleted a folder.
Fixed: 265367 - Frame construction tries to construct kids of leaf frames.
Fixed: 301073 - Chrome home pages broken (cannot startup successfully if homepage is set to a chrome:// url).

Fixes for regressions:

Fixed: 306409 - "%S" in some error pages.
Fixed/invalid: 306827 - [Windows] Winstripe theme looks strange on Windows Classic (after patch from bug 303806).
Fixed: 305258 - [Windows] Other Firefox window disappears from task bar (since Aug 10).

Fixes for security holes:

Fixed: 298064 - Security hole.
Fixed: 306782 - Security hole.

No major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2.

Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-09-01 06:00 and 2005-09-02 06:00

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 6th, 2005 | Comments Off on 2005-09-05 Branch builds

What’s new in Firefox 1.5 Beta 1

Continuing my tradition of writing unofficial changelogs for Firefox releases, I compiled What's new in Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 from recent Burning Edge posts. Please point out errors, suggest better wordings for bug summaries, point out bugs I should have included but didn't (or vice versa), etc.

Posted in Other | September 2nd, 2005 | 5 Comments »

2005-09-02 Branch builds

Fixes:

Fixed: 303806 - Wallpaper patch for better appearance on Windows XP / Luna.

Fixes for regressions:

Fixed: 305452 - Clicking on link crashed web browser [@ nsGlobalWindow::RunTimeout].
Fixed: 305167 - Bfcache stops javascript ticker on bbc homepage.
Fixed: 300227 - Enter always fires default button.

Major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2:

Since Sept 2: 306827 - Winstripe theme looks strange on Windows Classic (after patch from bug 303806).

Gecko 1.8 branch checkins between 2005-08-30 06:00 and 2005-08-31 06:00

Posted in Gecko 1.8 branch | September 2nd, 2005 | 6 Comments »

2005-09-01 Branch builds

Fixes:

Fixed: 265028 - Clearing cache sometimes fails.
Fixed: 196270 - Numeric line-height is not rendered identically to equivalent length or percent-based line-height.

Fixes for regressions:

Fixed: 246560 - [gtk2] Adobe Acroread, xpdf and other full-page plugins(mozplugger + openoffice, etc) are not working.
Fixed: 305181 - Crash when navigating between Gmail and another URL.
Fixed: 306580 - Crash when refreshing view source.

No major regressions since Deer Park Alpha 2.