Firefox Nightly 23, weeks 1-6

Speed & memory:

  • Fixed: 805241 - JS: Merge the new baseline compiler.
  • Fixed: 804676 - JS: Remove dependence of Ion compilation on ScriptAnalysis::analyzeTypes.
  • Fixed: 825928 - Graphics: Layers refactoring.
  • Fixed: 865546 - Graphics: Large scaled images in SVG's cause choppy scrolling.
  • Fixed: 854803 - Graphics: Images on slow network continously use 1 full core.
  • Fixed: 600307 - Rewrite and cleanup DOMStorage code.
  • Fixed: 566746 - Form history should use asynchronous storage API.
  • Fixed: 697377 - Form Autocomplete should use asynchronous storage API.

For more, read Taras's Snappy blog and MemShrink blog posts.

New web technologies:

  • Fixed: 765780 - Enable plugins and JavaScript in designMode.

For more, read Firefox 23 for developers.

Security & privacy:

  • Fixed: 838692 - Don't allow navigating named targets from sandboxed iframes.
  • Fixed: 549697 - Add click-to-play plugin UI to the addon manager.
  • Fixed: 834836 - Turn on pref to block mixed active content.

Other notable fixes:

  • Fixed: 858538 - Download-attribute kills WebSocket connections.
  • Fixed: 560072 - Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor throws for many DOM objects.
  • Fixed: 485149 - Using box-shadow on a <fieldset> with <legend> does not follow box shape.
  • Fixed: 857820 - Drop only blink effect from text-decoration: blink; and completely remove <blink> element.
  • Fixed: 369180 - Proxy Authentication required while typing Search String.
  • Fixed: 649216 - Remove unnecessary delay when clicking tab close buttons sequentially.
  • Fixed: 636564 - [Mac] Lion-style floating scrollbars.

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