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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 805019" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>New </strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firefox now prevents websites from automatically playing sound. You can <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/af/kb/block-autoplay" target="_blank">add individual sites to an exceptions list or turn blocking off</a>. To learn more about block autoplay, which will be rolled out gradually to all users, visit the <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/19/todays-firefox-aims-to-reduce-your-online-annoyances/#block-autoplay" target="_blank">Mozilla blog</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved search experience:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Find a specific webpage faster when you have a lot of tabs open: You<br /> can now <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/19/todays-firefox-aims-to-reduce-your-online-annoyances/#search-tabs" target="_blank">search within all of your open tabs</a> from the <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-open-tabs-firefox" target="_blank">tab overflow<br /> menu</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easier search via a redesigned new tab in Private Windows</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Smoother scrolling: Scroll anchoring keeps content from jumping as images and ads load at the top of the page</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved performance and better user experience for extensions:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Extensions now <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/02/15/extensions-in-firefox-66/" target="_blank">store their settings in a Firefox database</a>, rather<br /> than individual JSON files, making every site you visit faster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A r<a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/manage-extension-shortcuts-firefox" target="_blank">edesigned keyboard shortcuts section</a> in about:addons makes it<br /> easier to view and adjust default shortcuts</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Redesigned certificate error pages help you <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/ux/2019/03/designing-better-security-warnings/" target="_blank">better understand and resolve issues</a>, including identification of certificate issuers for anti-virus software</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Added basic support for macOS Touch Bar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Experimenting with an <a href="https://help.getpocket.com/article/1149-firefox-home-layout-tests-faq" target="_blank">improved Pocket experience</a> in New Tab with different layouts and more topical content </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved performance and reduced crash rates by [doubling web content loading processes from 4 to 8 [1]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easier, passwordless security: Added support for <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/03/19/passwordless-web-authentication-support-via-windows-hello/" target="_blank">Windows Hello on Windows 10</a>, allowing you to use your face, fingerprint, or external security keys for website authentication<br /> </li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Fixed </strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Dark and Light Firefox themes now override the system setting for title bar accent color on Windows 10</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Linux users: Resolved an issue that caused Firefox to freeze when downloading files</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Various <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/" target="_blank">security fixes</a><br /> </li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Changed </strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">System title bar is hidden by default to match Gnome guideline for Linux users<br /> </li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Developer </strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DevTools Inspector is now fully usable when the Debugger is paused</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lowered priority of setTimeout and setInterval during page load to improve overall page load performance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fixed: <button> element is no longer special cased in event dispatch, per latest specifications</li> </ul><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/66.0/releasenotes/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Get it through your internal updater</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 805019, member: 55987"] [SIZE=3][B]New [/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Firefox now prevents websites from automatically playing sound. You can [URL='https://support.mozilla.org/af/kb/block-autoplay']add individual sites to an exceptions list or turn blocking off[/URL]. To learn more about block autoplay, which will be rolled out gradually to all users, visit the [URL='https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/19/todays-firefox-aims-to-reduce-your-online-annoyances/#block-autoplay']Mozilla blog[/URL]. [*]Improved search experience: [LIST] [*]Find a specific webpage faster when you have a lot of tabs open: You can now [URL='https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/19/todays-firefox-aims-to-reduce-your-online-annoyances/#search-tabs']search within all of your open tabs[/URL] from the [URL='https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-open-tabs-firefox']tab overflow menu[/URL] [*]Easier search via a redesigned new tab in Private Windows [/LIST] [*]Smoother scrolling: Scroll anchoring keeps content from jumping as images and ads load at the top of the page [*]Improved performance and better user experience for extensions: [LIST] [*]Extensions now [URL='https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/02/15/extensions-in-firefox-66/']store their settings in a Firefox database[/URL], rather than individual JSON files, making every site you visit faster [*]A r[URL='https://support.mozilla.org/kb/manage-extension-shortcuts-firefox']edesigned keyboard shortcuts section[/URL] in about:addons makes it easier to view and adjust default shortcuts [/LIST] [*]Redesigned certificate error pages help you [URL='https://blog.mozilla.org/ux/2019/03/designing-better-security-warnings/']better understand and resolve issues[/URL], including identification of certificate issuers for anti-virus software [*]Added basic support for macOS Touch Bar [*]Experimenting with an [URL='https://help.getpocket.com/article/1149-firefox-home-layout-tests-faq']improved Pocket experience[/URL] in New Tab with different layouts and more topical content [*]Improved performance and reduced crash rates by [doubling web content loading processes from 4 to 8 [1] [*]Easier, passwordless security: Added support for [URL='https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/03/19/passwordless-web-authentication-support-via-windows-hello/']Windows Hello on Windows 10[/URL], allowing you to use your face, fingerprint, or external security keys for website authentication [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B]Fixed [/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]The Dark and Light Firefox themes now override the system setting for title bar accent color on Windows 10 [*]Linux users: Resolved an issue that caused Firefox to freeze when downloading files [*]Various [URL='https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/']security fixes[/URL] [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B]Changed [/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]System title bar is hidden by default to match Gnome guideline for Linux users [/LIST] [SIZE=3][B]Developer [/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]DevTools Inspector is now fully usable when the Debugger is paused [*]Lowered priority of setTimeout and setInterval during page load to improve overall page load performance [*]Fixed: <button> element is no longer special cased in event dispatch, per latest specifications [/LIST] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/66.0/releasenotes/[/URL] Get it through your internal updater [/QUOTE]
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