Firefox 68.0

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Post by dm » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:10 PM UTC

Firefox 68.0
mozilla.org

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by ceezuns » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:29 PM UTC

"Dark mode in reader view expands so that windows are also dark on the controls, sidebars and toolbars." Thank god.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by giancarlostoro » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:30 PM UTC

> WebRender will roll out to Windows 10 users with AMD graphics cards.

This sounds awesome:

https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/graphics-team-sh...

> WebRender is a major rewrite of the Firefox rendering architecture using the same kind of GPU-based acceleration techniques used by games.

I really hope it gets pushed to other Operating Systems as well in the future.

Edit: Here's the link to their hacks mozilla blog post about WebRender Interestingly this piece of tech is from Servo:

https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-f...

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by mooreds » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:31 PM UTC

I love Firefox. First thing I install on any new computer. Super happy they keep pushing the web forward. Not a fan of the chromium quasi monopoly (not that the folks behind it are bad, just that any monoculture is problematic).

Thanks for pushing the web forward!

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by whatshisface » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:31 PM UTC

>Local files can no longer access other files in the same directory.

What impact will this have on web development without a web server? It sounds like you won't be able to load CSS or JS.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by kabwj » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:33 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #5

> Local files can no longer access other files in the same directory. What impact will this have on web development without a web server? It sounds like you won't be able to load CSS or JS.

You’re supposed to use Heroku for HTML development.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by benologist » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:34 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #5

> Local files can no longer access other files in the same directory. What impact will this have on web development without a web server? It sounds like you won't be able to load CSS or JS.

You can use software like https://serveo.net to assign a temporary domain to access your local files through a web server.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by basch » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:36 PM UTC

ceezuns wrote: post #2

"Dark mode in reader view expands so that windows are also dark on the controls, sidebars and toolbars." Thank god.

the blank white page is killer. inbetween page loads a bright flash of white.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by vermilingua » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:36 PM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #5

> Local files can no longer access other files in the same directory. What impact will this have on web development without a web server? It sounds like you won't be able to load CSS or JS.

Worse comes to worst it’ll be a toggleable flag, but it is still annoying.

Re: Firefox 68.0

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Post by dessant » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 2:36 PM UTC

The Recommended Extensions program will go live on July 11. Extension updates are reviewed by Mozilla employees before they are published.

Two of my extensions are also participating, reviewers took special care in how user data is handled and how accurate the privacy policy is. Overall the program seems to be a positive development that will give us a curated list of safe browser extensions to use.