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== General ==
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These are the “running” or incremental release notes for Camino 1.5 (☃), i.e., the interesting bug-fixes since the last major release (e.g., 1.0) or milestone (e.g., Camino 1.1 Alpha 2).  The actual release notes for major releases, milestones, or security releases can be found on the corresponding Releases:Ver:Notes page, e.g., [[Releases:1.1b:Notes]]. 
* Added new options for removing finished downloads automatically (when the download has completed, when quitting Camino, or manually) from the download history list.
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* Dragging of bookmarks into the Address Book collection of the Bookmarks Manager is now disabled.
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: (Note that not all checkins are considered interesting; in particular, fixes for regressions that only occur between milestones, code cleanup, or build changes are not included in release notes.)
* The favicon of the about:blank page is no longer draggable.
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: There are several pages that track "major" changes on the FF2.0<!-- and FF3.0--> branch<!--es-->. These could be very handy for when we want to create our release notes. [http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/releases/2.0a3.html What's new in Bon Echo Alpha 3 (for Firefox 2)]<!-- [http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/releases/trunk-for-firefox-3.html What's new on the trunk for Firefox 3]-->.
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These running release notes (and the milestone release notes that are developed from them) form the "complete" changelog on the [http://www.caminobrowser.org/releases/1.0-complete.php website]; the release notes for the final 1.5 release are a summary or short-form and can be found at [[Releases:1.5:Notes]].  
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Release Notes for Camino 1.1b are at [[Releases:1.1b:Notes]] (Release Notes for Camino 1.1a2 are at [[Releases:1.1a2:Notes]] and notes for Camino 1.1a1 are at [[Releases:1.1a1:Notes]]).
  
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These notes are for checkins after the release of Camino 1.1b.
  
* Keywords on bookmark folders can now be edited in the outline view.
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== General ==
* Writing Spotlight metadata files for Bonjour bookmarks could generate thousands of files on networks with many Bonjour hosts. Camino now disables metadata writing for Bonjour bookmarks.
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* The warning that appears when attempting to launch a copy of Camino while another copy is already running will now close properly.
* It is now possible to exclude Camino‘s Bookmarks from Spotlight indexing by adding <tt>~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Camino</tt> to the list in the Privacy tab of the Spotlight preference pane in the System Preferences
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* Built-in keyboard shortcuts for certain functions (<i>e.g.</i> for Bookmark Bar items) will no longer override menu shortcuts chosen by users. <!-- seems fine to me -->
* “Copy Locations to Clipboard” in the Bookmarks view now works when folders are selected.
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* Pages are no longer truncated when navigating back to them from a page which showed the pop-up blocker.<!-- may need tweaks -->
* The “Download Completed” message now reports the actual file size even if the size was unknown while downloading.
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* Images dragged from the Desktop to a Camino window will now display properly.
* Bookmark keyword searches now properly encode ampersand and other characters.
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* Camino no longer remembers the size and position of the view source window as the default size and position for new browser windows. <!-- last part odd? -->
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* On Mac OS X 10.3.9, Script Editor will no longer complain that it cannot open Camino’s AppleScript dictionary, and all AppleScripts that interact with Camino will work just as they do on Mac OS X 10.4. <!-- a bit wordy -->
  
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==Bookmarks==
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* Command-key shortcuts for bookmarks in the Bookmark Bar no longer triggered when modifier keys are also held down.
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* The “Use as Dock Menu” context menu item is now disabled when the History collection is selected.
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* When bookmarking a page or a set of pages, pages with <tt>data:</tt> or <tt>javascript:</tt> URLs will no longer be bookmarked.  <!-- eh -->
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* When importing bookmarks from Firefox, Camino will use the profile that was changed most recently if there are multiple profiles. <!-- another multiple dependent clause mess :( -->
  
* Cmd-1 through Cmd-9 are now shortcuts for the first 9 items in the Bookmark Bar.
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==Downloading==
* Added a preference to force links that would open new windows to open in new tabs instead (“Single Window Mode”).
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* Files listed in the Downloads window can now be emptied from the Trash. <!--bleh.  do we even want to relnote this?  Or maybe in a different section?  it's only "since 1.1b1". what'd we do last time about that? (also, better?) much better. the last time, we did "fixed a bug in 1.1afoo" (at least until mento made us zap the "fixed a bug" part) -->
* Improved the tabbing cycle in bookmarks/history.
 
* The search field now gets initial focus when opening the Bookmarks Manager, for quick searching.
 
* Renamed the the left pane in the Bookmarks Manager from 'Groups' to 'Collections'.
 
* Camino now handles <tt>.ftploc</tt> files.
 
* Menu separators in the Bookmark Bar are no longer focusable.
 
* Close buttons on tabs now give mouse hover feedback.
 
* The "View Image" context menu item now uses the tabbed browsing preference semantics.
 
  
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==Localization==
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* The license agreement that appears when the disk image is mounted will now appear in the language of the system, if available.  <!-- this maybe is not quite the way the phrases should be ordered -->
  
* Cookie exceptions list and sheet now have options for session cookies.
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==Preferences==
* Local SVG files can now be selected in the Open File dialog.
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* The date displayed in the “Show Cookies…” sheet now respects the system date preferences more accurately. <!-- i hope this is what smorgan's patch does -->
* Double-clicking on a tab group in Bookmarks Manager now opens the bookmarks.
 
* Command-click on a bookmark in the Bookmark Bar now respects the shift key toggle.
 
* The blocked pop-up notification now appears underneath the toolbars.
 
* Ad-blocking has been further improved.
 
* "Copy Address" on mailto: links with multiple addresses now captures all addresses.
 
* The "Send Link" menu item now sends URLs in angle brackets.
 
* The Esc key can now be used to cancel operations in the content area when the page is not loading (e.g., FAYT, certain advanced bookmarklets).
 
  
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==Privacy & Security==
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* Updating a Keychain item with new information will now properly update the existing item instead of sometimes creating a second item.
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* Camino now stores and accesses different credentials (in the Keychain) for different http Auth realms on the same host. <!-- straight from the bug :p  how did mento have us change http Auth before?)-->
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* Usernames saved in the Keychain are now treated in a case-insensitive manner. <!--wordy. less wordy, but also much less accurate-->
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* When accessing a Keychain item created by Safari, Camino no longer alters the item so that Safari cannot read it, and if Camino accesses an altered item again, it will restore Safari's ability to access that item.
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* The list of sites for which Camino will never save a password is now a <tt>.plist</tt> file instead of a binary file.
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* Showing “Installed Plug-ins” will no longer cause some security warning preferences to be reset. <!-- not completely accurate, but also not so geeky as xpcom component reregistration! -->
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* When Camino asks to read the Keychain for a certain site, choosing “Deny” now functions properly. <!-- ok? -->
  
* Single-click in search fields now only enters a caret instead of selecting any existing text.
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==Tabs==
* The toobar search field is now resizable and can be collapsed (hidden).
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* Quitting while saved pages are being restored no longer forgets those that are in the process of loading. <!-- kudos to smorgan for taming this one -->
* Added a "Search" item to the context menu, which searches for the selected text using the default search engine.
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* Pages will now be restored properly after a crash.  <!--bleh.  still obfuscating, but elegant and obfuscating. mento will complain about "resolved an issue" totally hides what the original issue was, but gets rid of mento-offensive language. -->
* Option-return or Option-enter in the location bar now downloads the entered url.
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* Open pages are now remembered more frequently in case Camino quits unexpectedly.  <!-- better? I dislike "saved" here because we're not "saving" them in the manner of cmd-s. hmm.  remembered still reads kinda weird to me -->
* The empty space on the tab bar now has a context menu.
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* Clicking a link from an external application which is already open in Camino will now show the existing tab or window and reload it. <!-- eh? gets rid of one "camino" and the external app "trying to do things" issue -->
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* When a link from an external application launches Camino and there are saved pages to be restored, the link will now respect the “Links opened by other applications” preference.
  
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==User Interface==
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* Pressing the Esc key in the location bar of a blank page no longer displays “about:blank.”  <!-- regardless of what we did w/ 1.1b1 final, grammar demands that they be inside the quotes -->
  
* Camino can now be used with a custom profile location specified at runtime, enabling "portable Camino" or running Camino from a memory stick.
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==Web Page Interaction==
* The downloads window is now always brought to the front when a download starts.
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* Further improved ad-blocking.
** browser.download.progressDnldDialog.bringToFront (true/false) to alter behaviour.
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* Adding a site to the Pop-up Exceptions List now works properly for Flash-based pop-ups.
* View Source now opens in a new window regardless of tab preferences.
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* The list of pop-up windows that can be displayed for a given page is now cleared properly.
** hidden pref to open in tab
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* Modifier keys now generate key events.
* Camino now respects the Mozilla preference for setting the backspace key behaviour.
 
** browser.backspace_action to alter behaviour
 

Latest revision as of 22:12, 28 April 2007

These are the “running” or incremental release notes for Camino 1.5 (☃), i.e., the interesting bug-fixes since the last major release (e.g., 1.0) or milestone (e.g., Camino 1.1 Alpha 2). The actual release notes for major releases, milestones, or security releases can be found on the corresponding Releases:Ver:Notes page, e.g., Releases:1.1b:Notes.

(Note that not all checkins are considered interesting; in particular, fixes for regressions that only occur between milestones, code cleanup, or build changes are not included in release notes.)
There are several pages that track "major" changes on the FF2.0 branch. These could be very handy for when we want to create our release notes. What's new in Bon Echo Alpha 3 (for Firefox 2).

These running release notes (and the milestone release notes that are developed from them) form the "complete" changelog on the website; the release notes for the final 1.5 release are a summary or short-form and can be found at Releases:1.5:Notes.

Release Notes for Camino 1.1b are at Releases:1.1b:Notes (Release Notes for Camino 1.1a2 are at Releases:1.1a2:Notes and notes for Camino 1.1a1 are at Releases:1.1a1:Notes).

These notes are for checkins after the release of Camino 1.1b.

General

  • The warning that appears when attempting to launch a copy of Camino while another copy is already running will now close properly.
  • Built-in keyboard shortcuts for certain functions (e.g. for Bookmark Bar items) will no longer override menu shortcuts chosen by users.
  • Pages are no longer truncated when navigating back to them from a page which showed the pop-up blocker.
  • Images dragged from the Desktop to a Camino window will now display properly.
  • Camino no longer remembers the size and position of the view source window as the default size and position for new browser windows.
  • On Mac OS X 10.3.9, Script Editor will no longer complain that it cannot open Camino’s AppleScript dictionary, and all AppleScripts that interact with Camino will work just as they do on Mac OS X 10.4.

Bookmarks

  • Command-key shortcuts for bookmarks in the Bookmark Bar no longer triggered when modifier keys are also held down.
  • The “Use as Dock Menu” context menu item is now disabled when the History collection is selected.
  • When bookmarking a page or a set of pages, pages with data: or javascript: URLs will no longer be bookmarked.
  • When importing bookmarks from Firefox, Camino will use the profile that was changed most recently if there are multiple profiles.

Downloading

  • Files listed in the Downloads window can now be emptied from the Trash.

Localization

  • The license agreement that appears when the disk image is mounted will now appear in the language of the system, if available.

Preferences

  • The date displayed in the “Show Cookies…” sheet now respects the system date preferences more accurately.

Privacy & Security

  • Updating a Keychain item with new information will now properly update the existing item instead of sometimes creating a second item.
  • Camino now stores and accesses different credentials (in the Keychain) for different http Auth realms on the same host.
  • Usernames saved in the Keychain are now treated in a case-insensitive manner.
  • When accessing a Keychain item created by Safari, Camino no longer alters the item so that Safari cannot read it, and if Camino accesses an altered item again, it will restore Safari's ability to access that item.
  • The list of sites for which Camino will never save a password is now a .plist file instead of a binary file.
  • Showing “Installed Plug-ins” will no longer cause some security warning preferences to be reset.
  • When Camino asks to read the Keychain for a certain site, choosing “Deny” now functions properly.

Tabs

  • Quitting while saved pages are being restored no longer forgets those that are in the process of loading.
  • Pages will now be restored properly after a crash.
  • Open pages are now remembered more frequently in case Camino quits unexpectedly.
  • Clicking a link from an external application which is already open in Camino will now show the existing tab or window and reload it.
  • When a link from an external application launches Camino and there are saved pages to be restored, the link will now respect the “Links opened by other applications” preference.

User Interface

  • Pressing the Esc key in the location bar of a blank page no longer displays “about:blank.”

Web Page Interaction

  • Further improved ad-blocking.
  • Adding a site to the Pop-up Exceptions List now works properly for Flash-based pop-ups.
  • The list of pop-up windows that can be displayed for a given page is now cleared properly.
  • Modifier keys now generate key events.