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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]-->. | 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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* Camino displays an error dialogue at launch on Mac OS X 10.2.x, since Camino 1.1 requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer. | * Camino displays an error dialogue at launch on Mac OS X 10.2.x, since Camino 1.1 requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer. | ||
* “Reset Camino” now properly resets minimized windows. | * “Reset Camino” now properly resets minimized windows. | ||
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* Adding a folder in the Bookmarks Manager no longer causes Camino to beep. | * Adding a folder in the Bookmarks Manager no longer causes Camino to beep. | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* 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 | * 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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* Camino now handles <tt>.ftploc</tt> files. | * Camino now handles <tt>.ftploc</tt> files. | ||
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* The "View Image" context menu item now uses the tabbed browsing preference semantics. | * The "View Image" context menu item now uses the tabbed browsing preference semantics. | ||
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* Local SVG files can now be selected in the Open File dialog. | * Local SVG files can now be selected in the Open File dialog. | ||
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* Ad-blocking has been further improved. | * Ad-blocking has been further improved. | ||
* "Copy Address" on <tt>mailto:</tt> links with multiple addresses now captures all addresses. | * "Copy Address" on <tt>mailto:</tt> links with multiple addresses now captures all addresses. | ||
* The "Send Link" menu item now sends URLs in angle brackets. | * 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). | * 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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* Single-click in search fields now only enters a caret instead of selecting any existing text. | * Single-click in search fields now only enters a caret instead of selecting any existing text. | ||
* The toolbar search field is now resizable and can be collapsed (hidden). | * The toolbar search field is now resizable and can be collapsed (hidden). | ||
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* Option-return or Option-enter in the location bar now downloads the entered url. | * Option-return or Option-enter in the location bar now downloads the entered url. | ||
* The empty space on the tab bar now has a context menu. | * The empty space on the tab bar now has a context menu. | ||
| − | + | * 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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* View Source now opens in a new window regardless of tabbed browsing preferences. | * View Source now opens in a new window regardless of tabbed browsing preferences. | ||
** camino.viewsource_in_tab (true/false) to alter behaviour. | ** camino.viewsource_in_tab (true/false) to alter behaviour. | ||
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==Bookmarks== | ==Bookmarks== | ||
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| + | * Cmd-1 through Cmd-9 are now shortcuts for the first 9 items in the Bookmark Bar. | ||
| + | * Dragging of bookmarks into the Address Book collection of the Bookmarks Manager is now disabled. | ||
| + | * Keywords on bookmark folders can now be edited in the outline view. | ||
| + | * “Copy Locations to Clipboard” in the Bookmarks view now works when folders are selected. | ||
| + | * Bookmark keyword searches now properly encode ampersand and other characters. | ||
| + | * The search field now gets initial focus when opening the Bookmarks Manager, for quick searching. | ||
| + | * Improved the tabbing cycle in bookmarks/history. | ||
| + | * Renamed the the left pane in the Bookmarks Manager from ‘Groups’ to ‘Collections’. | ||
| + | * Double-clicking on a tab group in Bookmarks Manager now opens the bookmarks. | ||
==Downloading== | ==Downloading== | ||
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| + | * The Command-period key combination now cancels downloads when the Downloads window has focus. | ||
| + | * Added new options for removing successful downloads automatically (when the download has completed, when quitting Camino, or manually) from the download history list. | ||
| + | * The “Download Completed” message now reports the actual file size even if the size was unknown while downloading. | ||
| + | * The downloads window is now always brought to the front when a download starts. | ||
| + | ** browser.download.progressDnldDialog.bringToFront (true/false) to alter behaviour. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Preferences== | ==Preferences== | ||
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| + | * Camino now has an option in the Appearance preference pane to make all websites always use your font choices.<!-- | ||
| + | ** browser.display.use_document_fonts is the pref used to enable/disable. No one cares what the pref is since it's not hidden. I know it's just for documentation!--> | ||
| + | * Polished the layout and terminology in each preference pane | ||
==Privacy & Security== | ==Privacy & Security== | ||
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| + | * Cookie exceptions list and sheet now have options for session cookies. | ||
| + | * The blocked pop-up notification now appears underneath the toolbars. | ||
==Tabs== | ==Tabs== | ||
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| + | * Tab jumpback: when creating a new foreground tab via cmd-click or single-window mode, Camino will remember the launching tab such that when the new tab is closed, we'll jump back to the launching tab if the user has not manually changed tabs | ||
| + | * Added a preference to force links that would open new windows to open in new tabs instead (“Single Window Mode”). | ||
| + | * Close buttons on tabs now give mouse hover feedback. | ||
==User Interface== | ==User Interface== | ||
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| + | * View-source is now disabled when viewing a window or tab that contains binary content, such as an image or a Quicktime movie. | ||
| + | * The Stop and Reload toolbar buttons now properly update their state at all times. | ||
| + | * Tooltips for items in the Downloads window are now restored on after restarting Camino | ||
| + | * The site icon of the about:blank page is no longer drag-able. | ||
| + | * Menu separators in the Bookmark Bar are no longer focusable. | ||
| + | * Command-click on a bookmark in the Bookmark Bar now respects the shift key toggle. | ||
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==Web Page Interaction== | ==Web Page Interaction== | ||
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| + | * Camino now has built-in spell-checking in web page <textarea>s and uses the Mac OS X system dictionaries. | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 5 July 2006
Contents
General
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).
- Camino displays an error dialogue at launch on Mac OS X 10.2.x, since Camino 1.1 requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
- “Reset Camino” now properly resets minimized windows.
- Adding a folder in the Bookmarks Manager no longer causes Camino to beep.
- 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.
- It is now possible to exclude Camino‘s Bookmarks from Spotlight indexing by adding ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Camino to the list in the Privacy tab of the Spotlight preference pane in the System Preferences
- Camino now handles .ftploc files.
- The "View Image" context menu item now uses the tabbed browsing preference semantics.
- Local SVG files can now be selected in the Open File dialog.
- 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).
- Single-click in search fields now only enters a caret instead of selecting any existing text.
- The toolbar search field is now resizable and can be collapsed (hidden).
- Added a "Search" item to the context menu, which searches for the selected text using the default search engine.
- Option-return or Option-enter in the location bar now downloads the entered url.
- The empty space on the tab bar now has a context menu.
- Camino can now be used with a custom profile location specified at runtime, enabling “portable Camino” or running Camino from a memory stick.
- View Source now opens in a new window regardless of tabbed browsing preferences.
- camino.viewsource_in_tab (true/false) to alter behaviour.
- Camino now respects the Mozilla preference for setting the backspace key behaviour.
- browser.backspace_action to alter behaviour http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action
Bookmarks
- Cmd-1 through Cmd-9 are now shortcuts for the first 9 items in the Bookmark Bar.
- Dragging of bookmarks into the Address Book collection of the Bookmarks Manager is now disabled.
- Keywords on bookmark folders can now be edited in the outline view.
- “Copy Locations to Clipboard” in the Bookmarks view now works when folders are selected.
- Bookmark keyword searches now properly encode ampersand and other characters.
- The search field now gets initial focus when opening the Bookmarks Manager, for quick searching.
- Improved the tabbing cycle in bookmarks/history.
- Renamed the the left pane in the Bookmarks Manager from ‘Groups’ to ‘Collections’.
- Double-clicking on a tab group in Bookmarks Manager now opens the bookmarks.
Downloading
- The Command-period key combination now cancels downloads when the Downloads window has focus.
- Added new options for removing successful downloads automatically (when the download has completed, when quitting Camino, or manually) from the download history list.
- The “Download Completed” message now reports the actual file size even if the size was unknown while downloading.
- The downloads window is now always brought to the front when a download starts.
- browser.download.progressDnldDialog.bringToFront (true/false) to alter behaviour.
History
Localization
Preferences
- Camino now has an option in the Appearance preference pane to make all websites always use your font choices.
- Polished the layout and terminology in each preference pane
Privacy & Security
- Cookie exceptions list and sheet now have options for session cookies.
- The blocked pop-up notification now appears underneath the toolbars.
Tabs
- Tab jumpback: when creating a new foreground tab via cmd-click or single-window mode, Camino will remember the launching tab such that when the new tab is closed, we'll jump back to the launching tab if the user has not manually changed tabs
- Added a preference to force links that would open new windows to open in new tabs instead (“Single Window Mode”).
- Close buttons on tabs now give mouse hover feedback.
User Interface
- View-source is now disabled when viewing a window or tab that contains binary content, such as an image or a Quicktime movie.
- The Stop and Reload toolbar buttons now properly update their state at all times.
- Tooltips for items in the Downloads window are now restored on after restarting Camino
- The site icon of the about:blank page is no longer drag-able.
- Menu separators in the Bookmark Bar are no longer focusable.
- Command-click on a bookmark in the Bookmark Bar now respects the shift key toggle.
Web Page Interaction
- Camino now has built-in spell-checking in web page <textarea>s and uses the Mac OS X system dictionaries.
