Release of Pale Moon browser 28.9.0

Introduced release of the web browser Pale Moon 28.9, branched from the Firefox codebase to ensure higher efficiency, retain the classic interface, minimize memory consumption, and provide additional customization options. Pale Moon builds are created for Windows and Linux (x86 and x86_64). The project code is distributed is licensed under MPLv2 (Mozilla Public License).

The project adheres to a classic interface organization, without transitioning to the integrated Australis interface in Firefox 29, and provides extensive customization options. Notable removed components include DRM, Social API, WebRTC, PDF viewer, Crash Reporter, code for statistical collection, and tools for parental control and accessibility. Compared to Firefox, the browser retains support for XUL technology and maintains the ability to apply both full and lightweight themes. Pale Moon is built on the platform. UXP (Unified XUL Platform), within which Firefox components have been branched from the Mozilla Central repository, free of dependencies on Rust code and excluding the Quantum project developments.

In new version:

  • Support for asynchronous iterators (await iterator.next() and for await);
  • Playback of multimedia content based on promises;
  • Non-standard functions for constructing styles via the CSSStyleSheet() object;
  • HTML5 dialog element (disabled by default and requires setting dom.dialog_element.enabled = true);
  • Optional hiding of pinned tabs in CtrlTab/AllTab panels (enabled through browser.ctrlTab.hidePinnedTabs and browser.allTabs.hidePinnedTabs settings);
  • Ability to play multimedia elements at 1.25x speed;
  • Hidden setting (browser.places.smartBookmarks.max) to limit the size of categories in smart bookmarks.

Source: opennet.ru

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