release of the web browser , 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 and (x86 and x86_64). The project code 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. (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.
Among the changes in :
- Secure display of the connection security status with the site. Connections over HTTP, unlike other browsers, are not marked as insecure; they show a standard indicator, while HTTPS connections are explicitly marked as secure, and sites with EV (Extended Validation) certificates are highlighted separately. However, in case of encryption problems, such as the presence of mixed content on the page or the use of unreliable certificates and algorithms, indicators are displayed with information about the issues.
- Branding elements have been updated for unofficial builds to make them more distinct from the main Pale Moon build.
- A configuration option signon.startup.prompt has been added to control the display of the master password immediately after startup, before it is actually used.
- For downloads, only the real domain from which the data was obtained is now always shown, not the page from which the redirection occurred.
- Support for the Object.fromEntries() function has been added.
- Support for the value flow-root has been added to the CSS display property, allowing the generation of a block element that conforms to the new block formatting context technique;
- Support for specifying percentage values in the CSS opacity property has been added.
- JavaScript module implementations and the MediaQueryList API have been aligned with the standard.
- ResizeObserver API added.
Supplement: Hot on the heels a corrective update for Pale Moon 28.14.1, which fixes an error in the implementation of the ResizeObserver API that caused crashes when opening some popular websites.
Source: opennet.ru
