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.
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- The certificate and password storage has been transitioned to use SQLite. After the update, the profile will be converted, and the ability to use it with older releases will be lost.
- A new setting, browser.tabs.insertAllAfterCurrent, has been added to open a new tab immediately after the current one, rather than at the end of the list.
- The display of extensions in the add-ons manager has been modified.
- The use of extensions explicitly not intended for Pale Moon is prohibited (for example, extensions developed for Firefox will cease to function).
- The bookmark backup code has been updated.
- A new setting, browser.bookmarks.editDialog.showForNewBookmarks, has been added to display the edit dialog when adding a new bookmark through clicking the star in the address bar.
- Compatibility with GCC 10 has been improved.
- The deprecated and unsupported NVIDIA 3DVision stereoscopic interface has been removed.
- Support for a global menu for GTK has been added.
- API node.getRootNode and AbortController (Abort API) have been implemented.
Source: opennet.ru
