Tue, Aug 28 2012 15:55 Don

Mozilla Firefox v15.0 Released: August 28, 2012

  • NEW  Silent, background updates
  • NEW  Support for SPDY networking protocol v3
  • NEW  WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance
  • NEW  Localization in Maithili (see all available locales)
  • CHANGED  Optimized memory usage for add-ons
  • DEVELOPER  JavaScript debugger integrated into developer tools
  • DEVELOPER New layout view added to Inspector
  • DEVELOPER High precision event timer implemented
  • DEVELOPER The CSS word-break property has been implemented.
  • DEVELOPER New responsive design tool allows web developers to switch between desktop and mobile views of sites
  • HTML5 Native support for the Opus audio codec added
  • HTML5 The <audio> and <video> elements now support the played attribute
  • HTML5 The <source> element now supports the media attribute
  • FIXED Focus rings keep growing when repeatedly tabbing through elements (720987)

Known Issues

  • Unresolved Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (see 783393)
    Unresolved on v15 Resolved in v16
  • Unresolved If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash (see 573369)
  • Unresolved For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual (see 579260)
  • Unresolved Windows: The use of Microsoft's System Restore functionality shortly after updating Firefox may prevent future updates (see 730285)

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/15.0/releasenotes/

 

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