Firefox si aggiorna!

Puntuale come un orologio svizzero ( si fa per dire), Mozilla, ha rilasciato, un nuovo aggiornamento per il browser della volpe rossa, che giunge alla revisione stabile della versione 16, che dopo diverse beta è finalmente giunta alla fase finale.

Tra le novità troviamo il pieno supporto per tutti i sistemi operativi desktop tra cui Linux, compatibilità con le web apps, introduzione di nuove applicazioni e giochi come Chrome con il suo Web Store. Di seguito vi riportiamo il changelog completo con tutte le novità introdotte :

PIeno supporto per tutti i sistemi operativi
Compatibilità con le web apps
Introdotte numerose app e giochi
Migliorata la stabilità del browser
Migliorate le performance del browser
Migliorata la sicurezza del browser
Aggiunto il supporto per il VoiceOver di MAC OS X
Una nuova toolbar dedicata agli sviluppatori
Introdotti dei pulsanti d’accesso rapido
Conteggio degli errori per la Web Console

Firefox 16, è disponibile in tutte le lingue, per PC, Mac e Linux presso il sito ufficiale.

Di seguito vi riportiamo il changelog “COMPLETO” e in inglese :

NEW

Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default
NEW

Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux)
NEW

Acholi and Kazakh localizations added
CHANGED

Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection
DEVELOPER

New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access
DEVELOPER

CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16
DEVELOPER

Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented
FIXED

Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (783393)
FIXED

No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures (650355)
FIXED

Opus support by default (772341)
FIXED

Reverse animation direction has been implemented (655920)
FIXED

Per tab reporting in about:memory (687724)
FIXED

User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version (728831)

Known Issues

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)
UNRESOLVED

Pointer lock doesn’t work in web apps (see 769150)

NEW

Firefox on Mac OS X now has preliminary VoiceOver support turned on by default

Initial web app support (Windows/Mac/Linux)

Acholi and Kazakh localizations added

Improvements around JavaScript responsiveness through incremental garbage collection

New Developer Toolbar with buttons for quick access to tools, error count for the Web Console, and a new command line for quick keyboard access

CSS3 Animations, Transitions, Transforms and Gradients unprefixed in Firefox 16

Recently opened files list in Scratchpad implemented

Debugger breakpoints do not catch on page reload (783393)

No longer supporting MD5 as a hash algorithm in digital signatures (650355)

Opus support by default (772341)

Reverse animation direction has been implemented (655920)

Per tab reporting in about:memory (687724)

User Agent strings for pre-release Firefox versions now show only major version (728831)

Known Issues

If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash (see 573369)

For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual (see 579260)

Windows: The use of Microsoft’s System Restore functionality shortly after updating Firefox may prevent future updates (see 730285)

Pointer lock doesn’t work in web apps (see 769150)

Giovanni Damiano