Version history for Mozilla SeaMonkey (PortableApps)
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Changes for v2.21 - v2.22
- Mozilla platform changes
- Web Audio support has been added.
- CSS3 background-attachment:local support to control background scrolling has been implemented.
- Many new ES6 functions have been implemented.
- iframe document content can now be specified inline.
- Fixed several stability issues.
Changes for v2.16.2 - v2.17.1
- Continued performance improvements around common browser tasks (page loads, downloads, shutdown, etc.).
- Continued implementation of draft ECMAScript 6 (clear() and Math.imul).
Changes for v2.14.1 - v2.15.1
- SeaMonkey-specific changes
- SeaMonkey can be set as default client/browser on Mac and Linux now.
- Mozilla platform changes
- The new IonMonkey compiler improves JavaScript performance.
- Preliminary support for WebRTC has been added.
- Image quality has been improved through a new HTML scaling algorithm.
- CSS3 Flexbox has been implemented.
- Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio has been added.
- Support for @supports has been added (disabled for now).
- Startup time has been improved through smart handling of signed extension certificates.
- HTML5: Support for W3C touch events has been implemented, taking the place of MozTouch events
- Insecure content loading has been disabled on HTTPS pages (see bug 62178).
- Responsiveness for users on proxies has been improved.
- Fixed several stability issues.
Changes for v2.14.1 - v2.15
- SeaMonkey can be set as default client/browser on Mac and Linux now.
- See the changes page for minor changes.
- The new IonMonkey compiler improves JavaScript performance.
- Preliminary support for WebRTC has been added.
- Image quality has been improved through a new HTML scaling algorithm.
- CSS3 Flexbox has been implemented.
- Support for new DOM property window.devicePixelRatio has been added.
- Support for @supports has been added (disabled for now).
- Startup time has been improved through smart handling of signed extension certificates.
- HTML5: Support for W3C touch events has been implemented, taking the place of MozTouch events
- Insecure content loading has been disabled on HTTPS pages (see bug 62178).
- Responsiveness for users on proxies has been improved.
- Fixed several stability issues.
Changes for v2.11 - v2.12
- Added support for SPDY networking protocol v3.
- Implemented WebGL enhancements, including compressed textures for better performance.
- Optimized memory usage for add-ons.
- Implemented the CSS word-break property.
- Implemented high precision event timer.
- HTML5: Added native support for the Opus audio codec.
- HTML5: Added support for the source element media attribute.
- HTML5: Added support for the audio element and video element played attribute.
- Fixed several stability issues.
Changes for v2.9.1 - v2.10
- SeaMonkey-specific changes
- The domain name is highlighted in the location bar by default now, configurable in Preferences.
- The amount of tabs to be restored concurrently can be configured in Preferences now.
- News username and password auth dialogs have been combined and show for which server the prompt is now.
- Mozilla platform changes
- The new minimum supported Windows version is now XP SP2, Windows 2000 support has been dropped.
- The SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites
- The column-fill CSS property has been implemented.
- Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented.
- Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added.
- The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the
Changes for v2.3 - v2.3.2
- SeaMonkey 2.3.2 contains the following major changes relative to SeaMonkey 2.2:
- (SeaMonkey 2.3.2) - Revoked the root certificate for DigiNotar due to fraudulent SSL certificate issuance (see bug 682927 and the security advisory)
- Several fixes when importing email from Microsoft Outlook
- Mozilla platform changes
- Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
- Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
- Added support for window.matchMedia
- Added a plugins check link to the Plugins pane of the Add-ons Manager
- Added support for the
Changes for v2.0.14 - v2.2
- Major Changes
- Windows: Bundled extensions/add-ons (ChatZilla, DOM Inspector and JavaScript Debugger) are no longer optional in SeaMonkey's installer (but can still be disabled or removed using the Add-ons Manager) (Bug 666518).
- Archive options can now be changed from the Copies & Folders Account Settings pane (Bug 607295).
- Fixes
- Opening message attachments did not work anymore (Bug 665313).
- All LSOs (Flash cookies) were cleared when clearing only the cache (Bug 665336).
- The Composer status bar displayed an incorrect status (Bug 657214).
- Email senders were displayed as quoted when the name in From was quoted (Bug 652318).
- Windows 7: Downloads to network shares could be corrupted (bug 545650).
- Opening messages from Advanced Search results did not work anymore (bug 660882).
- The Archives folder was rendered inaccessible after archiving a news posting (bug 660845).
- On the first wizard page for creating a new Sync account, the Next button was disabled until you switched the server type and back (bug 664569).
Changes for v2.0.11 - v2.0.12
- The new Data Manager is opened instead of the previous separate management windows.
- Sync (f.k.a. Weave) is now included directly in SeaMonkey. Sync allows you to keep your browsing history, passwords, bookmarks, preferences and tabs in sync across different devices (computers) in a secure way.
- The new DoNotTrack HTTP header can be configured in Preferences, Privacy & Security
- Lightweight themes (Personas) support for the Address Book, Composer, and MailNews windows.
- Much improved startup speed.
- WebGL and D3D are now enabled where supported
Changes for v2.0.9 - v2.0.10
- Interleaving document.write and appendChild can lead to duplicate text frames and overrunning of text run buffers (Bug 607222)
- Fixed in SeaMonkey 2.0.10
- MFSA 2010-73 Heap buffer overflow mixing document.write and DOM insertion
Changes for v2.0.4 - v2.0.5
- Security fixes
- Fixes for a number of non-security-relevant crashes, increasing the stability of the whole platform and the Mail & Newsgroups part of SeaMonkey
- New available languages: British English and Simplified Chinese
- Some updates to the in-product help content