On Monday, Mozilla.org released version 13.0.1 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 30.7 megabyte download and adds the following fixes and changes:
– FIXED – Windows Messenger did not load in Hotmail, and the Hotmail inbox did not auto-update (764546, fixed in 13.0.1).
– FIXED – Hebrew text sometimes rendered incorrectly (756850, fixed in 13.0.1).
– FIXED – Flash 11.3 sometimes caused a crash on quit (747683, fixed in 13.0.1).
– NEW – When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages.
– NEW – The default home page now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more.
– CHANGED – SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites.
– CHANGED – Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup.
– CHANGED – Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default.
– DEVELOPER – 72 total improvements to Page Inspector, HTML panel, Style Inspector, Scratchpad and Style Editor.
– DEVELOPER – The column-fill CSS property has been implemented.
– DEVELOPER – Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented.
– DEVELOPER – Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added.
– DEVELOPER – The :invalid pseudo-class can now be applied to the element.
– DEVELOPER – The CSS turn
– FIXED – Various security fixes.
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 – OS X: nsCocoaWindow::ConstrainPosition uses wrong screen in multi-display setup (see 752149).
– UNRESOLVED – CSS :hover regression when an element’s class name is set by Javascript (see 758885).
Firefox 13.0.1 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or later to install and run.
If you’ve tried the new version and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.
2 replies on “Mozilla releases Firefox 13.0.1 update”
Firefox released another one on the 15th of June. They did’nt tell use what they fixed but it is now at version 13.0.1
It automatically disables the Realplayer Browser Record Extension, which, combined with Flash Player 13, caused the plug-in to malfunction and prevent any Flash media from loading. Another fix is to downgrade to Flash 10.3, but it’s probably best just to disable all Realplayer Extensions/plug-ins.