This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 75 that will affect developers. Firefox 75 was released on April 7, 2020.
- Mozilla Firefox for PC Windows 1.5.0.6 RC1 Rilasciato: 20º apr 2021 (alcuni secondi fa) Mozilla Firefox for PC Windows 1.5.0.6 Rilasciato: 20º apr 2021.
- Scores represent browsers that completed the test. Tested with pre-release Safari 14.0.1, Chrome v86.0.4240.75 and Firefox v81.0.1 on macOS, as well as Chrome v86.0.4240.75, Microsoft Edge v86.0.622.38 and Firefox v81.0.1 on Windows Home, with WPA2 Wi‑Fi network connection.
- Firefox makes it to version 54, Mozilla dubs it 'the best Firefox' Mozilla has announced the latest update to its popular web browser. Firefox is now up to version number 54 with changes that, according to the company, make it 'the best Firefox in history' thanks to an important performance tweak in the form of multiprocess support when loading tabs.
See also the accompanying hacks post — Firefox 75: Ambitions for April.
Changes for web developers
Developer tools
Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language Everyone deserves access to the internet — your language should never be a barrier. That's why — with the help of dedicated volunteers around the world — we make the Firefox Browser available in more than 90 languages.
- It is now possible to resize the rectangle of the Measuring Tool (bug 1152321).
- In the inspector, you can now use XPath expressions to locate elements, in addition to locating elements using CSS selectors as before (bug 963933).
- You can now filter WebSocket messages using regular expressions, in addition to plain text search, by writing the regular expression in slashes (bug 1593837).
HTML
- The
loading
attribute of theelement has now been implemented. This string value can be used to specify that the image should be lazily loaded, by setting its value to
lazy
(bug 1542784). - The value of the
</code> element's <code>type</code> attribute is now restricted to <code>text/css</code> only, as per the spec (bug 1614329).</li></ul><h3>CSS</h3><ul><li>Support for the <code>min()</code>, <code>max()</code>, and <code>clamp()</code> functions has been implemented (bug 1519519).</li><li>The <code>all</code> value of the <code>text-decoration-skip-ink</code> property has been added (bug 1611965)</li></ul><h3>Accessibility</h3><p>The new roles and objects related to ARIA annotations are now exposed in Firefox, on Windows and Linux (bear in mind that these still won't be usable until screenreaders start to support them):</p><ul><li><code>aria-description</code> (bug 1608961).</li><li><code>role='mark'</code> and <code>role='suggestion'</code> (bug 1608965).</li><li><code>role='comment'</code> (bug 1608969).</li><li>Multiple IDs on <code>aria-details</code> (bug 1608883).</li></ul><p><strong>Note</strong>: On macOS, we are first waiting for Apple to define what Safari will expose as Apple-dialect attributes to VoiceOver, and will then follow suit.</p><h3>JavaScript</h3><ul><li>Public static class fields are now supported (bug 1535804).</li><li>The <code>Intl.Locale</code> class is now supported (bug 1613713).</li><li>The <code>Function.caller</code> property has been updated to be aligned with the latest ECMAScript spec proposal. Previously throwing a <code>TypeError</code>, it now returns <code>null</code> if the caller is a strict, async, or generator function (bug 1610206).</li></ul><h3>APIs</h3><h4>DOM</h4><ul><li>The <code>HTMLFormElement</code> interface has a new method, <code>requestSubmit()</code>. Unlike the old (and still available) <code>submit()</code> method, <code>requestSubmit()</code> acts as if a specified submit button has been clicked, rather than just sending the form data to the recipient. Thus the <code>submit</code> event is delivered and the form is checked for validity prior to the data being submitted (bug 1613360).</li><li>The <code>submit</code> event is now represented by an object of type <code>SubmitEvent</code> rather than a simple <code>Event</code>. <code>SubmitEvent</code> includes a new <code>submitter</code> property, which is the <code>Element</code> that was invoked to trigger the form submission. With this event, you can have a single handler for submit events that can discern which of multiple submit buttons or links was used to submit the form (bug 1588715).</li><li>Calling the <code>click()</code> method on a detached element (one not part of a DOM tree) now functions normally, leading to a <code>click</code> event being sent to it (bug 1610821).</li></ul><h4>Web animations API</h4><p>Firefox 75 sees numerous additions to the Web Animations API:</p><ul><li>Implicit to/from keyframes are now supported, as is automatically removing filling animations that have been replaced by other indefinitely filling animations (bug 1618773). This includes enabling of support for: </li><li>The <code>Animation.timeline</code> getter, <code>Document.timeline</code>, <code>DocumentTimeline</code>, and <code>AnimationTimeline</code> features are now enabled by default (bug 1619178).</li><li>The <code>Document.getAnimations()</code> and <code>Element.getAnimations()</code> methods are now enabled by default (bug 1619821).</li></ul><h2 id='firefox-75-download'>Firefox 75 Download</h2><h4>Media, Web Audio, and WebRTC</h4>
- The
RTCPeerConnection.setLocalDescription()
method can now be called without arguments, in which case the WebRTC runtime will try to create the new local session description itself (bug 1568292).
HTTP
Security
- CSP nonces from non-script sources, such as CSS selectors, and
.getAttribute('nonce')
calls, are now hidden. Instead, check the.nonce
property to access nonces from scripts (bug 1374612).
Plugins
Security
This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 75 that will affect developers. Firefox 75 was released on April 7, 2020.
- Mozilla Firefox for PC Windows 1.5.0.6 RC1 Rilasciato: 20º apr 2021 (alcuni secondi fa) Mozilla Firefox for PC Windows 1.5.0.6 Rilasciato: 20º apr 2021.
- Scores represent browsers that completed the test. Tested with pre-release Safari 14.0.1, Chrome v86.0.4240.75 and Firefox v81.0.1 on macOS, as well as Chrome v86.0.4240.75, Microsoft Edge v86.0.622.38 and Firefox v81.0.1 on Windows Home, with WPA2 Wi‑Fi network connection.
- Firefox makes it to version 54, Mozilla dubs it 'the best Firefox' Mozilla has announced the latest update to its popular web browser. Firefox is now up to version number 54 with changes that, according to the company, make it 'the best Firefox in history' thanks to an important performance tweak in the form of multiprocess support when loading tabs.
See also the accompanying hacks post — Firefox 75: Ambitions for April.
Changes for web developers
Developer tools
Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language Everyone deserves access to the internet — your language should never be a barrier. That's why — with the help of dedicated volunteers around the world — we make the Firefox Browser available in more than 90 languages.
- It is now possible to resize the rectangle of the Measuring Tool (bug 1152321).
- In the inspector, you can now use XPath expressions to locate elements, in addition to locating elements using CSS selectors as before (bug 963933).
- You can now filter WebSocket messages using regular expressions, in addition to plain text search, by writing the regular expression in slashes (bug 1593837).
HTML
- The
loading
attribute of theelement has now been implemented. This string value can be used to specify that the image should be lazily loaded, by setting its value to
lazy
(bug 1542784). - The value of the
</code> element's <code>type</code> attribute is now restricted to <code>text/css</code> only, as per the spec (bug 1614329).</li></ul><h3>CSS</h3><ul><li>Support for the <code>min()</code>, <code>max()</code>, and <code>clamp()</code> functions has been implemented (bug 1519519).</li><li>The <code>all</code> value of the <code>text-decoration-skip-ink</code> property has been added (bug 1611965)</li></ul><h3>Accessibility</h3><p>The new roles and objects related to ARIA annotations are now exposed in Firefox, on Windows and Linux (bear in mind that these still won't be usable until screenreaders start to support them):</p><ul><li><code>aria-description</code> (bug 1608961).</li><li><code>role='mark'</code> and <code>role='suggestion'</code> (bug 1608965).</li><li><code>role='comment'</code> (bug 1608969).</li><li>Multiple IDs on <code>aria-details</code> (bug 1608883).</li></ul><p><strong>Note</strong>: On macOS, we are first waiting for Apple to define what Safari will expose as Apple-dialect attributes to VoiceOver, and will then follow suit.</p><h3>JavaScript</h3><ul><li>Public static class fields are now supported (bug 1535804).</li><li>The <code>Intl.Locale</code> class is now supported (bug 1613713).</li><li>The <code>Function.caller</code> property has been updated to be aligned with the latest ECMAScript spec proposal. Previously throwing a <code>TypeError</code>, it now returns <code>null</code> if the caller is a strict, async, or generator function (bug 1610206).</li></ul><h3>APIs</h3><h4>DOM</h4><ul><li>The <code>HTMLFormElement</code> interface has a new method, <code>requestSubmit()</code>. Unlike the old (and still available) <code>submit()</code> method, <code>requestSubmit()</code> acts as if a specified submit button has been clicked, rather than just sending the form data to the recipient. Thus the <code>submit</code> event is delivered and the form is checked for validity prior to the data being submitted (bug 1613360).</li><li>The <code>submit</code> event is now represented by an object of type <code>SubmitEvent</code> rather than a simple <code>Event</code>. <code>SubmitEvent</code> includes a new <code>submitter</code> property, which is the <code>Element</code> that was invoked to trigger the form submission. With this event, you can have a single handler for submit events that can discern which of multiple submit buttons or links was used to submit the form (bug 1588715).</li><li>Calling the <code>click()</code> method on a detached element (one not part of a DOM tree) now functions normally, leading to a <code>click</code> event being sent to it (bug 1610821).</li></ul><h4>Web animations API</h4><p>Firefox 75 sees numerous additions to the Web Animations API:</p><ul><li>Implicit to/from keyframes are now supported, as is automatically removing filling animations that have been replaced by other indefinitely filling animations (bug 1618773). This includes enabling of support for: </li><li>The <code>Animation.timeline</code> getter, <code>Document.timeline</code>, <code>DocumentTimeline</code>, and <code>AnimationTimeline</code> features are now enabled by default (bug 1619178).</li><li>The <code>Document.getAnimations()</code> and <code>Element.getAnimations()</code> methods are now enabled by default (bug 1619821).</li></ul><h2 id='firefox-75-download'>Firefox 75 Download</h2><h4>Media, Web Audio, and WebRTC</h4><img src='https://alternative.me/media/512/freerapid-downloader-thumbnail-689ns9lmjedoi109-c.png' alt='Firefox' title='Firefox' /><ul><li>The <code>RTCPeerConnection.setLocalDescription()</code> method can now be called without arguments, in which case the WebRTC runtime will try to create the new local session description itself (bug 1568292).</li></ul><h3>HTTP</h3><h3>Security</h3><ul><li>CSP nonces from non-script sources, such as CSS selectors, and <code>.getAttribute('nonce')</code> calls, are now hidden. Instead, check the <code>.nonce</code> property to access nonces from scripts (bug 1374612).</li></ul><h3>Plugins</h3><h3>Security</h3><img src='https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-04-22-20-55-35-f6d128.png' alt='Download firefox latest version x64' title='Download firefox latest version x64' /><p><em>No changes.</em></p><h3>WebDriver conformance (Marionette)</h3><ul><li>Fixed a bug that always caused Marionette to initialize when Firefox starts-up. It has been limited to the command line argument and environment variable now (bug 1622012).</li><li>Fixed <code>WebDriver:Print</code> to no longer add extra margins to the document (bug 1616932).</li><li>Changed the preference <span>value for </span><code><span>network.http.speculative-parallel-limit</span></code><span> to <code>0</code>, to no longer force-disable speculative connections </span>(bug 1617869).</li></ul><h3>Other</h3><h2>Changes for add-on developers</h2><h3>API changes</h3><ul><li>We've added some new settings in <code>browserSettings</code> (bug 1286953): <ul><li><code>browserSettings.zoomSiteSpecific</code> to control whether zooming is on a per-site or per-tab basis</li><li><code>browserSettings.zoomFullPage</code> to control whether zoom is applied to the entire page or to text only.</li></ul></li><li>The name of the file used when saving a PDF with <code>tabs.saveAsPDF</code> can be specified using <code>toFileName</code> in the type <code>tabs.PageSettings</code>.(bug 1483590)</li></ul><h3>Manifest changes</h3><h2 id='firefox-64-bit'>Firefox 64 Bit</h2><ul><li> The 'privacy' permission is now optional. (bug 1618399)</li></ul><h2 id='download-firefox-latest-version-x64'>Download Firefox Latest Version X64</h2><h2>See also</h2><h2 id='firefox-75-download'>Firefox 75 Download</h2><h2>Older versions</h2><br><br><br><br>