Ramblings of an old Doc
Published on October 12, 2014 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

 

In fact, if you use Pale Moon, you might well have noticed your browser updated to it this morning.

The x64 version should be coming should be coming within the next few months is here! http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

For XP users, no joy. PM 25 will not support XP. But, the ATOM build will, and there are builds available which can be used on XP machines. Not sure how long that will last, though.

Important change: If you use sync in the browser, you’ll have to create a new account because the move is being done to free up space on servers. Also, addons are not synced by default anymore but you can tick that option in the sync settings so they’re synced on other devices.

“Compatibility changes:

  1. Firefox Compatibility mode is disabled by default. This means that Pale Moon won't use a Firefox indicator in its UserAgent string anymore. Users may experience issues on some sites because of that. There is however an option to override the user agent on a per-site basis so that this should not be much of an issue after all.
  2. Pale Moon will retain Firefox compatibility with Firefox 24.x extensions regardless of the browser's own version. This was done by disconnecting Firefox's compatibility mode by default.
  3. The browser's Global Unique Identifier has changed, and extensions with Pale Moon's or Firefox's GUID can be installed natively now.
  4. The WebAPP runtime is not build anymore.
  5. Mozilla Corporation service tools are not build anymore.

Support for VP9 and Opus audio has been added to WebM support of the browser which improves media playback support of Pale Moon.” – gHacks

Update: The x64 PM 25 is available here: http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

 

Source:

http://www.ghacks.net/2014/10/09/pale-moon-25-available-now-introduces-major-changes/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e1393%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e1fy0


Comments
on Oct 12, 2014

Hi Doc the 64bit version I have received as of yesterday It is my default browser it is very fast very responsive browser but PaleMoon (x64) version 25.0.0 came out yesterday on DownloadCrew.com !  

on Oct 12, 2014

http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-x64.shtml

True enough! Wow! That was fast. 

gHacks anticipated it would take more time. Thanks, bodadog. 

on Oct 12, 2014

You're very welcome Doc Top Of The Morning to you have a great cup of Coffee!

on Oct 12, 2014

In the past, Pale Moon's x64 versions came with a disclaimer about compatibility issues with a significant number of websites as well as a number of popular extensions/add-ons.  Is that no longer the case?  Is there any reason to use the x86 version on a 64-bit rig any more?  Thx.

on Oct 12, 2014

In my opinion or use of PaleMoon x64 I have not encountered those problems. It has always been my go to browser of choice always been able to access all popular websites with no problems it very fast much faster than IE11 and Google Chrome both been using PaleMoon for 4yrs now with no problems at least in my case!

on Oct 12, 2014

This is probably worth looking at before upgrading (if you haven't already - I did without even thinking about it, but so far have encountered no showstoppers with the x86 version).

on Oct 12, 2014

One thing that did happen with the upgrade is that Outlook Web App now loads in the light version rather than the 'heavy' version which loaded before and I can't find a way to change back.  Not really a problem, though, as the light version is functional enough.

on Oct 12, 2014

Daiwa

This is probably worth looking at before upgrading (if you haven't already - I did without even thinking about it, but so far have encountered no showstoppers with the x86 version).

"However, to prevent the situation where, as a result, none of the Firefox extensions would work anymore, we added a dual-GUID system in v25. It can install native Pale Moon extensions (specifically targeting Pale Moon as an application with its shiny new GUID), and it can install Firefox extensions that target the Firefox GUID. In terms of Mozilla code, this is unprecedented: historically, Mozilla applications would only allow extensions to be installed that specifically target the application.
This new system only covers the installation routine for add-on installation. So, any add-on that has no other requirements to function but to pass the install check, will be allowed to install and run. This is why all Firefox extensions install but some don't function."


Daiwa, I think you'd have to address it on an individual extension basis...not sure why extensions need more than the GUID. Seems like a true pita to me.