List of changes made from 5.0 stable to 6.0 stable

-Element Browser now uses native Windows font rendering instead of Safari font rendering.
-Revamped Omnibar, now supports search suggestions from drop down and recently visited pages links.
-Reduced memory consumption
-Improved startup speed
-Bug where a page would be delayed in loading when starting a session has been fixed
-Improvements to the Shelf pane
-Some GUI elements on some systems would 'jump'. This issue has been fixed.
-Multi-Lingual interface implemented
-Window state and position is now restored when opening a new session
-Bug where using the CTRL + T keyboard shortcut while in Tab Preview mode would not open a new tab process has
been fixed
-Bug where using the 'New Tab' button in the interface would not open a new tab process whilst in Tab Preview mode
has been fixed.
-Double clicking on the Tabs pane (In Preview mode) now opens a new tab.
-Behaviour of the 'Tab' button has been changed to 'New Tab'.
-A total of 19 bugs that remained unfixed since Element Browser 2 have been fixed. Including DOM inspecting,
memory leak problems and Document Complete event bottlenecks.
-Bug where the New Tab mouse gesture would not open a new tab under some conditions has been fixed.
-Improved and more streamlined installation process.

 

List of changes made from 4.0 stable to 5.0 stable

241 (Release Escrow)

-Feature complete.

-Redeveloped download manager, which now supports multiple, resumable downloads. The download manager also is capable of downloading individual files selected from an archive on the internet, without having to download the entire archive, truly unique to Element Browser. Additional improvements include clipboard integration, sound notifications and more.

-Cut, Copy and paste bugs in this release have been fixed.

-The status bar has now been removed because of its successor is shown in the address bar, so the functionality is no longer needed.

-Source code viewer improvements

-Feedback reporting system improvements

-DOM inspector UI improvements and threading improvements

-Automatic refreshing of dock items when adding / removing items from dock

-Dock preferences window improvements, allows direct integration with icons

-Dock appearance improvements

-Element Browser custom brand implemented

-Hub thumbnail refresh improvements

-Social dashboard UI bug fix

-Redeveloped settings window

-New downloads settings implemented

-Animations in the browser, such as fading on icons, can now be switched on or off.

-Now allows changing of Search engine

-SafeSurf window and feature improvements

-Delete browsing history functionality improvements

-General dialog improvements

-Bug in where the page could 'freeze' shortly after loading has been fixed.

-All fonts in the browser have now been changed completely to Segoe UI instead of Microsoft Sans Serif

-Page focus bug fixes

-Element Browser versions now available, General (GEN), Netbook, Ultimate

-Mouse gesture notification bug fix

-Portions of the code have been converted to native code to bring a more native windows look and feel

-Prefetching can now be enabled or disabled. Prefetching quickly loads the entire webpages and caches its elements before displaying; giving a more instant on effect, instead of loading the page in sections.

-Hub thumbnails now show activity indicators when loading

-Redeveloped updater, now performs backups before updating software

-Release notes can now be viewed before updating Element Browser

-Anti-Virus vendors can now advertise their anti-virus product on Element Browser's malware scan dialog. (Default being Element TotalProtect)

-You can now advertise in Element Browser by enabling its EnableAdvertise feature to true, and specifying the advertisement location in AdvertiseURL. (authorized use only)

-Homepage bugfix

-Themes have now been enabled in this release.

-Setup experience improvements

 

193 (Public Beta)

Complete revision of user interface. The interface is now more compact than previous versions of Element Browser, and the orb has been replaced by the menu stage, with a similar appearance to the new Scenic button layout.

All Features in the browser have been revised, improved and updated.

There are now animations throughout the browser, giving it a more streamline appearance.

Major improvements have been made to the garbage collector and memory management, bringing a near instant-on start-up speed.

The personal hub has been given major improvements, and now also allows for manual pinning of websites.

The 'Shelves' (tabs with thumbnails) view of the browser has been minimized to reduce screen clutter, and its appearance and usability has improved in overall quality.

Element Browser 5 is now officially the fastest browser, and SunSpider JavaScript benchmarks are down to an average of 330ms.

Websites and the GUI are completely rendered using the GPU through hardware acceleration; the entire surface is composited before being displayed. This also includes plug-ins such as Adobe Flash.

Dialogs and settings throughout the browser have been simplified.

Complete revision of the menu and more organized workflow.

There have been a huge amount of bug fixes and security updates made to the browser in this beta, and also more quality refinements.

Unlike the previous version of Element Browser, the entire window is now rendered using WPF, giving a sharper and quality display whilst improving system performance. (Element Browser 4’s interface was partial XAML)

Mouse gesture intelligence has also been improved.

Personal hub start-up speed has been dramatically improved by caching thumbnails and website data.

Websites are now pre-fetched before being displayed, giving a more ‘instant-on’ appearance.

Element Browser’s interface is also now more keyboard friendly, and a vast majority of elements can be selected with the keyboard.

The bookmarks library has also been improved.

The architecture of the tabs, session, and plug-ins is process based, so none of these aspects can crash the browser if one of these elements were to fail.

Automatic Crash Recovery is also available in this update, as well as isolated browsing and protected mode.

The installation process has also been simplified, requiring only one click to install.

 

List of changes made from 3.0 stable to 4.0 dev

834 (Release Escrow DF1)

  • Memory leak that occured when closing an Element Browser window has been fixed.
  • Improved Personal Hub start-up and rendering speed
  • Home button loop bug has been fixed
  • WidgetFramework.exe 4.0
  • Improved garbage collection
  • Memory consumption reduced by dynamically compiling web code to native machine code
  • Getting started prompt on first run
  • Twitter Social bug fixes and improvements
  • Secure Sites (HTTP and SSL) are now accessible in Element Browser (disabled due to potentially exploitable code in previous builds)
  • Improved font rendering
  • Improved browsing speed and experience due to merges of Webkit 513 and 533 eb patches
  • Improved user interface responsiveness
  • Finalized setup experience
  • Optimized for processor independent builds
  • Revamped MSN Social integration
  • Search engine contextual bug fixes
  • Spellchecking bug fixes

796

  • Hardware acceleration only is enabled on computers that meet system requirements
  • Complete aero transparency throughout user interface is available (optional theme setting)
  • User picture updates
  • Redeveloped full screen mode
  • Experimental support for Windows XP Sp3
  • General user interface updates
  • Element Browser now displays web page favicon on the address bar
  • Social Dashboard now included, in place of Tweet, includes Twitter and MSN Messenger integration (facebook planned for later beta)
  • Unofficial support for Windows XP SP3 added

260

  • .NET Framework targeting bug fix
  • WebKit platform fixes

244

  • Personal hub feature implemented- with thumbnails of recent sites and different customizable gadgets
  • Complete support for OpenGL hardware rendering.
  • Complete native code byte code interpreter support
  • Support for Element One Platform Preview
  • User interface revamp, including new user interface styling, colours and icons
  • Page tools button revamp, including native menu styling
  • Updated Web Applications Dock and fonts
  • Tab Expose animations bug fix
  • Incremental changes to WebKit base code

109

  • Classic tab mode is now available, which allows users to switch to traditional tabs instead of shelves
  • Shelf rendering options, allows control over quality and rendering speed
  • Live shelf previews, which requires a WDDM 1.0 video driver in order to function
  • DPI Scaling garbage fix when scaling above 96pts
  • JumpLists in Windows 7 introduced, which also supports Windows Vista (limited)
  • Dramatically improved navigation speed because of reduced hardware locks
  • Tab Expose improvements

57

  • ElementKit has been removed and replaced in favour of WebKit 5.33.
  • Middle click scrolling implemented
  • Complete performance improvements throughout
  • Double buffered OpenGL powered rendering
  • Double buffered User interface rendering
  • Now has complete support for HTML 5 tags (Video encoder not yet complete)
  • Rehauled tabs
  • Asynchronous tab refresh
  • Improved off-screen window painting
  • WDDM 1.0 and 1.1 specific features
  • Web application dock bug fixes
  • Native Client, allows compiling of JavaScript to native code before execution
  • New software installer

List of changes made from 2.0 stable to 3.0 dev

97

-Keywords are now allowed
-ElementKit 3.0 Final
-User Interface enchacements
-ElementKit Performance bug #23 fixed
-ElementKit Performance bug #16 Fixed
-ElementKit Security issue #2 Fixed
-Improved JavaScript performance
-Improved performance throughout the browser
-New version of AniCore, however fade effects are no longer delivered
-OpenGL can be used in webpages natively (experimental)
-Element Browser bugs #92 #35 #1 fixed
-Experimental 64bit processor support added
-Better integration with Windows 7
-Onmibar improvements
-Keyboard shortcuts bug fixed
-Fixed search providers bug
-FTP Protocol enabled
-Mail enabled
-ElementKit security fixes
-Warning dialog fixed
-Anti-malware improvements
-Recommended Sites feature removed

113

-Macros are now available for use, allowing you to record any action you make in Element Browser or on your desktop. Macros can be exported to XML format.
-Improved feedback reporting tool
-Fade effect on opening tabs
-A visible line is now added to the bottom of the Element Browser window, when clicked on, will quickly open or close the tabs pane. (also helps user discover that Element Browser does have tabs!)
-Performance improved by changing OpenGL CSGL rendering mode
-Web application dock bugfixes
-New animations in the user interface
-Bug reporting tool available in address bar
-Updated branding
-Search Engine updates
-Old themeing mode has been removed since it will be replaced in new beta
-Fixed window title bug
-Throbber bug fixed
-NGEN is used to compile Element Browser at installation to native code, making the browser as quick as possible

219

-Macros can now be exported to XML files with no reported problems.
-Macro import bug 1 fixed
-Number of KEEP-ALIVE connections set to minimum to avoid page delays
-Element Browser now supports creating webpages into web applications, with shortcuts on your start menu and desktop for easy access, with just one click!
-Some user interface elements are now animated
-ElementKit performance bug 261109 fixed
-Security issue patched
-General macro improvements
-Unclutter options avaliable, which allows users to minimize all user interface elements
-Tab improvements
-Early preview of Accelerators
-Web application dock improvements
-OpenGL improvements

235 - Beta1-Candidate1

-Integrated Twitter Support
-On Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems, aero is now used within the interface (if not supported, it will default back to blue)
-Application window title double click bug fixed
-Maximize, restore and close cut-off bug fixed
-Shadow removed from window since Aero automatically applies shadows
-Additional user interface fixes and improvements
-Tab improvements

271 - Beta 1

-Element Browser 3 now features a DOM inspector built in, allowing you to inspect elements on webpages
-Updated central menu interface
-Account and profile options (in development)
-Redeveloped user interface and color styling
-Faster animations and smoother browsing between pages
-Scrollbar is now shown properly for scrolling through tabs
-More efficient garbage collector
-OpenGL improvements
-New developer APIs
-Many under the hood improvements and low level changes. Functions are more transparent to the user.

462- Beta 2- Feature complete

-Improved tabs pane
-Improved performance with some web applications
-Private Browsing bug fix
-Orb keyboard shortcut implemented (CTRL+SHIFT+O)
-Improved automatic updater and software client
-Garbage Collector bug fix
-Kestrel HTML engine strict view included
-ElementKit 3.0 (Final) included, supports Mozilla 6.0/Compatible client
-Improved settings window
-Overall performance improvements
-Tweet improvements and Twitter accounts integration
-Element One Accounts integration
-Now allows synchronization of bookmarks to Element One and vice versa
-Now allows synchronization of history to Element One and vice versa
-Custom picture bug fix
-Page security improvements
-General user interface improvements
-Refresh bug fixed for certain sites
-Now includes Compatibility namespace for dynamic GDF switching of broken sites
-Widgets bug fix
-Security fix in malware guard
-Direct editing of items on the web application dock is now allowed instead of requiring signed provider information
-Web Applications dock bug fix
-Bug in Web Applications Dock that prevented some webpages from loading on open
-Element Software Keystone now included to manage core components more easily
-Private browsing state bug fixed
-Status now animated
-Faster start-up time
-Code has been optimized for both x32 and x64 processors
-Advanced bootstrapping process means that native image generation can be performed real-time to increase browser responsiveness
-Site passwords management
-ElementSoftware.Crypto Namespace implemented for cryptographic management
-Dynamic malware protection which monitors background activity and shuts down any potential threats

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