631282 - Create 2.1 Beta 2 Release Notes

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Website, defect)

Description

[Justin Wood (:Callek)]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #602626 +++

SeaMonkey 2.1 Beta 2 builds will be created today and the milestone needs relnotes when it appears.

Comment 1

[Justin Wood (:Callek)]

Jens, any chance you can tackle this?

Comment 2

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

I'm on it.

Comment 3

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

Done.

Comment 4

[Stefan [:stefanh]]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Done.

I think you should add bug 626096 to the known issues. I talked to KaiRo about this yesterday, and he suggested adding that to the release notes.

Comment 5

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

(In reply to comment #4)
> I think you should add bug 626096 to the known issues. I talked to KaiRo about
> this yesterday, and he suggested adding that to the release notes.

That bug points at bug 622542 which landed today. I think we should wait and see whether the final b2 Mac build still has the issue and then decide.

Comment 6

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

While we're at it we should also add bug 630270 (DNT UI) to the two features lists (index, changes). Already added it to the 2.1 Features page.

Comment 7

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

(In reply to comment #6)
> While we're at it we should also add bug 630270 (DNT UI) to the two features
> lists (index, changes). Already added it to the 2.1 Features page.

Done.

I think KaiRo asked whether we can also add some of the Firefox/platform changes. AFAICS SM2.1b1 was based on some 2.0b7 Gecko version which should roughly match FF 4b7. Here's a collection of the FF4b7-b11 relnotes modulo SM2.1b1 and current SM2.1b2 relnotes and things that don't apply to us:

FF4b7
* WebGL is enabled by default on Windows and Mac OS X. WebGL support requires an OpenGL-capable graphics card. Support for other graphics cards on Windows (specifically Intel GPUs) and Linux will be coming in a future beta
* Certain rendering operations are now hardware-accelerated using Direct3D 9 on Windows XP, Direct3D 10 on Windows Vista and 7, and OpenGL on Mac OS X
* Improved web typography using OpenType with support for ligatures, kerning and font variants
* HTML5 Forms API makes web based forms easier to implement and validate
FF4b8
* Speed, functionality, and compatibility improvements to WebGL
* Additional polish for the Firefox Add-ons Manager
FF4b9
* Overhaul of the bookmarks and history code, enabling faster bookmarking and startup performance
* Per-compartment garbage collection is now enabled, reducing work done during complex animations
FF4b10
* Compatibility and stability improvements when using Adobe Flash on Mac OS X
* Improvements in memory usage
* Support for a graphics driver blacklist to improve stability
FF4b11
* WebGL has been re-enabled on Linux

-> Summary:
* WebGL and D3D are now enabled where supported (cf. about:support)
* Improved OpenType support
* HTML5 Forms API support
* Various Add-on Manager improvements
* Faster bookmarking and startup performance
* Flash on Mac OS X improvements
* Memory usage improvements

Those of the above that are truly noteworthy should be added to the b2 feature lists (Features:2.1 page, b2 relnotes index + changes). Opinions?

Comment 8

[Robert Kaiser]

Jens, thanks a ton for collecting those, and yes, please add them, from a quick glance, they look good to me! :)

Comment 9

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

Done.