Beta Notes
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This beta will use its own subdirectory, so you can run both, this and the
release version in parallel.


2007-05-27
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Despite earlier announcements, too many changes to go straight to the release.
Focus:  Off-domain and tracking scripts (note the new "! |||||||||||| 7" header
options, "log webbugs/3rd Party scripts" header filters, "tracking modules"
webfilter, AdHosts-J list).

Finished so far with the security filters/subroutines, introduced in the last
beta.  Also, the ClassIDs list no longer serves as a kitchen sink for dead IDs.

FWIW, several changes to the Google search filters, including integration of
possibly short lived Google Labs features.

The assorted local documents, notably "Config_Control.txt" and "Prox_Menu.txt",
should reflect recent config changes now.


2007-03-08
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Web config control:
Popup options extended, "Events to buttons" simplified.

"Toggle Flash":
Files aren't preloaded in IE anymore (experimental, may be removed again).
You should always get the direct link to the Flash now, instead of
"about:blank" for scripted Flash previously.

Security:
Numerous additions - mainly to already existing filters/lists - to cover
current in-the-wild exploits.
I'd recommend to also activate the "Content-Type: 5c Filter GIFs" header
filter.  The issue that animated GIFs didn't get restricted - when coming with
a "content-disposition: attachment" header - is fixed.

Proxomitron script:
Further time intense DOM walks replaced with XPath in Firefox/Opera.

Probably there won't be any new features between now and the release date.


2007-02-03
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Possibly some browser related optimizations:
Opera -> http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/efficient-javascript/?page=all
IE -> http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/innerhtml.html
Firefox and Opera -> Use XPath instead of document.childNodes

New config options:
Popups: Block Notification - Icon only  -> Self-explanatory
Various Event Listeners to Buttons -> Intercepts unwanted listeners and writes
out buttons like "listen: mousedown" or "attach: beforeunload".
Example: http://br.msn.com/

Converted Valacar's "Dark Blue" and "Dark Gray" Google themes, former being
active by default.

All data and functions for the Prox menu are in a separate file now. Its
content gets loaded the first time you left-click on a page element that isn't
a link.  It uses XMLHttpRequest, but there's a fall-back for older browsers
like Opera 7.


2007-01-14
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Many changes deal with the latest micro/macro versions of the three browsers.
And with cutting down on local connections - stunning to see how much time they
can take (as revealed by Firebug beta).

Which brings me to a rather risky change.  Proxomitron's six stylesheets get
concatenated now by a filter.  The mix depends on browser, config mode, chosen
config-control settings, and connection response.  In the beginning this
feature was very shaky, i'm still not sure if it works for all Proxomitron
directory locations.  Thanks 42unite for testing this under Wine/Linux.


Most filters aren't fully downwards compatible, so please don't mix them with
the release config.


Good luck!
sidki