qutebrowser/qutebrowser v1.13.0

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Deprecated

• The :inspector command is deprecated and has been replaced by a new
  :devtools command (see below).

Removed

• The :debug-log-level command was removed as it's replaced by the new
  logging.level.console setting.
• The qute://plainlog special page got replaced by qute://log?plain - the
  names of those pages is considered an implementation detail, and
  :messages --plain should be used instead.

Changed

• Changes to commands:
  • :config-write-py now adds a note about config.py files being targeted at
    advanced users.
  • :report now takes two optional arguments for bug/contact information, so
    that it can be used without the report window popping up.
  • :message now takes a --logfilter / -f argument, which is a list of
    logging categories to show.
  • :debug-log-filter now understands the full logfilter syntax.
• Changes to settings:
  • fonts.tabs has been split into fonts.tabs.{selected,unselected} (see
    below).
  • statusbar.hide has been renamed to statusbar.show with the possible
    values being always (hide = False), never (hide = True) or
    in-mode (new, only show statusbar outside of normal mode.
  • The QtFont config type formerly used for fonts.tabs and
    fonts.debug_console is now removed and entirely replaced by Font. The
    former distinction was mainly an implementation detail, and the accepted
    values shouldn't have changed.
  • input.rocker_gestures has been renamed to input.mouse.rocker_gestures.
  • content.dns_prefetch is now enabled by default again, since the crashes
    it caused are now fixed (Qt 5.15) or worked around.
  • scrolling.bar supports a new overlay value to show an overlay
    scrollbar, which is now the default. On unsupported configurations (on Qt <
    5.11, with QtWebKit or on macOS), the value falls back to when-searching
    or never (QtWebKit).
  • url.auto_search supports a new schemeless value which always opens a
    search unless the given URL includes an explicit scheme.
• New handling of bindings in hint mode which fixes various bugs and allows for
  single-letter keybindings in hint mode.
• The statusbar now shows partial keychains in all modes (e.g. while hinting).
• New t[Cc][Hh] default bindings which work similarly to the t[Ss][Hh]
  bindings for JavaScript but toggle cookie permissions.
• The tor_identity userscript now takes the password via a -p flag and has
  a new -c flag to customize the Tor control port.
• Small performance improvements.

Added

• New settings:
  • logging.level.ram and logging.level.console to configure the default
    logging levels via the config.
  • fonts.tabs.selected and fonts.tabs.unselected to set the font of the
    selected tab independently from unselected tabs (e.g. to make it bold).
  • input.mouse.back_forward_buttons which can be set to false to disable
    back/forward mouse buttons.
• New :devtools command (replacing :inspector) with various improved
  functionality:
  • The devtools can now be docked to the main window, by running
    :devtools left (wIh), bottom (wIj), top (wIk) or right
    (wIl). To show them in a new window, use :devtools window (wIw).
    Using :devtools (wi) will open them at the last used position.
  • The devtool window now has a "qutebrowser developer tools" window title.
  • When a resource is opened from the devtools, it now opens in a proper
    qutebrowser tab.
  • On Fedora, when the qt5-webengine-devtools package is missing, an error
    is now shown instead of a blank inspector window.
  • If opened as a window, the devtools are now closed properly when the
    associated tab is closed.
  • When the devtools are clicked, insert mode is entered automatically.

Fixed

• Crash when tabs.focus_stack_size is set to -1.
• Crash when a pdf.js file for PDF.js exists, but viewer.html does not.
• Crash when :completion-item-yank --sel is used on a platform without
  primary selection support (e.g. Windows/macOS).
• Crash when there's a feature permission request from Qt with an invalid URL
  (which happens due to a Qt bug with Qt 5.15 in private browsing mode).
• Crash in rare cases where QtWebKit/QtWebEngine imports fail in unexpected
  ways.
• Crash when something removed qutebrowser's IPC socket file and it's been
  running for 6 hours.
• :config-write-py now works with paths starting with ~/... again.
• New site-specific quirk for a missing globalThis in Qt <= 5.12 on Reddit
  and Spotify.
• When ; is added to hints.chars, using hint labels containing ;; now
  works properly.
• Hint letters outside of ASCII should now work.
• When bindings.key_mappings is used with hints, it now works properly with
  letters outside of ASCII as well.
• With Qt 5.15, the audible/muted indicators are not updated properly due to a
  Qt bug. This release adds a workaround so that at least the muted indicator
  is shown properly.
• As a workaround for crashes with QtWebEngine versions between 5.12 and 5.14
  (inclusive), changing the user agent (content.headers.user_agent) exposed
  to JS now requires a restart. The corresponding HTTP header is not affected.