gorhill/uBlock 1.28.5rc1

on GitHub

To install the developer build:

• Firefox: Click uBlock0_1.28.5rc1.firefox.signed.xpi.
  
  • uBO works best on Firefox.
    
• Chromium: Install from the Chrome Web Store (CWS): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-dev-build/cgbcahbpdhpcegmbfconppldiemgcoii.
  
  • For Chromium version 54 and older, it is necessary to enable "Experimental JavaScript" at chrome://flags/#enable-javascript-harmony.
    
• Thunderbird: Download uBlock0_1.28.5rc1.thunderbird.xpi, then drag-n-drop it into Thunderbird's Add-ons Manager pane (Thunderbird 65+ required)
  

Firefox developer build will auto-update when a newer developer build become available.

Closed as fixed:

Chromium

• Performance regression in rendering of dashboard pane
  

Firefox

• Open tabs can be closed when opening a webpage from about:newtab
  

Core

• Use ISO8061 dates in user filter comments
  
• Support new Chromium based Edge in pre-parsing directives
  
• Do not triggers strict blocking for wildcard-only patterns
  
• Improve/refine syntax highlighter, specifically:
  
  • Fix properly reporting invalid filter options
    
  • Add syntax highlighting/auto-completion for preparsing directives
    
  • Add CoreMirror's code-folding ability to list editor/viewer
    
• Reverse lookup fails for filter of type example.com##*
  
• New filter parser creates unexpected network filter from malformed cosmetic filter
  
• Avoid loading "!#include" filepaths that are wrapped into "!#if" tags that exclude the browser's environment
  
• Use "Trusted sites" instead of "Whitelist"
  
• Element picker suggests unhelpful network rule
  
• Logger shows names of scriptlet as different ones if short-hand is used
  
• A problem with cyrillic characters
  
• Adding csp to logger's filter expression picker
  
• Cosmetic filters in about:blank iframe
  
• Adguard French filter
  
• Can't use set-constant.js multiple times for same parent property
  

Notable commits with no entry in issue tracker:

• Remove experimental click-to-load disqus scriptlets
  
• Improve annotations for search operations in CodeMirror editor
  
• Consolidate filter list reverse lookup code into a single file
  
• Allow :upward() operator to select html element
  
• Instantiate procedural filterer instance on demand only
  
• Deprecate pseudo user styles code
  
• Mind discarded status of tabs when internally handling them
  
• Do not let grow subframe dictionary grow unbound
  
• Consider an empty pattern with anchors to be dubious
  
• Add static filter parser checklist
  
• Fix highligthing of FQDN match in logger
  
• Add support to compare delay against literal Number.NaN in nossif/nostif