gorhill/uBlock 1.29.0

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Commits to master since this release

To install the stable build:

• Firefox: Click uBlock0_1.29.0.firefox.signed.xpi
  • uBO works best on Firefox.
• Chromium: Install from the Chrome store (CWS): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm
  • For Chromium version 54 and older, it is necessary to enable "Experimental JavaScript" at chrome://flags/#enable-javascript-harmony.
• Edge: Install from Microsoft Store: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak
  • The Microsoft Store version of uBO is published by Nik Rolls
• Opera: Install from Opera addons: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ublock/

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