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Posted by Marius Nestor on Aug 22, 2022,
updated Aug 26, 2022
> Firefox 104 entered public beta testing at the end of July, during which it offered a long-anticipated feature, namely the ability to swipe left and right on web pages using a two-finger horizontal swipe gesture without holding down the Alt key.
> Unfortunately, just like Firefox 103, Firefox 104 is missing this long-anticipated feature in the final release, which now appears to have been postponed for the next release, Firefox 105. Of course, you can still navigate back and forward with a touchpad using a two-finger horizontal swipe gesture while holding down the Alt key.
UPDATEJoey Sneddon now.
> As sure as the sun rises and sets, so a new version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser emerges every four weeks.
> And lo, Firefox 104 is ready for release.
> Before we look at what’s new, a quick word to those of you hoping to hear that Firefox’s new Linux touchpad gestures are enabled out-of-the-box: they’re now. But, as in Firefox 103, you can enable the Wayland-compatible feature yourself via the about:config section. Usual caveats apply.
> On to what is included in Firefox 104…
> If there’s a “headline” change to be found in this release it’s that performance of the main Firefox UI itself is now “throttled” when the browser is minimised or obscured, in much the same way background tabs are. This, Mozilla devs say, should help to improve battery usage of the browser when running on laptops and similar.
It's in LWN now.
> Version 104 of the Firefox browser has been released. The most interesting new feature, perhaps, is the ability to analyze a web site's power usage — but that feature is not available on Linux.
Some late coverage now.
> Mozilla Firefox got a new monthly update recently, with minor new features, performance improvements and some bug-fixes.
> According to the release note, Firefox 104 adds one more video site, Disney+, for displaying subtitles in the pop-out videos (Picture-in-Picture).
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