'Firefox 62' official release, 'CSS Shapes' support enables text to make an impressive layout around text

The official version of the web browser " Firefox 62 " has been released. In the desktop version, the renewal of the new tab page "Firefox Home" has been done, and the major change is that it supports "CSS Shapes". In addition, it became possible to switch the background of iOS version browser in dark mode / light mode.

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The most visible thing for users of the desktop version of Firefox is the renewal of the new tab page "Firefox Home". Up to now it was possible to set up to 1 line only for "top site", "Pocket story", "highlight" on the new tab page, but up to 4 lines can be set in Firefox 62.

With such a feeling, each line can be set up to 4 lines.

There is also a change that the tracking prevention function on the menu becomes easy to turn on / off.

Turning on tracking prevention is like this.

In terms of performance, Firefox 58 introduced a new rendering system " Off-Main-Thread Painting (OMTP)" for Windows users, which speeded up graphic rendering, but Firefox 62 used OMTP hard It is said that it improves Windows graphic rendering without wear.

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Also supports "CSS Shapes" which can arrange circular and polygonal, text wrapped around the image so as to fit it. It has become possible to realize a streamlined layout that could not be realized with conventional box style layout.

Make your web layouts bust out of the rectangle with the Firefox Shape Path Editor - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/09/make-your-web-layouts-bust-out-of-the-rectangle-with-the-firefox-shape-path-editor/

In addition, OpenType variable fonts ( variable fonts ) are also supported.

As for the mobile version, the design change of the iOS version has been taken up largely.

Latest Firefox Releases Available Today - The Mozilla Blog
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/09/05/latest-firefox-releases-available-today/

Firefox brings automatic dark themes to MacOS and blocks third-party trackers on Android - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/5/17824336/firefox-update-automatic-dark-theme-macos-android-fast-page-loads

Firefox 62 arrives with variable fonts, automatic dark theme on macOS, and better scrolling on Android | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/05/firefox-62-arrives-with-variable-fonts-automatic-dark-theme-on-macos-and-better-scrolling-on-android/

In the latest iOS version Firefox it became possible to switch the background easily between dark mode and light mode. Depending on the website you visit, you can change it manually, or you can set it to change automatically.

This is the dark mode ......

This is the light mode.

In addition to being able to set the tab easily, it became possible to open the browser smoothly switching between normal browsing and private browsing.

In Firefox 62, 9 vulnerabilities have been fixed, one of which is severity "highest," three are "high", two are "medium" and three are "low" .