Official release of 'Firefox 99', improved usability of reading function



The official version of the web browser ' Firefox 99 ' has been released. Usability is improved by setting a shortcut key to the

ReaderView reading function.

Firefox 99.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/99.0/releasenotes/



◆ Assign keyboard shortcut 'n' to turn on / off the reading function in ReaderView
Firefox has a feature called 'ReaderView' that displays only the text of blogs and articles. On pages that support ReaderView, a text icon is displayed in the address bar, and clicking this will take you to ReaderView.



At this time, you can switch on / off the function to read aloud sentences by clicking the headphone icon from the menu displayed on the left side of the screen.



The change is that clicking this icon can now be done with the keyboard shortcut 'n'. Considering that the reading function is a function that 'does not have to look at the screen', it can be said that the ability to turn the function on / off with only a shortcut key has improved usability.

◆ Enhancement of Linux sandbox
Processes published as web content can no longer access the X Window System (X11).

◆ Improved PDF viewer
You will get additional search support with or without diacritical marks .

◆ Automatic credit card entry and capture
Support for automatic credit card entry and capture in Germany and France.

Firefox 99 also includes various security fixes .

The next major version, Firefox 100, will be released on May 3, 2022 local time.

in Software, Posted by log1c_sh