Release v125.0rc

The first release of 125 based r3dfox. Since 125 is still technically beta, this is considered a rc release. This is also somewhat in progress.

Has the Mypal68 style portable mode. Put a blank file named pmprt.mod into (r3dfox program folder)\browser and it will be fully portable.
Compact mode is now fixed. Due to an error in previous releases, compact mode was a little bigger than regular Firefox.
More native and native like elements.
Dark theme no longer default since that broke stuff.
Browser fully renamed back to r3dfox instead of r3dactedfox.
Probably more I forgot.

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Please let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Release v124.0.3-hotfix

Fixes an issue where video decoding on Windows 11 may not consistently work. Otherwise is the same as previous release.

Please let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Release v124.0.3

I finally consider r3dfox to be good enough to create a non-beta release. I said before I would provide a x86 build for release, so I have.

I'm not entirely sure how to test this. I have used the x64 version to watch some YT and it seems stable. I don't assume much would've changed since 124.0.2 though. I haven't tested x86 version well, but I don't see any reason for it to be unstable if x64 is stable and upstream x86 still exists. I tried asking some people before release to test it, but nobody did anything, so I'm just making release now I guess.

Releases have more optimizations and are now SSE2 for x86 and x64. In testing shown here, I have found no visible difference between SSE2 and AVX2 in multiple browsers including Chromium based ones. If I have missed something or you can consistently recreate a speed increase or know a benchmark that shows an improvement going from SSE2 to AVX2, please let me know.

Changes since 124.0.2:
Design:
More Eclipse/r3dfox branding, default bookmarks replaced, document and PDF icons replaced, various references of Mozilla replaced or made to more reflect reality, r3d private mode page, red tinted caption bar in private mode,
Red retry icon for failed downloads
Compact and dark mode by default.

Privacy:
More privacy respecting preferences by default, less telemetry, nothing that would break sites or affect trackers.
Safebrowsing disabled by default. (Google telemetry)
Background tasks disabled.

Other tweaks:
No more Pocket on new tab. (Can be re-enabled)
No more private window separation.
View image info enabled by default.

Tested x64 on Vista extended kernel. x86 does not work on Vista extended kernel just yet. XP One Core API is untested.

Please let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Beta v124.0.2-aero

Aero should be fully fixed, the UI is on the same level as 115 ESR with a few adjustments.

1: Native elements are brought back and enabled by default. If you do not like them, set widget.non-native-theme.enabled to false.

2: Windows 7 Aero fog is halved in intensity. Now you can see stuff behind the r3dfox window, while also being able to read it with dark backgrounds.

3: Windows 8 item colors are black now so tab text and things don't become unreadable when the window is inactive.

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Beta v124.0.2

Edit 2: Fixed, use new release. (The one that doesn't begin with old.)

Edit: Due to a missed change, the browser may have some issues on some websites. Set general.useragent.compatMode.firefox to true in about:config to fix. This will be fixed in a new build in an hour or two.

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Beta v123.0.2-3 x64 WebRender fix

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Works on Windows 7+ natively with Aero. WebRender should be fixed. I haven't thoroughly tested it, but it worked on test machine.

Beta Aero v123.0.2-2 x64

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Works on Windows 7+ natively with Aero too now. Manifests should also be fixed, and no accidental AVX2 code shipped.

I decided to revert back to SSE2 even though the issues of previous release was caused by improper mozconfig. There were weird build errors with SSE4 and even though the final product worked I am a bit suspicious of it. Also manifests should be fixed so 8.1/10 should be properly detected now.

Edit: I've made a new build with a different mozconfig. Since no real source changes, I'm not making a new release for it. This one also uses SSE3 now.

Beta Aero v123.0.2 x64

Haven't tested on XP/Vista (extended kernel) nor have I stability tested.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Works on Windows 7+ natively with Aero too now.

Compiled for SSE4 instead of default SSE2. If this has issues with stability or particular hardware, I will revert to normal SSE2.

Beta 95% branded v122.0.1-2 x64

Firefox made a few commits, so I rebased off of latest release.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Works on Windows 7+ natively

Does not work on XP or Vista stock.

Works on Vista Extended Kernel without needing osver.ini fix. It will 0xc0000005 on first launch but work fine afterwards.

Works on XP with One Core API with these environment variables set:
MOZ_DISABLE_CONTENT_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_GPU_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_NPAPI_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_RDD_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_SOCKET_PROCESS_SANDBOX=1

Beta 95% branded UA fix v122.0.1 x64

Same as previous release but useragent now fixed to identify as Firefox as well as r3dfox.

Description from previous release
Branding is pretty close to be done, there are still some remaining Firefox icons and references that still need to be replaced, but it's almost there now.

Also the profile directory is now Eclipse Community\r3dfox, you might want to move your current profile there if you want to keep your profile data.

Let me know what bugs or issues you encounter with it.

Works on Windows 7+ natively

Does not work on XP or Vista stock.

Works on Vista Extended Kernel without needing osver.ini fix. It will 0xc0000005 on first launch but work fine afterwards.

Works on XP with One Core API with these environment variables set:
MOZ_DISABLE_CONTENT_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_GPU_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_NPAPI_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_RDD_SANDBOX=1
MOZ_DISABLE_SOCKET_PROCESS_SANDBOX=1