Lunascape Changelog

What's new in Lunascape 6.15.1.27563

May 25, 2017
  • Improvement:
  • This release includes Gecko upgrade to 45.9.0.

New in Lunascape 6.15.0.27562 (Nov 29, 2016)

  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 45.2.0.
  • Fixed Bug:
  • Fixed the bug that the unknown space is appeared on the right side when the Lunascape window is maximized.

New in Lunascape 6.14.2.27557 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Fixed the bug that the platform version of the user agent is a wrong value in Trident engine.

New in Lunascape 6.14.1.27555 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Improvement:
  • Updated a part of default bookmarks.
  • Fixed Bug:
  • Fixed the bug that Gecko installer is not launched after Gecko engine is selected in case that Gecko engine is not installed.

New in Lunascape 6.14.0.27546 (May 27, 2016)

  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 38.8.0.

New in Lunascape 6.13.0.27542 (Apr 5, 2016)

  • This release includes Gecko upgrade to 38.7.1 and a bug fix of an installer.
  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 38.7.1.
  • Fixed Bug:
  • Fixed the bug that the starting installer is blocked by Windows.

New in Lunascape 6.12.1.27539 (Feb 3, 2016)

  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 38.5.2
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed the bug that the unnecessary tabs are added when the link in a shift-locked tab is clicked in Gecko
  • Fixed the bug that a full screen command is executed within Lunascape in Gecko
  • Fixed the bug that the small spaces are appeared around the tab on Windows 7 metro style in Gecko
  • Fixed the bug that Gecko toolbar is not displayed properly after Gecko is crashed and rebooted
  • Fixed the bug that commands using mouse click and wheel are not performed

New in Lunascape 6.12.0.27528 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • This release includes Gecko upgrade to 38.4, an improvement that Gecko addon icons are displayed on Gecko toolbar, and some bug fixes in Gecko and Trident.
  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 38.4.
  • Gecko addon icons are displayed on Gecko toolbar.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed the bug that unknown windows are generated in Gecko engine.
  • Fixed the bug that unnecessary tabs are generated when a new tab is added in Gecko engine.
  • Fixed the bug that addons cannot be installed by clicking "Add to Firefox" button in "Get Add-ons" menu.
  • Fixed the bug that the contents in Gecko tabs go blank when a page exists fullscreen.
  • Fixed the bug that some bookmaklets including a Mixi check bookmarklet are not executed in Trident engine.

New in Lunascape 6.11.2.27509 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • Fixed Bug:
  • Fixed the bug that Lunascape crashes when an IE toolbar extention is used on the Lunascape.

New in Lunascape 6.11.1.27504 (Oct 28, 2015)

  • Fixed the bug that dialogs related to HTTP and HTTPS are shown repeatedly on Trident.

New in Lunascape 6.11.1.27499 (Sep 9, 2015)

  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 38.2.
  • Changed a tab setting to show close buttons on inactive tab-title bars.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed the bug that Flash does not work in Gecko engine under a specific environment.
  • Fixed the bug that Gecko engine does not synchronize with tabs under a tab setting that always activate a new tab.

New in Lunascape 6.10.1.27492 (Aug 28, 2015)

  • Fixed the bug that skins are not applied appropriately on Windows 10.

New in Lunascape 6.10.0.27486 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 31.8.
  • Added Windows 10 support.
  • Updated the runtime libraries in the Trident engine.

New in Lunascape 6.9.7.27470 (Jun 5, 2015)

  • Improvement:
  • The option for the Trident Engine is added that users can select In-Process mode (default) or Out-Process mode for Trident settings.
  • A notification is disabled when Trident cannot reach the certificate revocation services.
  • Remove a bundle application from the installer.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed the bug that the function which search or highlight words by search box keywords does not work in Trident Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the security settings do not work when Trident Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the privacy report does not work when the Trident engine is Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the IE settings do not be reflected when the Trident engine is Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the encoding menu does not work when the Trident engine is Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the proxy setting does not work when the Trident engine is Out-Process mode.
  • Fixed the bug that the Lunascape freezes when a certain page is rendered when the Trident engine is Out-Process mode.

New in Lunascape 6.9.6.27447 (Apr 24, 2015)

  • Improvement:
  • Trident plugin process can be created without writing plugin settings to registry
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that the mouse gestures or shortcut keys do not work due to the focus bugs in Trident
  • Fixed a bug that the screen capture do not work in Trident
  • Fixed a bug that the close action triggered by javascript does not work

New in Lunascape 6.9.5.27441 (Apr 8, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • In case that Gecko engine does not launch, a website will be rendered by a single process Trident engine.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed a bug that "Up" function which go to the upper directory of the current URL does not work in Trident.
  • Fixed a bug that the escape key does not work in Trident.

New in Lunascape 6.9.4.27429 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Out-process Trident Engine

New in Lunascape 6.9.3.27400 (Nov 14, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 24.8.1
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed a bug that search words show up as strange characters on Gecko.
  • Fixed a bug that some shorcut keys don't work on Gecko.
  • Lunascape version is added to a default user agent string of Gecko.
  • Fixed a bug that a custom user agent is not reflected on Trident.

New in Lunascape 6.9.2.27391 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • Handled the problem of freezing on some sites if you were using Trident
  • Upgraded Gecko to version ver24.7(ESR).
  • Upgraded the compiler version from VC10 to VC12.
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed a bug that caused part of [[[Gecko]]]'s screen size not to be shown in multi-display environments.
  • Fixed a bug that caused part of the favorites list to be hidden even if you scrolled down.
  • Fixed a bug that caused unnecessary files to be left behind when uninstalling.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a proper upgrade when a portable install was performed on Windows8.1.

New in Lunascape 6.9.1.27377 (Jul 29, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug in the dialog scripts for backup, restore, and reset of user settings
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Lunascape Design Skins from being downloaded and applied in Gecko
  • Fixed a bug that prevented some Windows8.1 users from being able to properly upgrade Lunsacape
  • Fixed a bug that caused magnification scale to return to original settings when performing some operations, such as switching tab, after magnification scale was changed in Gecko

New in Lunascape 6.9.0.27372 (Jul 8, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Out-process Gecko Engine
  • Out-process WebKit Engine
  • Improvement:
  • Updated the Gecko engine version to 24.6 ( ESR version )
  • Updated the WebKit engine rivision to 136242
  • Added Windows 8.1 support
  • Changed the compiler version from vc9 to vc10

New in Lunascape 6.8.10.27186 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • This release comes with a bug fixed that some RSS items are not updated correctly.

New in Lunascape 6.8.9.27075 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • This release comes with a bug fixed that some RSS items are not updated correctly.

New in Lunascape 6.8.7.26806 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • This release comes with bug fixed that freezes in openingseveral sites in IE10.

New in Lunascape 6.8.6.26629 (Jun 26, 2013)

  • This release comes with improved performance related to trident engine and bug fixed that freezes in opening MSN news sites in IE10.

New in Lunascape 6.8.2.26357 (Feb 21, 2013)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Some stability issues have been addressed
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Lunascape could not be set as the default browser in Windows 8
  • An internal change has been implemented

New in Lunascape 6.8.1.25906 (Dec 12, 2012)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • The default search engines, feeds and bookmarklets have been updated
  • Automatic restoration implemented for corrupted Lunascape settings files
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Downloads failed at download sites such as Vector, if using the Trident engine
  • Lunascape crashed if it was closed during loading of Lunascape plugins
  • Lunascape crashed if it was closed after loading toolbars

New in Lunascape 6.8.0.25815 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Loading of images, video and other media in Trident is now significantly faster, thanks to the Trident GPU rendering feature.
  • Loading of heavy sites, e.g., with large content or a lot of Ajax, is much faster now due to increased maximum number of connections in Trident.
  • Compatibility with Internet Explorer 10.
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Lunascape froze suddenly when using Trident, due to a problem with handling of ActiveX controls such as Flash.
  • Crash reports could not be sent with the Becky mailer program.
  • Parts of the browser UI were displayed incorrectly after starting Lunascape from a minimized state by clicking on a link in, e.g., a mailer program.

New in Lunascape 6.7.1.25446 (May 24, 2012)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • New translations have been added in a number of European languages
  • Miscellaneous:
  • An internal change has been implemented

New in Lunascape 6.7.0 (May 24, 2012)

  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv: 1.9.2.28 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.28)

New in Lunascape 6.6.0.25173 (May 24, 2012)

  • Gecko Specific:
  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv: 1.9.2.25 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.25)
  • WebKit Specific:
  • The WebKit engine has been updated to revision 95080

New in Lunascape 6.5.8.24780 (Nov 22, 2011)

  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv: 1.9.2.24 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.24)

New in Lunascape 6.5.7.24679 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv: 1.9.2.23 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.23).

New in Lunascape 6.5.6.24556 (Sep 17, 2011)

  • Temporary fix for an issue where Roboform causes a Lunascape process to remain after closing Lunascape.

New in Lunascape 6.5.5.24537 (Sep 14, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv: 1.9.2.22 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.22.
  • NOTE: The fraudulent root certificate issued by DigiNotar, which interefered with the issuing of SSL certificates, has been disabled as of the current Gecko engine.
  • Spec Changes:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko add-on ebay sidebar has been put on Lunascape's blacklist, because it causes Lunascape to crash on startup
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • The path displayed in the dialog for changing script password in "Lunascape Settings" - "Advanced" - "Security" was incorrect
  • French language version only: the item "Traduction anglais-japonais" in the Bookmarklets menu was displayed incorrectly
  • Korean, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese (simplified and traditional) language versions only: when using the WebKit engine, some items in the context menu on text boxes were displayed in English
  • Dutch and Romanian language versions only: some items in the Customize dialog were incorrectly displayed
  • All language versions except Japanese: the instruction displayed in the UAC confirmation dialog on startup was incorrect
  • Gecko Specific
  • Lunascape crashed on restart after installing the Gecko add-on Echofon

New in Lunascape 6.5.4.24433 (Aug 20, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • After a new install an item "Go to URL" will appear in the Highlighted Search menu. This item will not appear after updating from an earlier version of Lunascape to Lunascape 6.5.4. In this case please follow the steps under "Notes" below.
  • WebKit Specific:
  • The WebKit engine has been updated to revision 91436
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Clicking "Back" in the "Choose Components" dialog during a repair install caused the installation to finish without further user interaction
  • A resource ID was displayed in the dialog appearing when switching to Gecko on a system not supporting Gecko
  • The links of the bookmarks "Lunascape Help" and "Lunascape Community" were displayed incorrectly
  • Repeatedly displaying the id part of the bookmarklet DIV caused its appearance to become distorted
  • Gecko Specific:
  • When deleting Gecko during a repair install, removal failed for some files and folders
  • WebKit Specific:
  • When an unknown font was encountered in the style sheet of a site, instead of trying the next item in the font-family list, the default font specified in the WebKit settings was used

New in Lunascape 6.5.3.24302 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Gecko Specific:
  • When certain versions of sqlite3.dll exist on the system, Lunascape failed to start, and an "SQLite Version Error" appeared.

New in Lunascape 6.5.2.24292 (Jul 16, 2011)

  • Fixed Bugs:
  • [Gecko Specific]
  • Further fixes related to the issue with Gecko dll files failing to load in some situations, when switching to the Gecko engine. This problem sometimes resulted in inability to browse the web with Gecko, or caused Lunascape to crash.

New in Lunascape 6.5.1.24246 (Jul 6, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv:1.9.2.18 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.18)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Gecko Specific
  • In some situations Gecko dll files failed to load when switching to the Gecko engine. This sometimes resulted in inability to browse the web with Gecko, or caused Lunascape to crash.

New in Lunascape 6.5.0.24018 (Jul 6, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv:1.9.2.17 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.17)
  • WebKit Specific
  • The WebKit engine has been updated to revision 80840
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Some items in the "Add" submenu of the right-click menu on items in the Link Bar did not work
  • When doing mouseover on the first item in Favorites or in the Link Bar, the text "No locale is found. Please re-install Lunascape" appeared
  • WebKit Specific
  • Image smoothing failed in full screen mode
  • Java applets did not work
  • Files with long file names (more than 200 bytes) could not be downloaded
  • Switching engine after copying an image caused Lunascape to crash in some situations
  • In some cases images in html files were corrupted
  • Characters were corrupted on some sites
  • Attachments could not be downloaded in Gmail
  • When downloading attachments in Gmail, Japanese characters in file names are now replaced with "---" in the file saved to disk
  • Changes in character encoding did not take effect until after a reload
  • The "Save Now" button was protruding from the Compose Mail window in Gmail
  • In the non-Japanese language versions, some strings in WebKit Settings were displayed in English
  • Authentication and SSL error dialogs were not displayed as modal windows
  • URLs containing underscore failed to open
  • Some buttons like "Create new" etc in Google Docs did not work
  • Some functions in Google Calendar did not work, including Create event and switching view between “Day”, “Month”, etc.

New in Lunascape 6.4.6.23632 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv:1.9.2.16
  • The Gecko engine has been changed to that of the Firefox 3.6 series (Firefox 3.5 is no longer supported)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • In some cases an error message appeared on startup stating that data failed to load due to "incorrect XML"
  • When using Gecko 3.6 the Gecko engine failed to load
  • When using Gecko 3.6 on a system with a CPU that does not support SSE2, Gecko crashed

New in Lunascape 6.4.6.23632 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko engine has been updated to Gecko rv:1.9.2.16 (corresponding to Firefox 3.6.16)
  • Spec Changes:
  • Gecko Specific
  • The Gecko engine has been changed to that of the Firefox 3.6 series (Firefox 3.5 is no longer supported)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Gecko Specific
  • In some cases an error message appeared on startup stating that data failed to load due to "incorrect XML"
  • When using Gecko 3.6 the Gecko engine failed to load
  • When using Gecko 3.6 on a system with a CPU that does not support SSE2, Gecko crashed

New in Lunascape 6.4.5.23569 (Mar 31, 2011)

  • The Gecko engine has been changed to Gecko rv:1.9.1.18 (corresponding to Firefox 3.5.18)

New in Lunascape 6.4.4.23495 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • The Online Bookmarks service has been adapted to conform with the spec changes of the synchronization server
  • Gecko Specific:
  • The Gecko engine has been changed to Gecko rv:1.9.1.17 (corresponding to Firefox 3.5.17)

New in Lunascape 6.4.2.23236 (Feb 9, 2011)

  • Spec Changes:
  • The Online Bookmarks service is now available with both the Firefox Sync 1.5 series and the 1.6 series
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • In some cases clicking toolbar buttons caused a crash

New in Lunascape 6.5.0.23162 Beta 2 (Jan 21, 2011)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Improvements in the Online Bookmarks synchronization service:
  • "Show All" button introduced
  • Some names of functions and folders have been changed to conform with commonly used terminology
  • Only standard-width English characters can now be used in account names
  • "Forgot your password?" function introduced
  • "Forgot your Sync Key?" function introduced
  • RSS registration function introduced
  • Error handling introduced
  • Improved design of the separator between Favorites and Online Bookmarks
  • A Windows vulnerability has been addressed (VU#707943)
  • Gecko Specific
  • Gecko 3.6 is now the main Gecko engine (Gecko 3.5 is no longer supported)
  • The Gecko engine has been upgraded to 3.6.13
  • Spec Change:
  • RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin has been added to the blocked-list
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Fixed bugs in the Online Bookmarks synchronization service:
  • Accounts could be created despite an incorrect authentication server setting
  • Synchronizing unfiled bookmarks in some cases caused them to be displayed in the Bookmarks Menu
  • When creating a new account, sometimes data remained from a previous account
  • In some cases bookmarks synced online failed to appear
  • Saving the Quick Dial favicon to the desktop sometimes caused its title to change
  • The Quick Dial icon was distorted in Windows 7
  • The print menu appeared when Quick Dial was active
  • Deactivation of Quick Dial was overridden by the setting to open Quick Dial on startup
  • After updating Lunascape, sometimes a dialog prompting the user to restart Lunascape appeared even when Lunascape had been shut down before the update
  • Some of the IE history failed to be erased when closing Lunascape
  • When doing copy-and-paste of favorites and online bookmarks, subfolders were not copied
  • A blank tab remained after closing a tab before it had finished loading a page
  • The Online Bookmarks icon failed to appear in the Add-on Manager
  • WebKit Specific:
  • Opening several bookmark links in quick sequence sometimes caused Lunascape to crash

New in Lunascape 6.3.2.22803 (Oct 8, 2010)

  • The recommended Gecko engine supplied with the installer has been changed to 3.5.13
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • With the Gecko engine in use, login information could not be stored or restored
  • When updating Lunascape the download manager failed to display the history
  • On some systems downloading of files failed
  • In some cases an SQLite error occurred immediately on startup of Lunascape, followed by Lunascape crashing

New in Lunascape 6.3.1.22729 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Protection against DLL preloading attack vulnerability of Windows (VU#707943)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • The Submenu bar was in some cases incorrectly displayed after being reset
  • If Lunascape had been installed by an administrator, and a restricted user tried to upgrade it, the LunaSetup process was left running after the User Account Control dialog had been canceled
  • Gecko Specific:
  • Upgrading Lunascape after adding Gecko search engine plugins caused the default search engine plugins to be lost
  • When closing a Gecko tab, before the next tab in line was activated, a different tab was briefly displayed first
  • Gecko crashed or failed to run when the system folder contained xpcom.dll

New in Lunascape 6.3.0.22683 (Aug 25, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • When updating or uninstalling Lunascape 6.3 or later, the language is automatically set to the language selected during the initial installation
  • Feature added that allows prioritizing hosts when searching addresses
  • Spec Changes:
  • The language of Lunascape can now be selected during installation
  • The installer icon has been changed
  • Separator lines in sidebar menus etc are now correctly displayed
  • The name of the Trace Search function has been changed to Highlighted Search
  • The default delay before the Highlighted Search menu appears has been set to 100 ms
  • The text in the dialog announcing that administrator privileges are required to update Lunascape has been made clearer
  • When updating from Lunascape 6.2.1 or earlier, and selecting a language different from the one currently installed, a warning is now displayed
  • The list of search engines has been improved
  • Trident Specific:
  • An IE8 Compatibility Mode has been implemented to approach the behavior of IE8
  • Gecko Specific:
  • Gecko has been updated to version 3.5.11
  • The "Advanced Options" in the Gecko settings for Gecko 3.6.4 have been removed
  • WebKit Specific:
  • The WebKit dialog icon has been updated
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • With 20 or more tabs open, in some cases closing a tab took several seconds
  • Changing the window layout in some cases caused Lunascape to crash
  • The text in the tab-title bar at startup froze at "Loading..."
  • If Lunascape was installed with the Windows security utility UAC enabled, the language selection dialog appeared twice
  • There was a memory leak caused by the Lunascape API .GetDOMElementAttribute;
  • Icons of tab plugins were used as tab icons
  • When there were many rows of toolbars, the toolbar area of the sidebar was distorted
  • Dots appeared inside the boundary lines of toolbars
  • When aborting in the middle of a plugin download in the English language version, DownloadManager.exe crashed
  • When exiting full screen mode, any active tabs in the sidebar were changed
  • There were two issues with Lunascape crashing for unclear reasons
  • In some cases Lunascape crashed when loading a favicon
  • Lunascape crashed when closing it via the Google Toolbar
  • With new tabs set to be placed "Before First Tab", when opening a link from a locked tab in a new tab, the new tab was activated
  • With new tabs set to be placed "Before First Tab", opening a link from a locked tab in a new tab activated Cascade View
  • Context menus and the Highlighted Search menu overlapped each other in an unpredictable way
  • Functions that can be used in the search bar (e.g., encoding setting) could not be used with the address search engine
  • The address search engine was unable to handle wide characters (double-byte)
  • It was not possible to overwrite selected text entered in input boxes in forms
  • Copying using Ctrl+C did not work in some cases
  • If Alt+F4 was pressed while the Highlighted Search menu was displayed, in some cases the display mode of Lunascape's menus switched to fade-in
  • Items in the Settings toolbar could not be drag-and-dropped inside the toolbar
  • Items could not be drag-and-dropped from the Settings sidebar to the Settings toolbar
  • It looked like icons were sticking out of the Commands list under the Edit Toolbar tab in the Customize dialog
  • The list order of the address bar history kept changing on every startup
  • Immediately after startup, the "Tool Bar" sidebar appeared briefly
  • The address auto-complete feature did not work when the option "Go to Selected URL" was selected
  • Selecting Scripts > Favorites > Find Favorites triggered an error dialog and the search results were not displayed
  • The API Lunascape.SetEngineUserAgent() always returned the value false(0)
  • Some command names in the Customize window did not fit inside the Commands box
  • If the browser was first resized until the tabs could not be seen and then restored to its original size, redrawing stopped working if the arrow-down key was pressed
  • For some Flash animations in Gecko, items in the right-click menu on the Flash could not be selected
  • The line breaks in the dialog appearing when the option "Enable auto save for Favorites" was deselected were inappropriate
  • When importing Firefox settings and overwriting Favorites, the "Migrate Settings" dialog appeared
  • Entering "11111111111" in a spinbox under Favorites in Lunascape Settings and then changing the radio button settings produced the number "-1773790777" in the spinbox
  • If the Duration or Transparency sliders under Popup > Design in Lunascape Settings were moved by mouse scroll, the values displayed remained unchanged
  • If Favorites were opened and copied via Add Group/Organize > Switch Favorites, the selected Favorite was not saved until it was clicked and the page opened
  • In the case of a crash, choosing to restart without restoring pages from the previous session had no effect if a startup page had been designated in the engine options
  • Clicking "Reset All" under the Toolbars tab in the Customize window, open pages were displayed in the Cascade View pulldown
  • When right-clicking a sidebar title in a "stored" sidebar (click the pin), the item "Tabbed Document" in the right-click menu appeared in English also in language versions other than English
  • After installing from scratch or resetting Lunascape, the RSS icon was displayed next to "WebKit" in the browser bar menu Add New Tab > Engine to Use
  • When choosing to add Lunascape to the Start Menu, a dialog appeared requiring the user to login as administrator
  • Selecting Browser Bar under the Customize Toolbars tab and resetting caused button text labels to appear even when the "Show text labels" option was disabled
  • Immediately after installing from scratch, the down-arrow of the smart engine switch button was cut in some skins (Cool and Silver)
  • Opening Lunascape from the task tray and loading the startup page of each engine caused the title bar and the tab-titles to freeze at "Loading..."
  • On first startup after an update or a repair install, clicking a link in an e-mail had no effect in Windows with the security utility UAC
  • The explanatory text in the installer wizard for the "portable" choice did not quite fit inside the box
  • In the ORION skin the title of the title bar was cut on the right
  • With the Lunascape Settings option "After closing a tab, activate" set to "Previously Viewed Tabs", closing a tab by double-clicking it activated the tab on the right instead
  • Choosing to add Lunascape to the Start Menu caused the associated icon folder to be empty
  • If Lunascape was started with an empty Gecko data folder, there was a JavaScript error message and Lunascape became unstable
  • Clicking News in the ticker in some cases opened a blank page with the tab title freezing at "Loading..."
  • If Lunascape was installed with SpeedLaunch by a restricted user, SpeedLaunch could not be removed from Lunascape's settings
  • If Lunascape was installed with SpeedLaunch by a restricted user, there was no linkage between SpeedLaunch and Lunascape's settings
  • The up-arrow could not be used to jump in the menu tree on the left side in Lunascape Settings
  • Copy & paste of links in the IE history triggered a double "Unable to generate item" error message
  • After defining file associations in Windows 7, a message appeared in the "Clean up profile" dialog during uninstall saying there were no file associations
  • The items "Today", "2 weeks ago" etc in the IE history could be edited
  • While uninstalling as a restricted user after Lunascape had been installed by an administrator, the text from installation appeared after clicking cancel in the first dialog
  • The tab jump order in the "Clean up profile" dialog was non-standard
  • Words registered in the IME user dictionary did not show up as alternatives for input forms and the search toolbar
  • When trying to add an auto-hidden favorite from outside Lunascape (e.g., via a shortcut), the sidebar would not open
  • Blocking URL/Title of a redirect in Filter Action did not work
  • Selecting a search engine from the Settings bar failed to move the focus in some cases
  • Setting the startup window to maximized when started from a shortcut had no effect
  • Special characters like ™ typed inside tags were not displayed correctly
  • When drag-and-dropping items from the link bar to the address bar, the resulting text was incorrect
  • It was possible to drag-and-dropping items from the link bar to the settings bar, but nothing happened
  • In some cases the separator lines in the Search Bar pull-down menu were doubled
  • When updating from a version earlier than 6.3 to a different language, the language of some menus did not change
  • There was an issue with Lunascape crashing when using ATOK12W.IME
  • There was no reset dialog when installing a different language version of an already installed Lunascape 6.3
  • Trident Specific:
  • The zoom function was not working properly in Trident
  • With Trident enabled, the Highlighted Search menu appeared for input boxes even when the option "Display for input box" was deselected
  • In Trident, highlighting characters in an sLuna sponsor link triggered the linked page to open while leaving the Highlighted Search popup displayed;
  • In Trident, when selecting Close Tab > All Other Tabs, the tab briefly appeared as a small window;
  • With Trident in use, in the right-click menu on a link, the item "Open in New Tab" was inactive and the item "Open in New Window" was active
  • Gecko Specific:
  • After installing the portable version in a folder whose name contains environment-dependent characters, Lunascape crashed when switching to the Gecko engine
  • There were several issues with Lunascape crashing while using Gecko
  • There was a memory leak in Gecko when opening a new tab immediately after closing all tabs
  • Sometimes in Gecko, inactive favorites in the Favorites sidebar had blue-highlighted background
  • When switching to Gecko with the Yahoo Toolbar for IE displayed, a window labeled "n" appeared
  • After installing Silverlight4, the Silverlight4 page fails to appear in Gecko
  • In Gecko, when selecting "Delete" in the Add-on list in the sidebar, the item was not deleted properly
  • Using Gecko and with "Delicious Bookmarks" installed, it was not possible to enter Japanese characters in web page forms
  • In Gecko, if doing a Right-Click + Down mouse gesture and then trying to switch tabs by Right-Click + Wheel-Scroll, without releasing the right mouse button in between, the destination tab was closed
  • In Gecko mouse gestures could not be used to scroll inside HTML iframe sections
  • In Gecko, searching with "Google I'm Feeling Lucky" from the address bar did not work well;
  • WebKit Specific:
  • The file icon failed to appear in the WebKit download manager
  • In WebKit, when a link was drag-and-dropped to the tab bar the linked page failed to open
  • When setting the WebKit startpage to about:blank and then clicking the Home button with an already open tab active, the tab title remained unchanged
  • In WebKit, when entering a non-existent address in the address bar, the tab title read "Loading..." and the address bar was cleared
  • When saving a screen capture in WebKit, there was no way to remove colons from the file name
  • The "Clean up" button text in the WebKit download manager was displayed in English also in other language versions
  • When connection to a proxy server failed in WebKit, the about:blank page was displayed
  • When closing Lunascape in the middle of a download in WebKit, the warning message failed to appear
  • In WebKit, highlighting characters in an sLuna sponsor link triggered the linked page to open while leaving the Highlighted Search popup displayed
  • In WebKit, when selecting Close Tab > All Other Tabs, the tab briefly appeared as a small window
  • In WebKit, searching with "Google I'm Feeling Lucky" from the address bar did not work well
  • With WebKit enabled, the text in the "Back" and "Forward" histories in the browser bar was unclear
  • In WebKit, tabs would not open when the tab lock or shift lock of the tab status was enabled
  • In WebKit the RSS icon in the address bar failed to appear
  • In WebKit, highlighting alphanumeric characters with the highlight-button in the search bar caused the page source to be displayed
  • Enabling "Copy current tab settings to a new tab" or "Migrate security settings" had no effect in WebKit
  • In WebKit, when canceling after selecting font size in WebKit Settings, the current page was displayed with the canceled font size
  • In WebKit, the default font size was applied to the current page while the WebKit Settings dialog remained displayed
  • The highlight button function could not be canceled in WebKit
  • Scrolling to Top/Bottom of Page with mouse gestures did not work in WebKit
  • Jumping to an anchor in a page did not change the URL in the address bar
  • There were no Qt resources for Italian and Korean, so that some dialog items of WebKit were displayed in English instead

New in Lunascape 6.2.0.2217 (Jul 28, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • A new function Highlighted Search (Trace Search) has been introduced
  • Insertion of separator lines enabled in the Search Engine and Highlighted Search (Trace Search) lists in the Settings sidebar
  • EnableTabSkin added to LunascapeAPI
  • Options that become unavailable on changing settings in Lunascape Settings are now automatically greyed out
  • The behavior to display only a single tab after the tab row fills up in single-row display mode has been changed
  • Design and layout improved for the scroll buttons that appear when all tabs do not fit in one row
  • Button introduced that displays a list of all tabs when all tabs do not fit in one row
  • The animation appearing when adding a tab now works also in single-row mode
  • Gecko Specific:
  • Improved confirmation dialog for deletion of settings when Gecko is removed
  • The user settings data can now be deleted when the Gecko Plugin is uninstalled
  • Webkit Specific
  • Disk cache function introduced
  • The user settings data can now be deleted when the Webkit Plugin is uninstalled
  • Spec Changes:
  • The name in the browser digital signature has been changed to Lunascape Corporation
  • When a bundle application does not support 64 bit OS, it is now greyed out on the bundle application choice screen
  • In single-row display mode for tabs, the behavior when the tab row fills up has been changed
  • Layout changed for some dialogs
  • Behavior changed for the single-row display mode of tabs (i.e., when "Allow multiple rows of tab-title bars" is deselected in Lunascape Settings)
  • In relation to this, the following three issues have been resolved:
  • With the tab width set to flexible, the Add Tab button failed to appear when there were two tab rows or more
  • With the options "Fix multi-row tab-bars" and "Show the ticker on the right side of tabs" deselected, the right-click menu on the empty space to the right of the tabs failed to appear
  • Tabs could not be restored via wheel-click
  • With the "Fix width for tab-title bar" option in Lunascape Settings deselected, instead of the tab width adapting to the number of characters, all tabs now have the same width
  • Due to the above changes to tab behavior, the following tab options have been removed from Lunascape Settings:
  • Tab - General - Fix multi-row tab-bars
  • Tab - General - Limit the number of characters in a tab-title bar
  • Design - Tab Design - Draw tabs with skin
  • Design - Tab Design - Text Color, Background Color, Gradation
  • Commands that used to appear on shift-clicking items in View Settings for Toolbar and Sidebar are now no longer displayed
  • A confirmation dialog now appears when selecting and deleting several items at once from Favorites
  • When adding a tab via the Add New Tab icon in the Browser Bar, the tab is now opened with the default engine
  • The default engine is now used when invoking "URL in Clipboard" or "Watch Clipboard"
  • The dialog layout is now identical in all language versions
  • The menu names in the shortcuts customization dialog have been changed
  • Gecko Specific
  • Now runs only on systems with at least Windows XP with Service Pack
  • Webkit Specific
  • Now runs only on Windows XP or later
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • When changing skin, the "Default Search" icon in the Settings sidebar changed
  • When migrating settings, Opera 10 was not automatically detected
  • A Delete menu has been added for the Search Engine folder in the Settings sidebar
  • When changing the tab position to the bottom of the browser window, the change did not take effect immediately
  • When running Lunascape as a user with restricted permissions, the link "this link" in Lunascape Settings RSS - Ticker pointed to inside the install folder
  • When running Lunascape as a user with restricted permissions, the link "What is Luna ID?" in Lunascape Settings Account - Luna ID pointed to inside the install folder
  • Improved drawing speed of tabs when using the wheel to switch tabs
  • When activating a tab lock and then releasing it, the Favicon sometimes disappeared
  • After deleting a backup via the Restore Profile function, several items in the list of backups were simultaneously checked
  • When hiding the address bar and then adding a tab, the address bar reappeared
  • When changing design skin, the icon of the Close button for tabs was distorted
  • When very briefly right-clicking on the title bar, a number of menus appeared
  • The Add Tab Group function could not be invoked with the Settings sidebar selected
  • In some cases the tab menu item "Auto Reload" did not work
  • When opening a page from an external application such as a mailer program, the options in Lunascape Settings for when to activate tabs were not properly applied
  • Shared bookmarks could not be deleted from the Shared Bookmarks list
  • Popup alerts sometimes appeared multiple times
  • Ampersands (&) appeared in the View Settings for Toolbar and Sidebar
  • When resetting toolbars in Customize mode, the Customize mode was exited
  • When switching design skin after registering a tool icon in Customize mode, the icon was reset
  • An issue with shortcuts of favorites that have been multiplied via right-click in the Favorites sidebar
  • An issue with Link Bars in Customize mode
  • The popup alert icon of the ORION skin indicated an active/inactive state opposite to the actual popup alert setting
  • Trident Specific
  • The Lunascape Settings dialog in some cases remained displayed while the Trident (IE) Engine Options dialog was displayed
  • In Customize mode, when adding (IE Toolbar) or (IE Sidebar) from the View menu to a menu under the Menu tab, the edited menu could not be edited a second time
  • In the presence of an inactive IE Toolbar entry, a blank item was added to the Toolbar list
  • Gecko Specific
  • With tabs displayed at the bottom and they were set to be restored from last session, if a tab was using Gecko, the tabs were first displayed in the top tab area, and then at the bottom
  • When using the Trident or Webkit engine, the Gecko Options dialog appeared at the back
  • In Gecko, switching tabs with right-click + wheel-scroll did not work
  • When quickly closing several tabs, some tabs remained that could not be closed
  • The Gecko add-on RoboForm did not work
  • When invoking Script Favorites, the page of search results was not made active
  • After importing settings from Firefox on initial startup, Lunascape crashed after restart
  • Passing the mouse over the Gecko add-on Firebug in the status bar displayed a blank window
  • In some cases the caret floated away from its correct position
  • Webkit Specific
  • Switching tabs with the mouse wheel with several Webkit and Gecko tabs open, in some cases the tab-switching ceased to function at a Webkit tab
  • The actual magnification was differe nt from the chosen one
  • When using the Webkit engine, the Go to Selected URL function in the Edit menu did not work
  • When using the Webkit engine, the Search Web for Current Selection function in the Edit menu did not work
  • When using the Webkit engine, mouse gestures did not work even for Flash

New in Lunascape 6.1.7.21880 (Jul 7, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvement:
  • Gecko Specific:
  • Updated its Gecko version (revision) to 1.9.1.10

New in Lunascape 6.1.6.21709 (Jun 23, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Added an option to restore last opened tabs in the previous session even when launching from another application.
  • Resolved a problem with long installation times in the presence of some security software due to the way how the installer is compressed.
  • Fixed Bug:
  • While using the ORION skin in a multi-monitor environment, displaying the browser in a full screen mode causes some part of the window stick out to the sub-monitor.
  • Launching Lunascape in some cases prompts the launch of two instances of Lunascape simultaneously.
  • Installation fails if the path to the installation folder contains two consecutive backslashes (\).
  • The update alert for plug-ins fails to appear unless the Settings sidebar is open.
  • When updating some plug-ins, the user settings for the plug-in are lost
  • In some cases a plug-in is not recognized even after it has been changed as a result of a repair install.
  • The strings, which were typed in the Address Bar and the Search Bar at the time of the previous shutdown, briefly reappear right after launching Lunascape.
  • When a plug-in has been upgraded from a bundled version to a regular version, the bundled version remains after uninstallation.
  • If the profile and favorites folders are deleted at the time of uninstallation, the containing folder “Lunascape” is left empty.
  • gdiplus.dll remains after uninstallation in Windows 2000.
  • In some cases an empty folder remains in the Start Menu after uninstallation.
  • Trident Specific:
  • Lunascape sometimes freezes or crashes when a Microsoft Office document is open.
  • With the RoboForm toolbar for IE opened, opening a Basic Authentication window causes Lunascape to freeze.
  • Gecko Specific:
  • When updating Lunascape, which is installed into a portable device without the Gecko engine installtion, through a full installer, the Gecko engine is automatically installed.
  • In some environments, shutting down Lunascape with Alt + F4 causes it to crash.
  • When a page load is completed, the Gecko Add-on Manager dialog appears in the background.
  • When installing a Gecko Add-on, the Add-on dialog appears behind the browser window, and remains being displayed in the background even after restarting using the restart button.
  • Webkit Specific:
  • When connecting to SSL pages of Yahoo! Auctions, pages that should be encrypted do not appear as encrypted. (Japanese version specific)

New in Lunascape 6.1.5.21576 (Jun 9, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Faster installation and update.
  • The window size at first startup has been adjusted so as to display the startup page correctly in each language.

New in Lunascape 6.1.4.21478 (May 21, 2010)

  • Fixed Bug
  • Optimized a size of the Lunascape logo image displayed in the installation dialogue.
  • Resolved an issue of Windows won't reboots after an upgrade.
  • Resolved an issue of Lunascape won't automatically restart after an upgrade.
  • Resolved an issue of a pop up dialogue shown during an upgrade asking to restart Lunascape even after Lunascape is closed.
  • Resolved an issue of discoloration of words in the smart engine selection button at particular environments.
  • Trident Specific:
  • Resolved an issue that a tab name is displayed as "..." during a start-up when setting a start page as "about_blank".
  • Gecko Specific:
  • Resolved an issue that pressing the backspace key during text inserts in a form acts as "back" to go back to a previous page.
  • Resolved an issue that a tab name is displayed as "..." during a start-up when setting a start page as "about_blank".

New in Lunascape 6.1.3.21383 (May 12, 2010)

  • Increased startup speed by optimizing rendering processes on startup

New in Lunascape 6.1.2.21284 (Apr 23, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Feature added for detection and management of applications that may negatively affect Lunascape performance
  • Font size in each engine can be changed with Ctrl+[Num+][Num-], if Lunascape is installed afresh
  • Font size in each engine can be changed with Ctrl+[Num+][Num-], if the keyboard shortcut settings are reset
  • The font size change shortcuts shown in the menu now correspond to the actual keyboard shortcuts
  • Trident Specific
  • Improved handling of the IE toolbar
  • Gecko Specific
  • Gecko engine has been updated to revision: 1.9.1.9 (same as Firefox 3.5.9)
  • WebKit Specific
  • A WebKit vulnerability (port number overflow) has been addressed
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • When opening a link from a mailer program, the startup page also opens
  • When installation is complete, Lunascape starts up in a state that requires restart
  • When a write error occurs during installation, the installation process wasn’t aborted property nor guidance on how to install properly hadn’t been shown adequately
  • When restarting Lunascape with a sidebar plugin displayed, the sidebar sometimes becomes distorted
  • A bug causing Lunascape to crash when accessing certain sites has been fixed
  • Bugs related to 5 crashes induced by tab operations have been fixed
  • Gecko Specific
  • When closing a page is canceled from a java script, the tab information remains internally
  • When launching Lunascape from a link in a mailer program or from a shortcut, the Back/Forward buttons do not work for the startup tab
  • WebKit Specific
  • Increasing/decreasing font size function does not work properly
  • The currently selected font size is not checked

New in Lunascape 6.1.1.20986 (Apr 14, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • The version information of Gecko/WebKit can now be accessed from the About Lunascape dialog
  • Option added to open links in the background via a mouse action
  • Button added to the address bar to look up/switch rendering engine status
  • Lunascape6 now appears in the "Set Program Access and Defaults" feature in Windows XP
  • An alert message is displayed when switching favorites
  • Option added in Lunascape Settings to simplify changing the start-up page
  • When adding a number of favorites as a tab group, the date is now appended by default
  • When adding a number of favorites as a tab group, a name may be chosen for the group
  • When importing favorites and selecting "No" in the "Overwrite?" dialog, the favorites are saved under a different name
  • Option added to open new tabs with the focus on the address bar
  • When restoring data from a backup of the current version, items in the backup list that were automatically backed-up are marked with an asterisk (*)
  • Right-clicking the blank space next to the tabs brings up a context menu
  • The system information displayed in the About Lunascape dialog can be copied to the clipboard
  • Crash reports may now be sent by methods other than a mailer
  • The Lunascape Settings subcategory Security:Private Info has been renamed and moved to History:Privacy
  • The expression "startup URL" has been substituted with "startup page"
  • Clicking "Backup Profile Now" in Lunascape Settings brings up a dialog for manual backup
  • Ctrl+A in the address bar and the search bar selects all text
  • Improved visual response when clicking the buttons of the address bar and the search bar
  • Auto-save of favorites can now be deselected in Lunascape Settings
  • The menu appearing when right-clicking the empty part of the tab area is now customizable
  • Right-clicking the ticker source brings up the Edit Ticker menu
  • The menu items in the Change Style -> Favorites submenu have been changed: "Blog" -> "Private", and "Professional" -> "Public"
  • The Gecko/WebKit installer messages are now displayed in the appropriate language (added to official release)
  • Trident Specific:
  • Wheel-clicking a link in the Trident engine opens the link in a new tab
  • The shutdown time of Lunascape with Trident has been shortened by using OOPP to delete the history
  • Improved efficiency of keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+) when entering text with the Trident engine set
  • Gecko Specific:
  • When clicking favorites while using Gecko engine, change in the Lunascape Settings for adding tabs will be applied
  • When restoring tabs with the Gecko engine set, the "Forward" and "Back" histories of the tabs are also restored
  • Option added in Lunascape Settings to allow/disallow scripts to access the clipboard
  • The order of precedence among Gecko keyboard shortcuts has been changed so as to prioritize web applications
  • WebKit Specific:
  • The order of precedence among WebKit keyboard shortcuts has been changed so as to prioritize web applications
  • WebKit is updated to revision 533.3
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • The font changes when changing Windows theme or when waking up from standby mode
  • Resetting a toolbar icon resets it to an icon different from the default one
  • In a multi-display environment menu items sometimes stretch between screens
  • The dialog for selecting a folder to import can be opened multiple times
  • When switching rendering engine the active tab is animated
  • When dropping a shortcut from a folder other than the desktop onto the empty space next to the tabs, the linked page or file fails to open
  • When connecting to an https site, the favicon is retrieved by http
  • The automatic toolbar does not disappear when clicking the Cascade View button in full screen mode
  • The text in the dialog for confirming import of Firefox settings is cut
  • In some designs (Default/Simple) no bookmarklet appears when left-clicking the down-arrow icon next to the address bar
  • Lunascape does not launch when selecting information about a virus in the activity history of Norton AntiVirus 2010
  • Lunascape5 short cut key assignment for Cascade View cannot be manually imported
  • When restarting with the fixed-width tab option deselected, some restored tabs are not displayed
  • After selecting "Reload" in the pull down menu on the right of the ticker, it switches to the next feed in the list
  • In the right-click menu of Engine Auto-Switch in the Settings sidebar, some items are grayed-out in the "Add" submenu
  • It is possible to delete the folder of the Engine Auto-Switch item in the Settings sidebar
  • When importing Firefox bookmarks, import fails for links with address chrome://
  • Failure to login to sites with basic access authentication using a URL that includes user id and password
  • Drag-and-dropping a tab to the end of the tab row duplicates it although the mouse pointer icon indicates "move", not "copy"
  • After installation of some toolbars, a file name is displayed in the View -> Toolbars submenu
  • In certain environments some design skins exhibit a black rod-like crack
  • When placing the mouse pointer over an item in a toolbar menu and then moving it away, the size of the icon changes
  • After displaying the Google Toolbar Button Gallery, there are processes left running when Lunascape has been closed
  • Failure to upload files to certain sites (e.g. koebu.com)
  • On Windows Vista or later, a security warning is displayed when trying to open an internet shortcut (a .url file) from the Favorites menu in the Windows Start Menu
  • When trying to send a greeting card via certain sites, an error occurs and the attempt fails
  • After restarting with the default engine set to Trident and a Gecko add-on appended to the sidebar, the contents of the sidebar add-on are not displayed
  • On importing settings from another Lunascape series and declining to apply the ORION skin, some other skins fail to load
  • The text in some Trident toolbars (e.g., the Google Toolbar) is cut
  • In the ORION design, pull down menus such as Favorites are displayed several pixels away from their origin
  • Clicking outside the pull down menu for selecting a search engine does not make it disappear
  • When holding down the left mouse button in the pull down menu for changing font size etc., the pressed area is not drawn as a pressed area
  • Lunascape crashes when the number of tabs that can be added is restricted
  • When loading a page with the fixed-width tab option deselected, the positions of the "add tab" button and the ticker are shifted
  • In the Customize dialog, an ampersand (&) is appended to each of the items listed in the Toolbars tab
  • If Lunascape is shut down immediately after launch, the startup page fails to open upon restart
  • If Lunascape is shut down immediately after launch, the toolbar settings are not properly saved
  • The double-click assignment specified in Lunascape Settings has no effect in Gecko
  • The Lunascape6 installer appears frozen while Lunascape5 is being uninstalled
  • When an update calls for a system reboot, a dialog prompting the user to restart fails to appear
  • The message announcing that Lunascape is shutting down is displayed in German
  • When performing the following actions, the ""switch view"" icon of toolbars and sidebars is shifted or disappears:
  • Switching on/off full screen mode
  • Switching on/off Status bar
  • Switching between Docking/Auto Hide of sidebar"
  • Trident Specific:
  • The Find function highlights search matches only if they are complete words
  • In Trident the scrollbar of some sites is not displayed
  • Failure to login/session interruption/error messages for certain sites with Trident set. E.g., the AIU insurance estimate page, or when logging in to Grand fantasia and starting a game
  • With the Trident engine set and the maximum number of tabs reached, clicking a link while holding down the shift key launches IE
  • Changing the Trident user agent settings has no effect when reloading a page
  • Gecko Specific:
  • After reinstalling the same version with the Gecko Plug-in deselected, Gecko is still listed in the Add-on Manager
  • While using Gecko, clicking favorites open new tabs even when all "add tab" options are deselected in Lunascape Settings
  • When using Gecko, the focus is moved to the newly opened tab even when the tab lock is activated
  • If the Windows taskbar is positioned along the left side or the top of the desktop, the startup page is shifted relative to the main frame when Lunascape is launched with Gecko as the default engine
  • When deactivated add-ons are detected on startup, the resulting alert message is obscured by the "Initializing Gecko engine" window
  • When in Gecko the wheel-click action on a link is set to "Open as New Tab", wheel-clicking a link opens two identical tabs
  • The contents of the startup page when opened in a Gecko tab fill up the main frame only after first being briefly displayed as a smaller window
  • With the Gecko engine in use, the Engine Auto-Switch settings for iframe addresses are always applied
  • In some situations the Gecko toolbar does not appear when the Gecko engine is invoked for the first time
  • With the engine set to Gecko, after clicking the sidebar favorites it is not possible to scroll inside a page
  • When executing the ExecuteJavaScript sample, in Gecko the title is displayed only after executing the script a second time
  • In Gecko, the area covered by the IME list (for selecting, e.g., Chinese characters) is left white
  • With Gecko invoked and a PDF document displayed in Lunascape, if it is overlapped by another window the PDF is not redrawn
  • When making a blog posting in Gecko, pasting from the clipboard fails
  • The Gecko menu items "Light Reload" and "Reload if Updated" fail to respond although not grayed-out
  • Lunascape crashes when the Bing Toolbar is displayed in Gecko (Bing Toolbar deactivated)
  • If Extended Mode in Gecko is in use, restarting Lunascape cause the Gecko status bar show differently
  • With the engine set to Gecko, performing an Engine Auto-Switch produces an empty extra tab
  • In Gecko, shifting the focus to the address bar and then moving the mouse pointer over the browser while rolling the wheel causes the URL in the address bar to change
  • After reloading a page in Gecko via right+left-click, releasing the right mouse button brings up a context menu
  • If the Gecko engine is installed during launch of Lunascape, the menu in the Gecko toolbar remains inactive until restarting Lunascape
  • When closing the last tab in Gecko, about:blank is opened in a new tab
  • After installing an add-on and restaring, the Add-on Manager appears behind Lunascape
  • When opening the MSN news page with shift-lock from the MSN top page in Gecko, the original tab also opens the news link
  • If all tabs are closed with the Gecko sidebar open, the contents of the Gecko sidebar are reset
  • When changing the zoom factor in Gecko, the actual factor is sometimes set to a fraction (e.g., 89%) of the selected value
  • The Gecko font size icon is grayed-out
  • The Gecko engine creates registry folders and does not delete them
  • Gecko becomes unstable when an update is made while running Lunascape
  • After installing Lunascape from scratch, hovering the mouse pointer over the View -> Sidebar menu item causes the "Initializing Gecko engine" animation to appear
  • In some situations during version update, the Gecko package updates inconsistently
  • When a page requiring HTTP authentification is opened in Gecko in the absence of tabs, the authentification dialog fails to appear
  • Keyboard shortcuts behave incorrectly in Gecko
  • The double-click on the browser behaves incorrectly in Gecko
  • Simultaneous right+left click on a link, while using Gecko, triggers a return to the original page
  • Opening a link as a new tab by right+left click triggers a return to the previous page
  • When Gecko engine is being used, Ctrl+Z is not handled properly for some web sites (added to official release)
  • WebKit Specific:
  • Ctrl+V/C/Z does not work in the WebKit settings dialog
  • With WebKit invoked, locked tabs restored from the previous session are still locked but display no pin
  • With WebKit in use, the size of downloaded data as displayed in the download dialog is incorrect
  • Saving a page in WebKit generates a file named unnamed_download
  • The WebKit font size icon is grayed-out
  • List boxes in WebKit have a black background
  • The WebKit engine creates registry folders and does not delete them
  • Using Ctrl+A to "select all" does not work in WebKit
  • When selecting "Open in New Window" via a Right Click + Left Click mouse action, in WebKit the link opens in the current tab as well
  • When the operation "Open as New Tab" is assigned to the Right Click + Left Click mouse action, in WebKit this action causes the link to open in the current tab instead
  • The WebKit OpenSSL has been updated
  • Characters at some sites are displayed incorrectly in WebKit
  • WebKit becomes unstable when an update is made while runnig Lunascape
  • When switching to WebKit, the splash screen is displayed only for a moment
  • In some situations during version update, the WebKit package updates inconsistently
  • In WebKit gif animations keep looping

New in Lunascape 6.0.3.20663 (Feb 25, 2010)

  • Spec Change:
  • When upgrading from Lunascape5 to Lunascape6, the Lunascape5 shortcuts are deleted
  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Improved memory and resource management with regards to favorites auto-saving
  • Gecko engine is updated to revision: 1.9.1.8 (as same as Firefox 3.5.8)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • When Google Toolbar is upgraded, it does not show up properly on the toolbar area
  • Trident Specific
  • With the rendering engine is set to Trident, activating warning messages in the Trident settings has no effect when a script accesses the clipboard
  • WebKit Specific
  • Font size cannot be changed while using the WebKit engine

New in Lunascape 6.0.2.20341 (Feb 3, 2010)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Applied tuning for faster launch and browsing speed
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • When Trident tabs and Gecko tabs are open at the same time and a tab has been closed by use of a mouse gesture, moving a tab by right-click and wheel-scroll causes the destination tab to close
  • When adding a search button and then re-launching Lunascape, the added search button disappears
  • When installing Lunascape as portable version and selecting a non-existent folder to import user settings from, clicking "Next" causes Lunascape to crash
  • When launching the settings dialog of any of the engines from Lunascape Settings, the Lunascape Settings dialog occasionally closes without the settings being saved
  • When a page is opened in the Large Screen view externally such as from a mailer or a URL shortcut, the tab appears as a non-maximized MDI window
  • Broken links and inadequate search results in some search engines
  • With the setting "Hide in Task Tray" under "Pin to the Start menu", the window size is not the same as when it was closed when the application is reopened from the task tray
  • A window labeled "n" appears at startup
  • Lunascape freezes when logging off from Windows
  • If the window size was maximized at the last session, the window size gets maximized only after briefly assuming standard size at the next startup
  • If there exists only a stage-xpis folder and the Gecko engine is used, it keeps re-launching on every startup
  • When using the Gecko engine and hiding Lunascape in the task tray by clicking the close button, then after recalling it via another application and again clicking the close button it shuts down
  • The WebKit authentication dialog opens with the focus on the password edit box

New in Lunascape 6.0.1.20094 (Jan 2, 2010)

  • Spec Change:
  • For standard installer, the default is set not to download WebKit engine during the install
  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Updated Gecko engine to revision 1.9.1.6 (same as Firefox 3.5.6)
  • IE8 native mode can be selected
  • Maximum resolution is extended to 1920 x 1200 (applicable only to Orion interface)
  • Fixed Bugs:
  • Incorrect language and text display are found in Chinese, Korean, and English versions
  • Widening browser display makes search bar longer than address bar while using Orion interface
  • Accelerator key that moves focus to address bar and search bar does not function properly in German and Spanish versions
  • [edit]Gecko Specific
  • Freezes when Lunascape is closed with an open web site that utilizes JavaApplet
  • Crashes when Lunascape is closed right after closing a web site that utilizes JavaApplet
  • WebKit Specific:
  • SSL errors occur at certain web sites

New in Lunascape 6.0.0 Beta 2 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • New Features and Improvements:
  • Added home button on browser bar (appears only for new installment)
  • Streamlined quick menus (omitted ‘switch modes’ and added ‘view menu bar’)
  • Changed print icon on browser bar and submenu bar to drop down style so that users can select print as well as print preview (appears only for new installment)
  • Welcome page with basic start guide will appear again after re-starting Lunascape in the process of importing Firefox add-on and other settings
  • Gecko toolbar will appear at the first tab opening using Gecko during initial launch
  • Reduced steps for initial install
  • Added functionality to Alt key to control show/ hide menu
  • Adjusted windows layout of Cool mode to be consistent with Orion mode (only for new installment)
  • Adjusted Statusbar icons to show current status whether or not an icon is selected
  • Spec Change:
  • Default engine is initially set as Trident (only for new installment)
  • Uninstall dialog for Lunascape5 should appear during initial installment and version update
  • Changed sidebar options in Lunascape settings
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Omitted “Animation” within the quick menu
  • Corrected to show web site URL properly in body of an email when “introduce lunascape to a friend” is selected
  • Fixed a problem that unnecessary icons appear on statusbar when cool or orion mode is selected
  • Corrected shortcut key “U” to be assigned to one function (instead of both user profile and print setting)
  • Fixed a problem that changes to Favorites are not saved during crash
  • Corrected skin toolbar background so that text shows properly even with black background
  • Fixed issues that dialog title sometime shows “not responding” when users transfer setting from Lunascape5
  • Unchecked SpeedLaunch as default for portable install
  • Fixed issues with sidebar behavior when popup info and privacy notice are checked and Orion mode is used
  • Fixed garbled text in dialog box that is shown at customize – Toolbars - reset
  • Corrected startup folder icon to be removed when ‘add to startup menu’ is unchecked
  • Corrected startup folder icon to show correct name when ‘add to startup menu’ is checked
  • Corrected extension description in the dialog for Favorite – open file – save as
  • Fixed a problem that SSL enable/disable icons are the other way around when Cool or Orion mode is used
  • Fixed a problem that RSS ticker text does not appear when all tabs are closed using Orion mode
  • Fixed issues that Gecko add-ons are not enabled at initial launch when settings are imported from Lunascape6 alpha version
  • Fixed a problem that causes ‘file name or extension is too long” error during import process from Lunascape 6 alpha (applies only for portable install)
  • Fixed settings import so that shortcut key assignment should also be transferred properly
  • Fixed a problem that tabs sometime split unintentionally
  • Temporarily disabled Windows Live Toolbar with any engine to prevent crash when that toolbar is shown and the default engine is changed to Gecko or WebKit
  • Fixed a problem at Script utility that all tabs are closed when ‘close all except for tab lock’ is executed
  • Fixed a problem at Script utility that script error occurs when ‘open the tab with IE’ is executed
  • Fixed a problem at Script utility that script error occurs when ‘create shortcut on desktop’ is executed
  • Fixed a problem at Script utility that causes ‘can’t create document object’ error when ‘switch style sheet’ is executed
  • Corrected tab switch behavior using mouse wheel when tabs are opened with Trident and Gecko next to each other
  • Fixed a problem that dialog box for Firefox setting transfer cannot be canceled with Esc key
  • Trident Specific Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed highlight function to work properly
  • Fixed a problem at Script utility that URL is not copied even when ‘copy to clipboard’ is executed
  • Fixed issues that some tabs get split for very short time when blocked URL is entered
  • Gecko Specific Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a problem that tab doesn’t go back to normal view from thumbnail view by a click when that is the only tab using Gecko
  • Corrected not to show a dialog at initial launch asking to install Gecko engine, when Gecko was deselected during install
  • Fixed a problem that jumps in phrase in search bar, when a phrase in search bar and phrase in ‘find in page’ are different and F3 key is pressed
  • Corrected online/offline status on status bar when offline tasks is selected
  • Fixed a problem that navigation toolbar and bookmark toolbar are shown after re-start even when these are set to hide
  • Fixed mouse gesture to be able to full reload
  • Corrected individual status setting function such as favorites
  • Fixed a problem that tree view doesn’t work properly when window tree is selected in sidebar
  • Fixed a problem that Lunascape.URL returns Javascript strings when Lunascape ExecuteJavaScript is executed
  • Fixed a problem that mouse wheel immediately switches tabs when loading page in a tab
  • Omitted Extension menu from sidebar as it opens an empty tab
  • Fixed a problem that Gecko toolbar appears in sidebar area for a very short time, when Gecko sidebar is displayed
  • Fixed a problem that Gecko toolbar appears when Gecko toolbar is set to hide and engine is switched to Gecko or the browser is restarted
  • Fixed a problem that Gecko toolbar appears over the search bar when Gecko toolbar is hidden and the first Gecko tab is opened
  • Fixed a problem that the custom is checked even when zoom is set to 150% or other defined size
  • Fixed a problem that tabs are not restored at re-start process during addition of Firefox add-on, even when restore tab option is selected
  • Fixed issues that Firefox add-ons get initialized when importing Lunascape5 setting after transferring Firefox add-on
  • Corrected Firefox add-on icons to work properly
  • Corrected Firefox add-on icons to appear properly in sidebar menu
  • Fixed a problem that icon and tab remains in sidebar even after uninstalling Mini Map Sidebar
  • Fixed a problem that download history of download statusbar appears in sidebar
  • Corrected Toolbar-Roboform within the right-click menu to obtain password properly
  • WebKit Specific Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed issues that cause crash when switching engine from Gecko to WebKit
  • Fixed mouse gesture to be able to full reload
  • Corrected 'activate a new tab' setting to work properly
  • Fixed a problem that homepage cannot be changed
  • Fixed issues that cause “failed creating an empty document” error dialog, when installing WebKit is completed on Vista
  • Fixed issues that image file cannot be shown under certain environment such as Windows Server 2003

New in Lunascape 6.0.0 Beta (Nov 23, 2009)

  • New Features and Improvements (Compared to Ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Multiple sidebar add-ons for Firefox can run on Lunascape sidebar simultaneously
  • About:config can be called for Gecko
  • Firefox add-on icons will be displayed right after installing add-ons and restarting the browser, even with the default engine is set as Trident
  • Tab on the right will be activated by default when a tab is closed
  • Brushed up the design mode Orion
  • Enabled forced close while some process remain
  • Increased tab location and activation options
  • Added animations at closing and adding tabs
  • Revised Gecko engine to version 1.9.1.4 (same as Firefox 3.5.4)
  • Revised WebKit engine to revision r50048
  • Webkit Specific (compared to ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Enabled Find in page
  • Enabled page capture
  • Enabled shift lock and tub lock
  • Enabled text size change
  • Enabled zoom in/out
  • Enabled security setting change
  • Enabled block URL
  • Enabled automatic update
  • Enabled add to favorites
  • Gecko Specific (compared to ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Enabled page capture
  • Enabled collection of icons from Firefox add-ons for sidebar
  • Spec Change (compared to ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Changed so that a new tab will not be opened by clicking somewhere on background with thumbnail view
  • Changed so that address bar will not be shortened leaving buttons when moving the slider between address bar and search bar all the way to the left
  • Re-added option of showing the system menu at under Lunascape settings>Design
  • Bug Fixes (compared to ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Corrected sidebar auto-on function
  • Corrected view setting function button at the left bottom corner of the sidebar to work properly
  • Fixed a problem that tabs cannot be clicked due to distorted display when a window is made smaller
  • Fixed a problem that the screen occasionally shows a white line when closing all tabs
  • Fixed a problem that tab location moves when switched to different engine with cascade display
  • Corrected icon displays not to show pink background using Orion mode
  • Fixed issues that engine icon on the left bottom corner remains as Trident, even when Gecko is selected as a default engine and there is no tab, or when starting Lunascape with safe mode
  • Fixed a problem that resizing does not work with click on a link when switching engines with thumbnail window
  • Corrected title bar on a tab to show system icons at the right timing when switched to split window
  • Corrected a tab window not to change size when switched to split window and switching engines
  • Fixed a problem with Tab lock
  • Fixed link display of ? button in the customize dialog
  • Fixed issues that cause error message when transferring settings from Lunascape5
  • Gecko Specific Bug Fixes (compared to ver 6.0 alpha):
  • Fixed issue that some popular sidebar add-ons for Firefox do not work on Lunascape sidebar
  • Fixed a problem that inoperable tabs remain when the last window is closed using JavaScript’s window.close
  • Fixed a problem that opening link at bookmark sidebar does not open link when there is no tab
  • Fixed a problem that when All-in-One sidebar is installed and show the add-on, it gives error “Lunascape stopped working due to gklayout.dll”
  • Fixed a problem that Lunacape crashes when OK or Cancel is clicked at Firefox add-on Speed Dial setting screen
  • Omitted unnecessary divider on the toolbar menu in Gecko menu
  • Corrected to show the title when add-on icon is clicked while there is no tab with gecko engine
  • Disabled click on added icons such as (reading) while customizing Gecko toolbar
  • Fixed issues that some add-on icons do not show up unless restarted the browser 2 times
  • Fixed issues that Gecko ad-on icon will not show up unless the gecko engine is initialized when settings were transferred from Lunascape with default engine other than Gecko
  • Fixed a problem that some menu of Firefox add-on MR Tech Toolkit is not active at the initial use
  • Fixed issues that cause occasional error for setting transfer when launched with gecko for the first time
  • Fixed zoom to be page scale zoom instead of text size with thumbnail window
  • Fixed offline icon on the status bar doesn’t work properly
  • Corrected offline work to be checked when automatically switched to offline mode due to network disconnection
  • Fixed an issue that clicking a link in Outlook opens with Lunascape gecko even when Firefox is set as a default browser, while Lunascape is open with gecko engine
  • Corrected to show menu for Firefox add-on Video Download Helper at Lunascape menu’s tool>DownloadHelper
  • Fixed a problem of unstable display when opening a new tab with shift lock
  • Fixed a problem that contents of Feed Sidebar in Lunascape Sidebar disappears when clicking a button that closes the sidebar once Feed Sidebar add-on is installed
  • Fixed a problem that contents of twitkit in Lunascape Sidebar disappears when clicking arrow button on the top left once twitkit is installed

New in Lunascape 6.0.0 Alpha (Nov 23, 2009)

  • New Features and Improvements (compared to ver 5.1.5):
  • Compatible with add-ons for Firefox 3.5 (some add-on may not work)
  • Firefox skins can be used with gecko extended mode
  • Supports add-ons and other settings transfer from Firefox
  • Added a smart add-on manager (gecko toolbar)
  • Add-on management
  • Download manager
  • Toolbar
  • Sidebar
  • Status bar
  • Extended mode (gecko)
  • Options
  • Added new user interface mode: Orion
  • Improved cascade display to work with tabs
  • Added cascade display icon on the submenu bar
  • Compatible with Windows 7 (verified on Windows 7 RC)
  • Improved “find in this page” function to be able to show previous result (Gecko)
  • Spec Change (compared to ver 5.1.5):
  • Omitted option of showing the system menu at under Lunascape settings>Design
  • Bug Fixes (compared to ver 5.1.5):
  • Fixed a problem that a shortcut key cannot be assigned to Ctrl+L
  • Fixed a problem that tabs disappear when minimizing a tab at cascade display
  • Fixed a problem of not being able to set the number for history
  • Fixed issues with that Lunascape update is installed in separate folder when a user try to overwrite the existing folder with admin status
  • Gecko Specific Bug Fixes (compared to ver 5.1.5):
  • Fixed issues related to Adobe Flash plug-in
  • Corrected saving password function to be able to distinguish upper and lower cases for user ID
  • Corrected saving password function to be able to register multiple user IDs and passwords for a website
  • Fixed a problem that already visited links cannot be reset
  • Fixed issues that cause layout distortion when pressing highlight button while selecting a phrase in search box
  • Fixed a problem that highlight function cannot be reset
  • Fixed issues regarding Google toolbar that cause occasional crash (can be avoided with Firefox add-on)
  • Fixed issues regarding Google toolbar that bookmark doesn’t work properly (can be avoided with Firefox add-on)
  • Fixed issues related to Roboform (can be avoided with Firefox add-ons)
  • Fixed a problem that startup URL cannot be added via tab right-click menu
  • Fixed a problem that filter action cannot be set properly
  • Fixed a problem that clock icon at status bar occasionally remains inappropriately for some web sites
  • Fixed a problem that sign-in page does not open occasionally for some web sites
  • Fixed issues with proxy setting that cause errors in deleting data once after manual input is done
  • Fixed a problem with regard to downloading images at some download sites
  • Corrected Edit menu function to be able to cut, copy, and paste properly
  • Fixed a problem that minimized window goes back to normal when minimizing inactive Lunascape window while other application windows are active

New in Lunascape 5.1.5 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • First off, the engines are revised to the latest. Gecko version is 1.9.1.3 (same as Firefox 3.5.3) that fixes some more vulnerability such as Chrome privilege escalation with FeedWriter. Webkit version is 532.0 and that achieves 20% faster JavaScript speed compared to its previous version included in 5.1.4.
  • And we worked quite hard to fix bugs that you’ve kindly let us know. There are too many to list out here (dig in release notes if you are interested) including default browser setting, correct title bar, IE history issues, and smoother install and uninstall. We have also added some new features such as tab activation options using a mouse wheel.

New in Lunascape 5.0.0 Beta 1 (May 10, 2009)

  • Changes and Updates
  • Lowered CPU usage while viewing websites.
  • Changed RSS self configuration to be able to be applied to comments and top page URL .

New in Lunascape 4.7.3 (Nov 25, 2008)

  • The Gecko engine for Lunascape has been updated to the version equivalent with Firefox 2.0.0.14. Many security and performance improvements are included.
  • Added support for 32bit favicon and transparent skin icons.
  • Fixed crashes at startup and while running.
  • Fixed handle leaks.
  • Fixed sidebar retracting to one pixel during skin change.