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Avant Browser 2010 Build 102 Released

Jasmine — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:52 +0000

[Fix]Sometimes a page was opened at 0% zoom
[Fix]Sometimes being unable to type text into the Address Bar when creating the tab with ctrl+n
[Fix]Sometimes a link from Avant was opened in IE
[Fix]Copy button in context menu didn’t work in some case
[Fix]Tab Bar disappeared after going back from 2 rows to 1 row
[Fix]Input problem with some languages
[Fix]Being unable to detect streaming videos

Avant Browser 2010 Build 101 Released

Jasmine — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:51:13 +0000

[Improvement]New Framework: running stable, memory usage decreased，creating tabs fast and improved Private Mode
[Fix] Copy button was disabled for selected text
[Fix] Toolbar related issues
[Fix]Mouse gestures didn’t work
[Fix]Pages kept loading when pressing shift + esc to stop them
[Fix]Kept logging out of gmail
[Fix]Shortcuts for some menus didn’t work
[Fix]Sometime alt + space didn’t work
[Fix]Being unable to input special symbols into Avant by using alt+[code]
[Add]The "Search for" option is back

Avant Browser 2010 Build 8 Released

Jasmine — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:08:56 +0000

[Fix] Pressing alt+f4 won’t exit Avant Browser
[Fix] Keywords displayed in search results are inconsistent with the ones typed into Address Bar
[Fix] Logging out failed
[Fix] Other applications might be brought to foreground when using mouse gesture to close a tab
[Fix] Mouse gesture became useless if no tab was open
[Fix] Pressing [Enter] to re-open last closed pages caused them to be opened twice
[Fix] Sometime configurations made for UI won’t be saved
Added Google Search Option into the drop down list of Avant Browser Options->Standard Search panel
The Monai XP and Tristan skin are back

Avant Browser 2010 Build 7 Released

Jasmine — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:13:26 +0000

[Fix]Keep forgetting login status
[Fix]Improved Private Mode
[Fix]Sometime being unable to close tabs with ctrl + w
[Fix]Sometime being unable to refresh pages by pressing F5
[Fix]Keep opening a link in background instead of foreground as configured
[Fix]FavIcons Sync bugs

Avant Browser 2010 Build 3 Released

Jasmine — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:11:43 +0000

[Fix]Being unable to connect to Internet via a proxy with password
[Fix]Being unable to log into Online Storage behind a proxy
[Fix]Being unable to exit from full video screen with Esc key
[Fix]Black blank appeared while switching between restore and maximize window actions
[Fix]Saving downloaded files to default directory didn’t work on Windows 7
[Fix]Roboform toolbar disappeared in new created tab if the opened link coded as target=”_blank”
[Fix]The unfocused tab can’t be closed by directly clicking the close tab button
[Fix]The input field lost focus if alt key was pressed during typing text
[Fix]Releasing right mouse button tended to bring up the right click menu while switching tabs via the combination of mouse buttons
[Fix]Hovering mouse over a link to bring up the context menu failed on xp/ie6 system
[Fix]The Print window messed up for FDF files
[Fix]The Auto-Execute Script addon didn’t work
[Fix]Unchecking a proxy option failed
Some minor fixes

Avant Browser 2010 Build 2 Released

Jasmine — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:18:31 +0000

Fixed a bug that cannot confirm default browser
Fixed a bug that back/forward menu is blocked when back button is disabled

Avant Browser 2010 Build 1 Released

Jasmine — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:26:31 +0000

[Feature]Multi-Process system: Avant will stay intact whether a tab crashes or not.
[Feature]Better CPU/Memory usage. Releases memory thoroughly to fix most leaks
[Feature]New Paste & go, Paste & submit, and Paste & Search, right click options for the Address bar
[Feature]Private Mode: When you open a private session no history, temp files, or cookies are saved during the session.
[Feature]Backup/Restore Profile interface: Allows you to backup and restore your profile. Your profile includes bookmarks and interface settings, such as the position of your buttons/toolbars, etc.
[Feature]New Tab-Wrap button: As more tabs are opened you can either have them all on one row or click this button and it will start wrapping to more than one row of tabs.
[Feature]Rendering mode: You can now choose between IE7,IE8, and IE8 Forced mode
[Feature]Save Selected Region to Clipboard
[Feature]Ascend or descend sorting Quick search and URL Alias
[Feature]Clear Website icons
[Feature]Copy all URLs from a Bookmark folder
[Feature]New right click options: Block All images from the Same Server, Copy Picture Link, Open Picture in New Tab, Open in New Avant Browser[Private Mode].
[Feature]Variable tab width(Tab Bar right-click menu->Tab Options->Fixed Tab Width added)
[Improvement]Google Translations
[Improvement]AD Blocker
[Fix]Being unable to start a new line to edit the script of an addon
[Fix]Only displaying favicons in site’s root directory
[Fix]Values are too short to read in View/Edit Autofill window when variables are too long.
[Fix]Sometimes exported bookmarks are miscoded
[Fix]Creating new tabs action was tardy.
[Fix]The default zoom size was displayed as 0%.
[Fix]New created pages didn’t follow the zoom size reset.
[Fix]Being unable to type URL into the address bar if creating a new tab with CTRL + N
[Fix]Annoying ActiveX error often popped up when Disable ActiveX option checked.
[Fix]Sometime Tab may bring itself to the front.
[Fix]Being unable to edit proxy lists
[Fix]Tardy Auto-Complete response for the Address Bar
[Fix]Back / Forward buttons on Logitech Mouse didn’t work.
[Fix]Open Picture in New Tab button didn’t work.
[Fix]Address Bar typing problem when no tab was open
[Fix]The rendering problem in this site http://www.majorgeeks.com/
[Fix]The drop-down history in forward/backward button disappeared after the related avanttab.exe was closed.
[Fix]Roboform toolbar display problem
[Fix]Sometime saving logins dialog would appear though the feature was disabled.
[Fix]Some fixes for Yahoo toolbar
[Fix]Searching in this site http://www.shooter.cn/ caused the tab to freeze
[Fix]Closing Avant with ALT + F4 crashed the related tabs
[Fix]The non-working backward/forward action activated by the combination of both mouse buttons
[Fix]A blank area appeared when closing Avant.
[Fix]Sometime avanttab.exe still ran though Avant Browser was already closed.
[Fix]Tabs bar disappeared when switching back from another application if Show Windows Tab on Bottom was checked.
[Fix]Adding this site http://www.nmc.gov.cn/publish/forecast/ABJ/beijing.html into Bookmarks folder erased all bookmarks.
[Fix]The Title Bar lost focus when switching out of Compact Style.
[Fix]Switching back from other applications caused the Tab Bar showed on the bottom to disappear.
[Fix]The last closed tab’s URL still appeared in the address bar.
[Fix]Some toolbars disappeared
[Fix]The title bar doesn’t conform to the windows visual style.
[Fix]some Macromedia Flash won’t load.

Avant Browser 11.8 Beta 1 Released

DrDrrae — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:55:51 +0000

The long awaited release of the next version of Avant Browser has arrived. Avant Browser 11.8 Beta 1 is ready for testing. Please put it through its paces so we can find and fix all the bugs. Post on the forum anything that doesn’t quite work right.

Changelog

Fixes:

Address Bar typing problem when no tab was open
The rendering problem in this site http://www.majorgeeks.com/
The drop-down history in forward/backward button disappeared after the related avanttab.exe was closed
Foboform toolbar display problem
Sometime saving logins dialog would appear though the feature was disabled
Some fixes for Yahoo toolbar
Searching in this site http://www.shooter.cn/ caused the tab to freeze
Closing Avant with ALT + F4 crashed the related tabs
The non-working backward/forward action activated by the combination of both mouse buttons
A blank area appeared when closing Avant
Sometime avanttab.exe still ran though Avant Browser was already closed
Tabs bar disappeared when switching back from another application if Show Windows Tab on Bottom was checked
Adding this site http://www.nmc.gov.cn/publish/forecast/ABJ/beijing.html into Bookmarks folder erased all bookmarks
The Title Bar lost focus when switching out of Compact Style

Improvements:

Backup / Restore Management
Google Translations
AD Blocker

Links

Avant Browser 11.8 Alpha 2 Released

statm1 — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:02:53 +0000

Alpha 2 Changes:

Creating new tabs action was tardy.
The default zoom size was displayed as 0%
New created pages didn’t follow the zoom size reset
Being unable to type URL into the address bar if creating a new tab with CTRL + N
Annoying ActiveX error often popped up when Disable ActiveX option checked
Sometime Tab may bring itself to the front
Being unable to edit proxy lists
Tardy Auto-Complete response for the Address Bar
Back / Forward buttons on Logitech Mouse didn’t work
Open Picture in New Tab button didn’t work
Variable tab width.(Tab Bar right-click menu->Tab Options->Fixed Tab Width added)

Initial changes from v11.7 in Alpha 1: New Features: Brand new back-end to help with stability and reliability in the operation of Avant.

Multi-Process system: Avant will stay intact whether a tab crashes or not.
Better CPU/Memory usage. Releases memory thoroughly to fix most leaks
New Paste & go, Paste & submit, and Paste & Search, right click options for the Address bar
Private Mode: When you open a private session no history, temp files, or cookies are saved during the session.
Backup/Restore Profile interface: Allows you to backup and restore your profile. Your profile includes bookmarks and interface settings, such as the position of your buttons/toolbars, etc
New Tab-Wrap button: As more tabs are opened you can either have them all on one row or click this button and it will start wrapping to more than one row of tabs.
Rendering mode: You can now choose between IE7,IE8, and IE8 Forced mode without the IE version switcher
Save Selected Region to Clipboard
Ascend or descend sorting Quick search and URL Alias
Clear Website icons
Copy all URLs from a Bookmark folder
New right click options: Block All images from the Same Server, Copy Picture Link, Open Picture in New Tab, Open in New Avant Browser[Private Mode]

Fixes

Being unable to start a new line to edit the script of an addon
Only displaying favicons in site’s root directory
Values are too short to read in View/Edit Autofill window when variables are too long
Sometimes exported bookmarks are miscoded

Development Update

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:43:51 +0000

First off, you should all know that a development cycle is conducted to produce a stable, bug free, final release. Like all software, it is better to take the time to get a release the best that it can be instead of rushing it out causing problems for users. We know you have been waiting for a very long time for this release and we really appreciate your patience. As with any project, this one has had its share of delays but the team developing this next version of Avant Browser is taking the time to get it right. We regret these delays but they were necessary and we hope you will like what is coming.

Since January 09, when the next version, codenamed “Avant 12“, was originally announced, there has been a lot of work done to completely overhaul Avant from the ground up. Everything you know and love about Avant will remain however it will look and feel much better. The biggest change you will notice is a completely revamped interface with a whole new skinning system. It will still use the Trident rendering engine from the currently installed version of Internet Explorer. But also a lot of things had to be done to fix the source of the problems plaguing the current release, Avant Browser 11.x, and that is the kernel(core) of Avant, it handles the internal workings such as memory usage, stability, and operation.

Final plans are still being decided upon but due to how long it has taken to develop Avant 12, the project may be broken up into two releases. How they will be broken up and when these releases are coming out are not known right now.