Lunascape Help
    Getting Started
       Installing Lunascape
          System Requirements
          Download and Installation of Lunascape
          Set an Initial Configuration
          Update Lunascape
          Uninstall
          Advanced Setups - Portable Installation
          Advanced Setups - Custom Installation
       Browsing a Web
       Viewing History
       Understanding Different Bars
          Toolbars
             Showing/Hiding Toolbars
             Changing Layout of Toolbars
             Adding/Deleting Commands in Toolbars
             Editing General Toolbar Settings
             Editing Search Engine for Address Bar
             Adding Search Engines in Search Bar
             Switching Seach Engines in Search Bar
             Changing the Link Bar Reference
             Customizing List Items in Settings Bar
             Adding/Removing Search Buttons
          Sidebars
             Showing/Hiding Sidebars
             Changing Display of Sidebars
                Auto-Hide Mode
                Hide Mode
                Docking Mode
                Floating Mode
             Customizing Sidebar Settings
          Status Bar
             Showing/Hiding Status Bar
             Customizing Status Bar Features
             Adding/Removing Status Bar Features
       Understanding Right-Click Menus
          Right-Click Menu on a Tab
    Customizing Settings
       Home Page
       Startup Page
          Adding  Startup Page
          Deleting Startup Page
       Favorites
          Viewing Favorites
          Adding New Favorites
          Deleting Favorites
          Tab Group
             Adding Tab Group
             Deleting Tab Group
          Importing and Exporting Favorites
             Importing Favorites and Data from Other Browsers
             Importing Favorites from an HTML File
             Exporting Favorites to Other Browser
          Organizing Favorites
             Sorting Favorites
             Favorites Folders
             Favorites Settings
             Favorites Properties
          Registering RSS feeds to Favorites
          Restoring Favorites from a Backup File
          Backing Up Favorites
       Tab
          Opening New Tabs
          Customizing Tab Operation
          Reloading Tabs
          Recovering Closed Tabs
          Closing Tabs
          Viewing Tabs
             Arranging Tabs
             Cascade View
       Design & Mode
          Changing Mode
          Changing Design
          Creating Own Design
       Mouse Gestures
          Mouse Gesture Settings
          Adding Mouse Gestures
       Bookmarklet
          Adding a Bookmarklet
          Creating a Bookmarklet
       Shortcut Key
          Assigning/Removing a Shortcut Key
          Customizing Shortcut Key
       Ticker
          Hiding Ticker
          Adding Ticker
          Deleting Ticker
       RSS
       Popup
          Tuning Popup
       Backup
          Recovering Contents from Auto Backup
          User Profile
       Script
          Adding a Script
          Creating a Script
       Privacy Settings
       Rendering Engine
          Understanding the Current Engine in Use
          Changing the Default Engine
          Switching a Rendering Engine per Sites
          Associating a Site with a Particular Engine
          Setting a Default Engine for Favorites
       User Agent
       Proxy Settings
       Add-Ons
          Getting Firefox Add-ons
          Using Firefox Add-ons
          Managing Firefox Add-ons
          Importing Add-ons from the Existing Firefox
          Importing Add-ons from the Internet Explorer
          Using Internet Explorer Toolbars
          Getting Lunascape Add-ons
          Using Lunascape Add-ons
          Developing Lunascape Add-ons
    FAQ
       Installation or update failed. Now what?
       What is the difference between Home Page and Startup Page?
       What is a rendering engine?
       How can I find a serach query URL?
       What is Popup?
       I've installed Firefox add-on, but it is not working in Lunascape.
 Release Note
    Version 6.1
       Ver.6.1.1
    Version 6.0
       Ver.6.0.3
       Ver.6.0.2
       Ver.6.0.1
       Ver.6.0
    Archive
       Version 5.1
          Ver.5.1.6
          Ver.5.1.5
          Ver.5.1.4
          Ver.5.1.3
          Ver.5.1.2
          Ver.5.1.0
       Version 5
          Ver.5.0




  
 
     













Home > Release Note > Archive > Version 5 > Ver.5.0

Ver.5.0

Release Date: February 10, 2009


New Features and Improvements

  • Lowered CPU usage while viewing websites.
  • Changed RSS self configuration to be able to be applied to comments and top page URL.
  • Improved ability to change RSS Field URL even after recording.
  • Improved web browsing speed.
  • Decreased CPU load for low-spec machines.
  • Improved tool-bar rendering while loading settings during startup.
  • Improved compatibility with Internet Explorer toolbars.
  • Added new functions to Lunascape API:
    • OpenDocument
      Creates a new tab with a specific rendering engine.
    • IsDocumentAvailable
      Checks if a specific rendering engine is available.
    • EngineType
      Gets / sets the type of rendering engine for a specific tab.
    • SwitchEngine
      Switches rendering engine for a specific tab.
    • TabRestoration
      Gets / sets whether to restore tabs upon restarting Lunascape.

Gecko Specific

  • Version upgraded to 1.9.2.1.
  • Improved ability to use auto scrolling after a wheel click.
  • Improved display of SSL certificate information.
  • Added SSL icon in the address bar when SSL sites are accessed.
    • Refined the design of the dialog for the basic access authentication.
  • Added new functions to the right-click context menu:
    • On images
      • Save Link as
      • Copy Image URL
      • Save Image As
    • On hyperlinks
      • Save Link as
    • View Page Source

Webkit Specific


  • Improved ability to automatically choose Japanese language encoding.
  • Improved ability to change character encoding.
  • Improved ability to display updated WebKit configuration details without restarting Lunascape.
    • Only in the case of resetting a proxy configuration does Lunascape need to be restarted.
  • Added WebKit settings to Lunascape settings
    • Privacy
      • Web Content
      • Enable Plugins
      • Enable Javascript
    • Cookies
      • Accept Cookies
      • Keep until
    • Appearance
      • Standard font
      • Fixed-width font
    • Proxy
      • Enable proxy
  • Cookies are now persistently saved.
  • Corrected the font size to render web pages.
  • Files can be saved in locations other than the desktop.

Stability Updates


  • Fixed crashes during startup under specific conditions.
  • Fixed crashes at shutdown under specific conditions.
  • Fixed crashes while connecting with HTTP under specific conditions.
  • Fixed crashes while getting XML/RSS under specific conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on clicking ticker links under specific conditions.

Trident Specific

  • Fixed crashes while browsing under certain conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on showing / hiding Internet Explorer toolbars under special conditions.

Gecko Specific

  • Fixed crashes while browsing under certain conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on closing tabs under certain conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on opening Gecko Options under certain conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on saving security settings under certain conditions.

Webkit Specific

  • Fixed crashes while browsing under certain conditions.
  • Fixed crashes on getting new favicons under certain conditions.

Fixed Bug


  • Fixed bug when process persists if personal history side bar is not shown after booting up and tab is not created.
  • Fixed bug when scroll by wheel does not move as desired/tabs switch.
  • Fixed bug when IME language bar is not displayed while applying design skin other than default.
  • Fixed bug when task bar is not displayed while being set at <hide task bar automatically> while applying design skin other than default.
  • Fixed bug when placement is not correct when maximized in multi display environment, while applying design skin other than default.
  • Fixed bug when target name is not resolved in new tab.
  • Fixed bug when tab frame, which is normally window size in list mode, is not depicted.
  • Fixed bug when quick menu bar spreads wide horizontally through the display above the tool bar, when re-booting browser, if "cool" is selected from the style selection.
  • Fixed bug when part of RSS (eg: Wikipedia's most recently renewed page) cannot be detected.
  • Fixed bug when side bar width shrinks when coming back from being housed in task tray, while default design skin is used.
  • Fixed bug during "Display multiple level tabs in fixed positions" is valid.
    • Fixed bug when font color is not displayed due to design skin.
    • Fixed bug when part of right click menu (adding favorites) on top of tab does not function.
    • Fixed bug when tab cannot be displayed below.
  • Fixed bug when tab, which should be active during tab delete, does not work as it was set up.
    • Fixed bug when closing tabs not active, while in multi-simultaneous tab lock mode.
    • Fixed bug when closing tab that is left of the tab previously active, while setting to select tab which was previously active.
    • Fixed bug that skin cannot be switched without management authority.
  • Fixed bug where accounts with no write permission cannot change skins.
    Example: In Windows Vista
  • Fixed bug that caused slow updates in the address bar.
  • Fixed bug where the Ctrl + F command does not work with the Google toolbar shown.
  • Fixed bug where script code is shown in the address bar.
  • Fixed bug where a blank page is shown after switching rendering engines.
  • Fixed bug where the automatic engine switching does not work when a URL outside of the browser is opened.
    Example: Mailer links

Trident Specific

  • Fixed bug when delete key does not work in comment column of "Nico-Nico" videos (similar to YouTube).
  • Fixed bug where connecting to the Internet was not possible with a proxy server.

Gecko Specific

  • Fixed crash bug as tab is being closed.
  • Fixed crash bug when Lunascape is shut down.
  • Fixed bug when PDF file cannot be opened.
  • Fixed bug when content of home page changed by Gecko setting goes back to original when browser is re-booted.
  • Fixed bug when print preview screen cannot be scrolled
  • Fixed bug where the "Properties" in the right-click context menu was not working.
  • Fixed bug where changes made through the Gecko settings could not be saved or restored.

Webkit Specific




  • Fixed crash bug as tab is being closed.
  • Fixed crash bug when Lunascape is shut down.
  • Fixed bug when WebKit cannot be used in a Windows XP SP2 environment.
  • Fixed bug when changes made by WebKit setting are not saved.
  • Fixed bug when selected type lines cannot be copied on to clipboard by Ctrl+C.
  • Fixed bug when local HTML file will not be opened.
  • Fixed bug to open new tab with [shift + click].
  • Fixed bug when right click menu (name and save link ) on the link does not move.
  • Fixed bug where a blank page was at the beginning of the browsing history.
  • Fixed bug where tabs were not properly restored.
  • Fixed bug where recently closed tabs were not properly restored.
  • Fixed bug where Favorites could not accept tab drag and drop.
  • Fixed bug where tabs couldn't be copied by drag and drop.
  • Fixed bug where a download dialog appears while browsing web pages.
  • Fixed bug where scrolling by the mouse wheel does not work.
  • Fixed bug where there was nothing shown in the history list for tghe Back and Forward buttons.
  • Fixed bug where SSL pages and login didn't work.

Known Issues

  • Fixed bug when not operating when opened with designated engine from [open tab] button of browser bar.
    • Currently, dialogue failing for initiation is displayed and spreading is being confirmed.Corrections are planned in future versions.
  • Fixed bug when title stays as Lunascape5 (selected tap title does not work).
    • Currently, design skin other than default and Gecko WebKit are used.Fixed bug when page title is not reflected immediately in title bar.Corrections are planned in future versions.


See also

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 




  



Copyright Lunascape Corporation All rights reserved. .