Mozilla Launches Firefox 158 with Native JPEG XL Support
Mozilla officially unveiled version 158 of the Firefox browser today. As detailed in the latest release notes, the most prominent highlight of this major update is the native, default activation of JPEG XL image support.
Embracing Next-Generation Visual Formats
Company representatives noted that JPEG XL serves as a highly capable alternative to legacy visual formats, including WebP, JPEG, PNG, and GIF. The default HTTP Accept request header, utilized whenever the browser retrieves an image, now comprehensively supports the JPEG XL architecture. In prior iterations, users could only access this capability by manually engaging an experimental setting.
Enhancing User Experience with Smart Window
Furthermore, Firefox 158 meticulously refines the Smart Window form autofill functionality. Whenever a user clicks upon a designated form field or selects content from a saved source, they can seamlessly and rapidly populate the required information, saving valuable time during daily navigation.
Advanced Capabilities for Web Developers
Additionally, the browser now robustly supports CSS typed arithmetic operations. This sophisticated advancement allows developers to execute precise division operations on two values sharing the exact same data type but possessing entirely different units, specifically by utilizing calculation functions such as calc().
