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1.7.3b
Jan 30, 2025

What's new in 1.7.3b

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In this release, more stability and performance improvements have been made.

✨ New

Macos users with single toolbar layout will now NOT have the three dots panel button. This is done to decreased used space. Alternatives can be using the macos native menu bar or disabling it with 'zen.view.mac.show-three-dot-menu' in about:config

MacOS builds are now in a single, unified DMG file

Pinned tabs AND normal tabs will now scroll together in order to increase visibility

Glance now has a more native feel to it

Glance will now wait for the answer to 'this page might not save your data' before closing the tab

Better and more consistent workspace transition for touchpad users

Added more native tab border radius

Split view rearrangement now has transition animations

Improved the display of workspace icons in the workspace switcher

New tab animation is now smoother

Increase tab unloader timeout from 20 to 40 minutes

Compact mode doesn't animate if the mouse is already on the sidebar

Made the animation of workspace switching faster and smoother

Add ellipsis to URL bar placeholder text for improved visibility

If the newtab button is at the top, new tabs will be inserted at the top as well

🐞 Bug Fixes

Fixed essentials background having the wrong border radius

Fixed compact mode sidebar not re-opening when the animation key is off

Fixed closing pinned tabs with CTRL+W making the browser unusable

Fixed glance opening on essential tabs even if it's disabled (Issue #4564)

Fixed crash on overflow menu in macos

Fixed elements shifting on macos fullscreen

Fixed changing entering on customizable mode when having multiple windows

Fixed empty space on top of the vertical tabs when there's no buttons inside it

Fixed having an empty overflow menu when using single toolbar layout

Fixed print dialog not opening and fixed website dialogs being clipped

Fixed keyboard shortcuts not working after pinning extension to the bookmarks bar

Fixed tabs overflowing the browser when closing multiple essential tabs

Fixed visual inconsistency with split view confirmation popup

🚧 Breaking Changes

The default newtab position is now at the top (can be disabled in the settings under Look & Feel)

Changed default pinned behavior where it always opens a new tab if only pinned tabs exist


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