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Firefox 111 release notes for developers

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This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 111 that affect developers. Firefox 111 was released on March 14, 2023.

Changes for web developers

HTML

CSS

  • CSS color functions color(), lab(), lch(), oklab(), and oklch() are now supported. These features are disabled by default and can be enabled by setting the preference layout.css.more_color_4.enabled to true. For more information, see the CSS color value documentation (Firefox bug 1352757 and Firefox bug 1128204).

JavaScript

No notable changes.

SVG

  • The context-stroke and context-fill values are now supported inside <marker> elements. For more information on using these values with fill and stroke properties, see the <marker> documentation (Firefox bug 752638).

HTTP

APIs

  • Origin private file system (OPFS) is now supported when using the File System API. The data in this file system is origin-specific: permission prompts are not required to access files, and clearing data for the site/origin deletes the storage. The OPFS is accessed with the {{domxref("StorageManager.getDirectory()")}} method, by calling navigator.storage.getDirectory() in a worker or the main thread. See Firefox bug 1785123 for more details.
  • The HTTP Authorization header is removed from fetch() and XMLHttpRequest requests that are redirected cross-origin (fetch() headers may be added by developers using the option.headers argument). See Firefox bug 1802086 for more details.
  • The none value of the options.imageOrientation parameter passed to {{domxref("Window.createImageBitmap()")}} and {{domxref("WorkerGlobalScope.createImageBitmap()")}} has been renamed to from-image. This is to better match the meaning of the equivalent CSS image-orientation property. (Firefox bug 1809740).

DOM

  • The {{domxref("FormData")}} constructor now accepts a second optional submitter parameter to specify a submit button. If the button has a name or is an image button, it will contribute to the form data set. This makes it possible to create a {{domxref("FormData")}} object with the same data set as a vanilla form submission triggered by the button. See Firefox bug 1812696 for more details.

Media, WebRTC, and Web Audio

WebDriver conformance (WebDriver BiDi, Marionette)

WebDriver BiDi

  • Changed the behaviors for handling stale elements checks based on recently updated WebDriver classic specification. See Firefox bug 1808894 for more details.

Marionette

  • Fixed an issue where returning a ShadowRoot from WebDriver:ExecuteScript causes a cyclic object value error. See Firefox bug 1764594 for more details.

Changes for add-on developers

  • matchDiacritics has been added to the {{WebExtAPIRef("Find.find")}} API. This option enables searches to distinguish between accented letters and their base letters. For example, when set to true, searching for "résumé" does not find a match for "resume" Firefox bug 1680606.
  • {{WebExtAPIRef("search.query")}} has been added, providing search API compatibility with Chromium-based browsers Firefox bug 1804357.
  • The disposition property has been added to {{WebExtAPIRef("search.search")}}, enabling results to be displayed in a new tab or window Firefox bug 1811274.