Gesturefy version history - 25 versions
Gesturefy by Robbendebiene
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Latest version
Version 3.2.13
Released 3 Aug 2024 - 659.76 kBWorks with firefox 128.0 and later- Add "Move Tab Right" and "Move Tab Left" command
- Add tabs.goBack; tabs.goForward; tabs.duplicate to the user script APISource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
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Version 3.2.12
Released 14 Apr 2024 - 655.69 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- Add "Enter Full Screen" command
- Fix "Scroll" commands not working in some cases
- Add new translations from CrowdinSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.11
Released 4 Jan 2024 - 653.58 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- Add "Insert Custom Text" command
- Add "Exclude discarded tabs" option for "[Popup] All Tabs" command
- Fix "Save Image" command not respecting incognito session
- Fix content script injection commands not working for frames created via srcdoc
- Implement error mitigation for nightly buildsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.10
Released 22 Nov 2023 - 650.09 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fix Link In New Tab (and similar commands) not working for links in shadow DOMsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.9
Released 5 Oct 2023 - 649.71 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fix Link In New Tab command not working for some links like YouTube thumbnails with embedded preview (this fix also affects other commands)
- minor fix gesture not cancelled when discarded outside of the browser window
- minor fix for options page where long command names could shrink the gesture recording area
- add new Vietnamese translations from CrowdinSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.8
Released 2 Sep 2023 - 647.65 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- add new translations from Crowdin
- minor fix for some commands using wrong default optionsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.7
Released 16 Oct 2022 - 644.92 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fix Increase/Decrease URL commands unintentionally encoding parts of the URL
- improve settings page for smaller screensSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.6
Released 23 Aug 2022 - 644.67 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- add Open Custom URL In New Window and Open Custom URL In New Private Window commands
- fix rare bug where Scroll commands wouldn't work
- add new translations from CrowdinSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.5
Released 10 Apr 2022 - 641.74 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fix missing gesture recognition for very short gestures
- fix interference of scroll commands and the website's CSSSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.4
Released 10 Nov 2021 - 641.36 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- added workaround to prevent rapidly performed gestures from being missed on MacOSSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.3
Released 4 Nov 2021 - 640.65 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fixed popup commands not working
- improved gesture cancellation via secondary mouse buttonSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.1
Released 6 Sep 2021 - 635.77 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- fixed bug for Firefox 92 and later that broke the command popup positioning
- fixed Gesturefy not working on pages that called document.open()
- minor fixesSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.2.0
Released 19 Jun 2021 - 634.75 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- added "Multi Purpose command"
learn more about this new feature here: https://github.com/Robbendebiene/Gesturefy/wiki/Multi-purpose-command
- added "Popup Command List" command
- renamed "Search Text Selection" and "Search Clipboard" commands to "Search Text Selection In New Tab" and "Search Clipboard In New Tab"
- added 2 additional search commands to perform searches in the current tab
- added an extra button/icon to the command select field which serves as a quick access to the command's settings
- fixed bug for "Search Clipboard" command not working
- some structural change to the settings pageSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.1.2
Released 31 Mar 2021 - 610.39 kBWorks with firefox 86.0 and later- changed Increase/Decrease URL Number commands. The new default behaviour will always match from right to left and only match numbers in query parameters or between slashes.
- added custom match pattern option for Increase/Decrease URL Number. This allows users to specify a custom regex to select the number that should be altered
- further popup command improvements
- fixed Open URL commands not working for selected domains with capital letters
- removed obsolete tabs permissions for some commandsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.1.1
Released 14 Feb 2021 - 606.15 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- command popup will now be styled by the selected theme in the Gesturefy settings page
- redesigned command popup
- fixed regression bug where the command popup always expanded to the maximum width
- fixed rare command popup bug where it wouldn't be visible to the user
- fixed gestures not working on none html pages like xml or svg (however UI cannot be displayed)Source code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.1.0
Released 9 Feb 2021 - 604.69 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- added a new gesture comparison algorithm called "combined" and set it as the default. This algorithm basically combines the best properties of the "strict" and "shape-independent" algorithm with the cost of a slightly increased computation time
- moved the gesture comparison algorithm to the advanced settings section
- made Gesturefy Firefox Fission compatible
- added "Copy Image URL" command
- the gesture overview page now uses the full screen width in order to provide an instant overview
- added new setting for search commands to prevent the opening of an empty search
- the search engine URL option now supports the use of a %s placeholder for the search string
- added high contrast theme
- removed white theme
- replaced "Blacklist" with "Exclusions" for a more inclusive term
- minor fixes and changesSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.7
Released 8 Sep 2020 - 555.84 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- open link/url commands now also open simple domain names like github.com or www.github.com
- fixed an issue where the new tab page was shortly displayed when using one of the search commands
- fixed scroll commands not working for textareas
- improved gesture preview for overlapping gestures in the settings pageSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.6
Released 24 Jul 2020 - 737.71 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- Important: Removed Firefox sync support. Your Gesturefy config will no longer be synced across devices. Use the backup and restore functionality for manual config migration.
Reason: Firefox 79 introduced additional sync storage restrictions for better parity with Chrome.
Details: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/07/09/changes-to-storage-sync-in-firefox-79 and https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage/sync#Storage_quotas_for_sync_data
- added command "To Root URL"
- fixed scroll commands failing on inline elements with overflow auto or scroll
- regrouped commands in the command bar
- increased contrast of active command indicatorSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.5
Released 7 Jul 2020 - 737.39 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- using a non-primary button (middle or right) in popup commands now opens a new tab in the background while keeping the popup open. Currently only Popup Search Engines is supported, other commands will treat these buttons as a normal click
- removed the "Focus new tab" option for Popup Search Engines command.
- added a link to the matching algorithm description which points to a more detailed explanation/comparison
- added the possibility to define multiple zoom levels for the zoom in and zoom out command
- changed command bar item symbols and info in order to better indicate that a command has additional settings
- fixed scroll commands not working for pages in quirks mode
- gesture similarity alert in the options page may now also be shown when opening an existing gestureSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.4
Released 23 Jun 2020 - 730.1 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- added different matching algorithm since some users had problems with the new system. The new algorithm can be selected in the settings page at the top. In short this algorithm will basically only compare the directions and not the lengths of the gesture segments, therefore it cannot properly distinguish between ↓→ and ↓→→ If (detailed explanation about the differences between the algorithms will follow)
- improved gesture view when an element is in fullscreen mode especially for frames (#148)
- updated translation stringsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.3
Released 18 Jun 2020 - 726.39 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- added user script API methods for tabs and windows management
- fixed a rare bug where scroll to bottom command could fail
- fixed incompatibility with other add-ons
- fixed bug where open link commands falsely treat the text selection as a valid URL if it contains a colon followed by a letter
- fixed popup commands sometimes not terminating on abortSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.2
Released 11 Jun 2020 - 724.99 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- fixed Gesturefy preventing the custom right click menu on Google Maps (#492)
- fixed occasionally opening links in a new tab when using the middle mouse button as the gesture activation button (#479)
- fixed gesture name preview sometimes showing the previous gesture name for a very short time
- reduced default deviation value from 0.2 to 0.15. If you draw your gestures less accurate you may change this back to 0.2. This can be done in the Settings page > Advanced settings > Deviation tolerance > 0.2
- added some missing translation stringsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 3.0.1
Released 9 Jun 2020 - 721.65 kBWorks with firefox 77.0 and later- fixed config getting corrupted while migrating from version 2 to version 3 when using Firefox sync (at least I hope it's fixed)
- fixed several context menu bugs
- fixed open link commands sometimes not working
- fixed focus problem when switching tabs with wheel or rocker gestureSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 2.1.6
Released 18 Feb 2020 - 515.5 kBWorks with firefox 70.0 and laterSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0
Version 2.1.4
Released 25 Jan 2020 - 506.11 kBWorks with firefox 70.0 and later- added an option for "Focus Right/Left Tab" command to disable tab cycling
- added an option for "Focus Right/Left Tab" command to skip discarded tabs
- enhanced the Referrer handling for the "Save Image" command | Thanks to leonard84
- fixed upcoming wheel gesture issue | Thanks to DeathamnsSource code released under GNU General Public Licence v3.0