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AdBlock Plus development builds are hosted out at MozillaZine. Currently 0.5.10+ builds are development builds.

Here's the scoop. Lots of new stuff:

Fixes:

• Fixed error where Adblock kept changing back to text display after changing another setting.
• Fixed an issue where the status bar icon would disappear if located on the left hand side of the status bar.
• Fixed image ALT text shows instead of image until mouseover on Firefox 1.6.
• Fixed original replacement page for a blocked site.
• Fixed issue where Flash Player 8 objects disappear with Obj-tabs enabled.

Added Locales:

• Added Brazilian locale (thanks to Sergio Abreu and Alessandro Nakamuta)
• Added Polish locale (thanks to Teo)

Known Issues:

• Always uses en-US locale on Mozilla, see Bug 216489.
• Files installed to application directory even though profile is chosen on Mozilla install.
• Check Parent Links fails in Firefox 1.0 on some sites.
• Adblock causes Firefox 1.6 to crash on java applets, see Bug 309706.
• Site blocked page doesn't display in Firefox 1.6.

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Here's the details from 0.5.9.2

• Using XPaths to find DIVs now. Can add additional elements to the "adblock.elemtypes" preference like this "//div|//table|//span".
• Fixed Adblock to work with trunk builds.
• Fixed an issue where when Clear Private Data on shutdown was enabled, Firefox would not close.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the last item couldn't be selected.
• Fixed an issue where after choosing to edit a filter and not selecting it, it would not finish being in edit mode when another filter is selected.
• Fixed hide globally still taking effect over whether ad hiding was enabled.

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Here's the scoop from Adblock Plus 0.5.9.1. I wasn't around when it was released, so no download of it direct.

• Added a preference into Adblock's Options menu to disable checking DIV elements.
• Fixed ads not collapsing when hidden.
• Fixed an issue where the status of whether a filter was white or black could become mixed up after removing filters until after restarting.
• Fixed status bar display type not restoring properly when reverting settings.
• Fixed changing status bar display type not affecting all open windows.
• Fixed, Deer Park Alpha would crash if the sync path pointed to a folder instead of a file.
• Fixed Chinese locale.

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Now it's the official 0.5.9. Here's the whole set:

• Fixed position of the status bar icon/text not being saved after moving it upon restarting.
• Fixed repainting issue when using the scroll wheel on the filter list with Deer Park Alpha, thanks to polidobj & Harald.L for noticing the fix to bug 300245.
• Removed a script from an XUL file that has been the cause of numerous problems with the last release.
• Automatic synchronization frequency has been reduced to every two days if synchronizing with a website.
• Switching between icon and text status bar display no longer requires a restart.
• The toolbar button is now independent and can be used alongside the status bar icon/text.
• Sorting Adblockable-Items alphabetically now persists between sessions.
• Exported filters now use correct linebreak for the running system.
• Workaround for Bug 274425, Firefox's top crasher.
• Added the Hungarian locale (thanks to KAMI)

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Corrects issues with French locale, possible present in other locales. Can sort Adblockable-Items list alphabetically, and it persists session to session.

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Turns out that yesterdays build was unhappy. If you're having trouble, replace with this one. Uninstall may be unhappy after restart of Firefox, just install this one twice (restarting between).

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mcm_ham has been up to heaps, with the support of testers and contributors over at MozillaZine.

Here's what they've come up with:

• Fixed position of the status bar icon/text not being saved after moving it upon restarting.
• Fixed repainting issue when using the scroll wheel on the filter list with Deer Park Alpha, thanks to polidobj & Harald.L for noticing the fix to bug 300245.
• Removed a script from an XUL file that has been the cause of numerous problems.
• Switching between icon and text status bar display no longer requires a restart.
• The toolbar button is now independent and can be used alongside the status bar icon/text.

Warning - if you've installed a 0.5.8+ prior to this, it is recommended that you uninstall it before installing this latest build.

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Final 0.5.8 available now. Features from all recent 0.5.7+ builds, as well as site-specific "hide" behavior and more.

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All 3 versions (Icon, Button and Text) are combined in one installer, so it's one install and you can try 'em all!

Also some quick testing with the upcoming Firefox 1.05 seems to indicate that it will be a smooth transition.

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A number of good changes:

• Added new localizations - Simplified Chinese and Czech.
• Added option to to Site Whitelisting instead of Filter Whitelisting.
• Added adblock.divcheck preference available in about:config to disable DIV checking.
• Fixed Collapse Blocked Elements not always being respected.
• Workaround for "Intellitext" <DIV> elements being blocked when Filterset.G is used.

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Official 0.5.7 is now available. Here's what's new:

• Added ability to block DIV sections, credit to Rüschi.
• Added a new About dialog, available under help.
• Installation on Mozilla now works. Deinstall menu option will now only appear for Mozilla.
• Changed default filters to prevent false positives on Yahoo Mail.
• Fixed install issue under Linux.
• Fixed error in javascript console that's caused after opening extensions manager.
• Fixed issue where synchronization was incomplete with big filter list files, credit to lymanepp.
• Fixed links on Getting Started intermittently not working, credit to twanno.
• Fixed an error where after a page was blocked by site blocking the tab became unusable.
• Added the Russian locale (thanks ArtLonger)
• Added the German locale (thanks Calain)
• Added the Dutch locale (thanks Tjaard)
• Added the French locale (thanks Jean-Bernard)
• Added the Taiwanese locale (thanks Jose Sun / Mozilla Taiwan Community)
• Added the Japanese locale (thanks Anonymous)

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Cleaned up an issue with spaces in DIV names creating multiple filters.

Install issues with Linux and Mozilla fixed. Deinstall option now exists in Mozilla only. Localizations don't yet seem to work in Mozilla.

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German (Calain), Dutch (Tjaard), French (Jean-Bernard) and Taiwanese (Jose Sun / Mozilla Taiwan Community).

Updated default filters so that problems with Yahoo! Mail are avoided.

Added support for <div> blocking as per work by Rueschi.

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Italian (MatrixIsAllOver) and Russian (ArtLonger) localizations.

If you are upgrading to the trunk builds of Firefox from 1.0.4 you must follow Zachariah's post to get AdBlock to work. It's also recommended to follow his post if others can't reproduce your problems.

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A few minor behind the scenes things, plus a working update URL, so as you can be notified of new versions when Firefox checks. Nifty, eh?

And a button version, changes the size and behavior of the "Adblock" at the bottom left.

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Problem was introduced into the most recent builds. Possible excessive whitelisting will occur when any whitelist is implemented! Fixed builds here:

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mcm_ham has added a few interface tweaks, a heap of behind the scenes change, and made an "icon" and "text" version available. Here's the gist of it:

• Synchronization is no longer an "about:config" hack - there are options right in Preferences.
• Changed branding to differentiate from official version .
• Improved warning dialog boxes.
• Fixed revert not being enabled after changing synchronization settings.
• Improved error checking for synchronization path.

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buggy, removed.

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buggy, removed.

mcm_ham has bundled lots of stuff together:

• Code that allows for synchronize your filterset with a remote file via HTTP has been uncommented and is now functional, see "Help" for help.
• Default filterset code has been uncommented and default filterset has been updated. Default filterset listed in "Filters."
• Cosmetic changes - REGEX help URL updated, minor interface cleanups.

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Icons updated to the ones created by Zockman. Installer tweaks as suggested by mcm_ham - should be problem free to Fx1.1.

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OneStop now tests to ensure that the filter "@@" is not configured so that it is no longer possible to create a whitelist entry that prevents any filters from working.

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