When Can I Use updates

Opera 10.50 update

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:35:41 -0800

A small update to information for Opera 10.50. Apparently geolocation, while briefly available in the snapshot builds, did not actually make it to the final version, so has been removed. On the other hand, the Canvas Text API is supported, which was missing before. Thanks to David Leunen and Fabien MÃ©nager for the information.

Opera 10.50 final released (Windows only)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:15:37 -0800

Today, Opera 10.50 (aka 10.5) was released for Windows, with many new supported features. The list includes everything in the CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders Module, Transforms, Transitions, HTML5 Video, Audio, name/value and database storage (Web Storage) and Geolocation too. See also the full WCIU comparison between Opera 10 and 10.5. One other WCIU update is the news that Chrome 5 will offer native Geolocation support as well as support for the File API.

Chrome 4.0 released

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:17:06 -0800

Today the Chromium blog announced a new stable channel update, effectively releasing Chrome 4.0. WCIU feature updates include full offline web apps support, font-face support, anti-aliased rounded corners, Web GL, and Web sockets.

Firefox 3.6 released, new features added

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:05:36 -0800

Today Firefox 3.6 was released, knocking Firefox 2 out of the "Far past". New features since 3.5 (that appear on WCIU) include support for: CSS3 Multiple backgrounds, the File API, CSS Gradients and the WOFF font format. In addition to the newly added File API feature, I've also added the Web Sockets API. Still an editor's draft so considered "unofficial", but supported in Chrome 4.

Opera 10.5 (Presto 2.5) pre-alpha released

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:54:09 -0800

Today, the first public build of Opera 10.5 was released with all sorts of lovely new standards support. Most of the new support since Opera 10.1 was already known from the Presto 2.3 information, added now to WCIU are CSS3 2D Transforms, Web Database and Web Storage. For the full list of changes mentioned on WCIU, see the Opera 10 - 10.5 comparison page.

CSS3 Backgrounds and Borders, Multi-column Layout now Candidate Recommendations

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:34:34 -0800

The CSS Level 3 Backgrounds and Borders Module as well as the Multi-column Layout Module have now been promoted from "Working Draft" to "Candidate Recommendation". The Backgrounds and Borders spec affects quite a few features on WCIU, including border-radius, multiple backgrounds, multiple borders, and more! Unfortunately the decision was made to not include the box-shadow feature, but it may return to the spec in the future.

CSS3 Selectors now a W3C Proposed Recommendation

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:08:08 -0800

The CSS Level 3 Selectors Module has now been promoted from "Candidate Recommendation" to "Proposed Recommendation". Interestingly, that makes it the first feature on When Can I Use to actually receive this status. Great news, and once IE9 has been released, all current browsers will fully support this module.

Presto 2.3 (Opera 10.*) updates, spec update

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:38:34 -0800

transit multi BG http://www.w3.org/TR/webdatabase/ Presto 2.3 (Opera 10.*) updates, spec update Having just discovered the official Presto 2.3 web specification page, I've updated Opera 10.*'s CSS3 features. Most I already knew of, but I've now acknowledged support for CSS3 Transitions and Multiple Backgrounds. Additionally, I noticed the Web Database API is no longer part of Web Storage and have thus adjusted its name and spec URL.

Firefox 3.7

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:38:05 -0800

Changed "Firefox 4.0" to 3.7 to be consistent with Mozilla's current versioning. Note that I'd been looking at the features for 3.7 when updating "4.0", so no information is actually changed here.

Official IE9 news

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:12:25 -0800

The first official information about Internet Explorer 9 has been released, with two small tidbits that apply to WhenCanIUse: CSS3 selectors and border-radius. Seems like they're supported pretty well based on the screenshots, so I've marked them as "supported". I have also changed the URL to the CSS gradient spec to reflect the one in the latest W3C Editor's Draft

Firefox 3.6 adjustments

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:48:34 -0800

Made a few fixes to Firefox 3.6 support, it does not include support for SVG fonts as mentioned previously, however it does support the new (but currently unofficial) WOFF font format. Considering the future significance of this format, I have added it as a feature too. I also changed the link for the multiple background support example, to one that works in both Safari as well as Firefox 3.6. Bonus link: Firefox 3.6 for developers.

Belated update note

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:49:56 -0800

A few weeks ago I made some updates to WCIU, but forgot to mention them in this update feed. Chrome 3 is now the "stable" build, and Chrome 4 has been added for the Future. Chrome 3 supports the "audio" element, and Chrome 4 will finally have anti-aliased rounded corners. Also all features for Firefox 3.6 have now been decided on, so some of the previously mentioned features (SVG-in-CSS, SVG SMIL, etc) have been moved to Firefox 3.7/4.0. A new "unofficial" feature has also been added to the page: "3D Canvas graphics / WebGL", which has been gaining popularity. Thanks goes to Magne Andersson for the Firefox info and the reminder to update this feed.

Firefox 3.6 info updated

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:18:51 -0700

The first Firefox 3.6 alpha has been released. Of my current information, the Multiple backgrounds feature is the only new feature implemented in this release, with CSS Gradients support added too. Also Magne Andersson was kind enough to inform me of upcoming support for CSS Transitions in 3.6/4.0, so I've added that too. Note that some features currently mentioned in WCIU (SVG ones, specifically) don't appear in the alpha yet, but they are still expected to be included for the final version.

Minor updates

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:09:49 -0700

Minor updates: Changed Chrome 3 to support Web Storage, added geolocation demo link, changed CSS3 Text-shadow status to "Working Draft", fixed a typo.

CSS3 Flexible Box Layout Module published

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:02:40 -0700

Today, the W3C's Flexible Box Layout Module specification was published as a Working Draft and has been added to the When Can I Use tables. The interesting thing about the spec is that Firefox, Safari and Chrome all already largely support it (it's used in XUL, Apple Desktop widgets, etc). I've been experimenting with it recently and it's pretty powerful stuff! Now let's see how long before we see it in IE and Opera...

Google Gears support, 3D transforms in Webkit

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:15:28 -0700

Some minor updates: First, I've set all features supported by Google Gears to be "partially" supported by Chrome, which seems like the most accurate description. I have also noted that Safari 4.* will support 3D Transforms, based on the latest webkit builds (see this cool demo)

Geolocation feature added

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:31:19 -0700

I have added the Geolocation spec as a feature, works in FF3.5 and Chrome 2. Thanks go to Magne Andersson for the suggestion!

Category changes

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:55:32 -0700

I've filed the "Web Storage" and "Event Source" features under "Other" rather than "HTML5", since they are no longer part of the HTML5 specification.

Firefox 3.5 goes final, plus updates/corrections

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:16:40 -0700

Several minor updates to WCIU, thanks go to Andy L for submitting some corrections. - Firefox 3.5 final has been released and now appears as "Present". - Several URLs have been corrected/updated - Fixes to Chrome support: No client-side DB support, no Web Workers in V2.

Video support information updated

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:53:15 -0700

I have changed the stats for video support for Safari and Chrome, which initially was "partial" for not supporting Ogg Theora by default. However, since the HTML5 spec now clarifies that browsers may choose which codecs they support, they can all be said to provide decent video support.

Safari 4 released

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:25:28 -0700

Safari 4 has been released today, seems pretty much the same as the Beta released earlier. To see the new features since 3.2, go to the Browser comparison page.

Chrome 3.0 with video support now on dev channel

Thu, 28 May 2009 06:11:46 -0700

The first real Chrome 3.0 build was released on the Chrome Dev channel today, with the big news being the support for the video element. It's a bit unclear right now what codecs it will support (currently it seems to be a proprietary one), but nonetheless it's exciting news. See more information.

RSS Feed for When Can I Use

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:58:15 -0700

Created an RSS feed for When Can I Use changes. You're reading it now! I've added two previous entries so you can see what kind of information you can expect here.

New mode: Browser comparison

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:55:33 -0700

A new browser comparison mode has been added. Read the blog entry for more information, or try it out yourself!

Chrome 2.0 now in the "present"

Thu, 21 May 2009 11:12:59 -0700

Chrome 2 has been released, so I have moved it up in the ranks. According to the WCIU default summary, this makes it the most feature-rich "stable" browser available. There's a slight difference between the version they switched to and the current development version, so I have left that version as "Near Future (2009)".