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Internet Explorer 12 Release Gets Closer: Many Upcoming Features Revealed by Microsoft
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Updated onDecember 20, 2017
updated onDecember 20, 2017
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On its officialInternet Explorerblog,Microsofthas outlined some of the upcoming features that are going to make their way into the next version ofIE, that is,Internet Explorer12. Read more on this below.Internet Explorer11 represents a huge step forward over previous editions, some of which have actually been creating big security risks for the users, but many Windows users are looking forward to the release ofInternet Explorer12, which is said to come with plenty of awesome features. And nowMicrosofthas decided that it’s about time they’d give us a sneak peek. Here’s whatMicrosoftsaid:
The current list of features “in development” is not an exhaustive representation of what we will deliver in the next version, but an indication of what we currently have highest confidence in delivering. There are several other features that we realize are very important and are working on a plan to support
There are quite a lot of upcoming features enlisted on the official website, but we’ve “translated” the technical language and here are the most important ones, along with possible launches:
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Most important features in Internet Explorer 12
These are features that have been confirmed and we know that they are in development and will make their way for sure inInternet Explorer12. But this doesn’t mean these are all of them.
And here are some more smaller upcoming features (which make some sense to most of us) that we’ve extracted from the entire list:
Content Security Policy
Allows you to create an allow list of sources of trusted content, and instructs thebrowserto only execute or render resources from those sources.
GamePad API
Gives JS access to agame controllervia USB.
Media Capture and Streams
Provides access to the user’s local audio and video input/output devices (getUserMedia API).
WebGL Instancing Extension
A way to use the GPU to quickly draw a lot of copies of a single object. In some scenes (like a forest with a lot of trees) it is a great way to get a huge performance improvement. Requires a compatible GPU.
Cross-Domain Font Loading
Increases interoperability with the web by relaxing domain and licensing metadata restrictions for EOT, WOFF, and TrueType fonts.
Mouse Lock
Gives access to raw mouse movement, locks the target of mouse events to a single element, eliminates limits of how far mouse movement can go in a single direction, and removes the cursor from view. Obvious use cases are for first person or real time strategy games.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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