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Changes made in the last year

5th August 2018 - v12.0.0

We recommend uninstalling older versions (especially on macOS) before installing this major release
The Pro and Embedded versions have been substantially repackaged on all platforms. These are now completely self-contained applications so Java is no longer a pre-requisite.
A .msi download is now available for the Pro version allowing single-user installation without admin rights
Total Validator Basic now requires a minimum of Java 8 to be installed
'Listen Mode' application removed and replaced by Start Minimised menu option
'SSL Bug Fix' option removed as it was only required for older versions of Java
WCAG 2.1 has been released, and our tests updated accordingly
HTML 5.3 updated to 3 July 2018
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 updated to 30 May 2018
HTML Microdata updated to 26 April 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 8 July 2018
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 updated to 3 July 2018
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2 updated to 28 June 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 updated to 26 June 2018
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 3 updated to 21 June 2018
CSS Color Module Level 3 updated to 19 June 2018
CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 1 updated to 28 May 2018
CSS Writing Modes Level 3 updated to 24 May 2018
CSS Containment Module Level 1 updated to 24 May 2018
CSS Writing Modes Level 4 updated to 24 May 2018
Pointer Events Level 2 updated to 22 May 2018
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 updated to 23 April 2018
CSS Display Module Level 3 updated to 20 April 2018
Bug Fix: Internationalized domain names were not properly supported
Bug Fix: False positive E885 in some cases when there is a label
Bug Fix: False positive E866 for Submit/Reset buttons without an explicit accessible name
Bug Fix: Exception when running Basic version and checking certain types of link

21st April 2018 - v11.9.0

You can now ignore issues by id, class or element to provide finer control
Java 7 support is officially deprecated and will be removed with the next release
More WCAG2 validation test adds, updates and deletes
Clarified more HTML validation messages
Replaced -I and -IX command line parameters with simpler -ignoreissues and -includeissues
Simplified when the renewal reminder dialog appears
HTML 5.3 updated to 15 March 2018
ARIA in HTML updated to 14 April 2018
Pointer Events Level 2 updated to 4 April 2018
CSS Fonts Module Level 3 updated to 15 March 2018
CSS Color Module Level 3 updated to 15 March 2018
CSS Intrinsic & Extrinsic Sizing Module Level 3 updated to 4 March 2018
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 2 added
HTML Media Capture updated to 1 February 2018
Selectors Level 3 updated to 30 January 2018
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4 updated to 22 December 2017
Bug Fix: P883 nested headings test missed some basic scenarios
Bug Fix: Colour contrast tests were missing for US508
Bug Fix: Quarantine fix on MacOS was not always working
Bug Fix: Local file starting pages weren't being initialised properly with proxy, cookie, and authentication settings

20th January 2018 - v11.8.5

New Overall Issues that apply across all pages tested
More WCAG2 validation tests
Simplified selection of HTML5, to choice between current draft or recommendation
Removed support for (X)HTML5, (X)HTML 5.1, and HTML5 Polyglot
Added support for HTML 5.3, 14 December 2017, which becomes the new default HTML5 validation
HTML 5.2 updated to 14 December 2017, which becomes the new HTML5R validation
HTML5 Preload, 26 October 2017 added
Using ARIA updated to 15 January 2018
HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 updated to 9 January 2018
Bug Fix: False WCAG2 positive due to incorrect calculation of table description
Bug Fix: False WCAG2 positive for certain audio links
Bug Fix: Issue Report display issues for WCAG2 sections

17th December 2017 - v11.8.0

Major refresh of WCAG2 validation tests, with many new and updated tests
Refresh of the existing ARIA validation tests with extra support for ARIA within our WCAG2 tests
Option to allow the new ARIA content rules to be applied
New information level added, which can be controlled using the Do not report options
Simplified the HTML5 content model messages, to make them easier to understand
This page is now displayed when a new version is installed
The Spell check Default language option now defaults to 'en' to avoid confusion
The Change Log is now displayed when a new version is installed
HTML 5.2 updated to 02 November 2017
WAI-ARIA 1.1 updated to 14 December 2017
WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1 updated to 14 December 2017
CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 3 updated to 14 December 2017
CSS Scroll Snap Module Level 1 updated to 14 December 2017
CSS Counter Styles Level 3 updated to 14 December 2017
CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1 updated to 14 December 2017
CSS Writing Modes Level 3 updated to 7 December 2017
CSS Transforms Module Level 1 updated to 30 November 2017
CSS Animations Level 1 updated to 30 November 2017
CSS Transitions updated to 30 November 2017
Using ARIA updated to 23 November 2017
CSS Flexible Box Layout Module Level 1 updated to 19 October 2017
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3 updated to 17 October 2017
ARIA in HTML updated to 13 October 2017
CSS Timing Functions Level 1 added

9th October 2017 - v11.7.0

Added support for the Section 508 Refresh, so that it now runs the WCAG2 AA tests. Use 'Section 508 (2001)' to run the old tests.
Added support for Java 9
Verified support for macOS High Sierra
Updated User Agent strings. To get the updated ones use the 'Reset' button on the 'Edit List' dialog
Pro version now displays the current workspace in the title bar
Added link to the licence in the Help menu
Minor improvements to results pages
No longer tries to follow 'dns-prefetch' links
HTML 5.2 updated to 8 August 2017
HTML 5.1 updated to 3 October 2017
CSS Multi-column Layout Module Level 1 updated to 5 October 2017
ARIA in HTML updated to 29 September 2017
CSS Box Alignment Module Level 3 updated to 6 September 2017
CSS Scroll Snap Module Level 1 updated to 24 August 2017
CSS Text Module Level 3 updated to 22 August 2017
Bug Fix: 'Skip navigation' accessibility tests were not always run
Bug Fix: Fixed false positives with some HTML5 comments

For all changes in the last 3 years see the extended change log

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