Change Log | Total Validator

Application changes made in the last year

For all application changes in the last 3 years see the extended change log.
For changes to our browser extension see the extension change log.

GUI updates:
- You can now select accent colours for some basic themes (including macOS)
- All numeric input now uses spinners for easier entry
- Added separate control over the clear button for spinners
- Improved title bar on macOS
Implemented virtual threads for higher broken link throughput
HTML and Accessibility test updates and improvements
Tests updated in line with official specifications:
Bug Fixes:
- Link pause was not always enabled when it should have been
- Title text on macOS was hard to see when using a theme that contrasted the O/S theme
- Application failure for DOM validation when using lab(), oklab(), lch(), oklch(), or color() CSS functions

Bug Fix:
- Application failure when testing pages containing links with href=""

Support for WCAG 2.2, which is now the default
Changes to WCAG 2.1 mean that the Do 4.1.1 option and SC 4.1.1 tests have been removed
The next release (v18.0, due May 2024) will see some deprecated items removed:
- The Embedded version
- The old (pre-17.0) report format
- Also note that our extensions will now only work with v17.1.0 or later
Report improvements:
- Complete removal of JQuery for performance
- Automatic support for dark mode
- Image improvements
- When blocked, the Test and Basic versions now write the results to a temporary folder
Support for macOS Sonoma
Accessibility test updates and improvements
Tests updated in line with official specifications:
Bug Fixes:
- When spelling mistakes were corrected, the results were not dynamically updated
- style attributes with functions within functions caused false E703 (mismatched parentheses) errors

The 32-bit Windows Pro version is now only available for download on demand. This is the last release that will support 32-bit Windows.
Accessibility test updates and improvements
Tests updated in line with official specifications:
Bug Fixes:
- Further CSS @media fixes with nested parentheses
- Issue E9603 was only reported on the first <iframe> on a page with this problem
- The <script> type attribute did not allow the full range of valid values