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Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
Hey,
The very last update seems to have broken something with my old-old-old theme. The background of the quick search (ctrl-e) list of suggestions is now a gradient of grays instead of previous white. Wouldn't be much of a problem, but the text is black, making it pretty much unusable:
I do remember that there were previously fixes for old themes that had a doubled address text, so I hope this can be solved with a greasemonkey/stylish fix, or maybe a minor adjustment for the skin.
Any ideas? I'm using "NASA Night launch" theme. As said, it's old, but still works. Can upload, or try out suggestions, but the search suggestion box is probably broken for all old style skins. This is something I use multiple times a day.
As to what I mean by old, this:
Also, the update said it was a security update, and release notes have nothing on changing theme handling. That doesn't seem to be the case. Again, this is a breaker for me.
The very last update seems to have broken something with my old-old-old theme. The background of the quick search (ctrl-e) list of suggestions is now a gradient of grays instead of previous white. Wouldn't be much of a problem, but the text is black, making it pretty much unusable:
I do remember that there were previously fixes for old themes that had a doubled address text, so I hope this can be solved with a greasemonkey/stylish fix, or maybe a minor adjustment for the skin.
Any ideas? I'm using "NASA Night launch" theme. As said, it's old, but still works. Can upload, or try out suggestions, but the search suggestion box is probably broken for all old style skins. This is something I use multiple times a day.
As to what I mean by old, this:
Also, the update said it was a security update, and release notes have nothing on changing theme handling. That doesn't seem to be the case. Again, this is a breaker for me.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
yes there's a styling issue with autocomplete.
I'll probably build an out-of band release to fix that. soon.
I'll probably build an out-of band release to fix that. soon.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
Thank you for the quick reply, Moonchild!
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
Hmm, installed the update, restarted a couple times, unfortunately it does not seem to have solved the issue.
tried the following so far, in hopes it might be somehow "cache" issue:
- restart multiple times
- change between search providers
- change theme to default and then back
Still the same effect.
tried the following so far, in hopes it might be somehow "cache" issue:
- restart multiple times
- change between search providers
- change theme to default and then back
Still the same effect.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
Sorry but I have confirmed that the problem is solved, so this can no longer happen because of this obvious oversight in development last cycle.
Please provide the output of help->troubleshooting information in your reply here so we can have a bit more information about what you're running under and with.
Note: it is also possible the theme specifically styles these popup panels which might have broken because the ID for the pop-up panels has changed in the browser front-end. This should normally never be needed; in that case the theme needs an update to use the updated ID.
Please provide the output of help->troubleshooting information in your reply here so we can have a bit more information about what you're running under and with.
Note: it is also possible the theme specifically styles these popup panels which might have broken because the ID for the pop-up panels has changed in the browser front-end. This should normally never be needed; in that case the theme needs an update to use the updated ID.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
The theme is NOT a Pale Moon Theme and thus is badly outdated and incompatable.
The user hacked the install manifest and this autocomplete styling thing was a wild goose chase. Unless you are going to tell me private-autocomplete styling was messed up for three years and Ryan, FranklinDB, and I just HAPPENED to miss it for that long.
The user hacked the install manifest and this autocomplete styling thing was a wild goose chase. Unless you are going to tell me private-autocomplete styling was messed up for three years and Ryan, FranklinDB, and I just HAPPENED to miss it for that long.
Last edited by New Tobin Paradigm on 2021-11-11, 15:34, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
No it wasn't. Styling was clearly wrong and that was definitely a bug that could cause readability issues.New Tobin Paradigm wrote: ↑2021-11-11, 15:30this autocomplete styling thing was a wild goose chase.
What it wasn't, however, was as urgent as this thread would suggest.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
And in what Pale Moon theme was it wrong in?
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
All of them, I'd gather.
At the very least the default theme looks like this:
At the very least the default theme looks like this:
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
I'd say it's 99% the theme has that customized as well. It's an old, truly complete classic skin, effecting essentially everything. What was the old and the new ID? I wanted to jump to the repo and try searching, but If I'm correct there's no publicly available git repo for pale moon, only tarballs, so it's a bit hard to pinpoint it, especially as I never looked at the PM source before. Hopefully I can update the theme over the weekend, as the original dev is long gone and I wouldn't be surprised if I'd be the last user.
I have multiple PCs with the same skin, W7/10, 64bit versions mostly, so pasting info from cleanest, newest W10 one. This profile never had NoScript installed. Temporarily changed language to default English, as about:support uses language pack but otherwise changed nothing.
about:support before update:
https://pastebin.com/HSapczq6
after update:
https://pastebin.com/HSapczq6
I have multiple PCs with the same skin, W7/10, 64bit versions mostly, so pasting info from cleanest, newest W10 one. This profile never had NoScript installed. Temporarily changed language to default English, as about:support uses language pack but otherwise changed nothing.
about:support before update:
https://pastebin.com/HSapczq6
after update:
https://pastebin.com/HSapczq6
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
What about Darkpitch? That theme changes everything, and it does not need patching for Pale Moon.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
The relevant panel IDs have changed from
to
That should allow you to update the theme.
I strongly recommend you keep the old IDs as well because we do plan to streamline it all back into one method later on.
Code: Select all
panel[type="autocomplete"]
panel[type="autocomplete-richlistbox"]
Code: Select all
panel[type="private-autocomplete"]
panel[type="private-autocomplete-richlistbox"]
I strongly recommend you keep the old IDs as well because we do plan to streamline it all back into one method later on.
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"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the future." -- Native American proverb
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
Thanks, also thanks for the suggestion, it works perfectly. Sent a donation your way of about a day's wages here, though that's only $32.
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Re: Update changed quick search suggestions list background color
I really appreciate your support!
I didn't know Hungary had such low wages though. I hope prices of groceries are similarly low.
I didn't know Hungary had such low wages though. I hope prices of groceries are similarly low.
"Sometimes, the best way to get what you want is to be a good person." -- Louis Rossmann
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past; wisdom is of the future." -- Native American proverb
"Linux makes everything difficult." -- Lyceus Anubite
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"Linux makes everything difficult." -- Lyceus Anubite