Compatibility Reports for v25 (Archive)

[riiis]

What can we do for extensions without a chrome.manifest file when the extension installs but has no user interface (and assume not functioning)? I did a search on one and the FF ID string only occurred in install.rdf so it seems to be something else.

AFAIK "restartless" extensions don't allow for XUL overlays. So, developers have devised a variety of workarounds. If you're interested, the developer of the Flagfox add-on put together a manual, explaining some of these problems and workarounds, from his perspective (https://flagfox.wordpress.com/2014/01/1 ... /#more-388). Looks like the fixes may not always be either consistent or easy.

[buggy]

If someone can make Adblock Plus or Adblock Edge working fully with icons, it would be nice if he/she can test Element Hiding Helper in the same time.

[mikeysc]

riiis, I didn't see anything in the flagfox article about app IDs or anything simple to alter to make them work. Rewriting functions is outside my scope - that's best left to developers. (I have a wordpress blog where I want to post some of this sort of stuff to also so it doesn't clutter up this site/thread.)

buggy, if you have a github account, or are willing to register, post there. I already started an issue on ABE, just add your comments. I'm looking for other extensions that are hosted there as well. I got one dev through Mzz but I don't want to push my luck.

M.A.T., Should we go back and edit our earlier lists in the other thread now that we know what does work in ver 25?
(this one: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5434 )

[leegb11]

Only tried v25 64 from this afternoon - am impressed as seeing a nice increase in speed!
Have approx' 25 addons and browser is still flying.
All addons seem OK except adblock plus, no icon but working for sure.
Will send list when had some more time.
When addon site launching?

[buggy]

buggy, if you have a github account, or are willing to register, post there. I already started an issue on ABE, just add your comments. I'm looking for other extensions that are hosted there as well. I got one dev through Mzz but I don't want to push my luck.

Yes but first excepted for two, i noticed a lot of developers on AMO have a bad character, or very special (probably due to my ignorance on the subject...). Also with my bad english i prefer to leave the responsible of this hard and sensitive job to make things as he prefer, with full explanations. I just think when it is possible or explicitely asked like for example by the dev of Scrapbook Plus to avoid useless problems that this is better to use emails.

All addons seem OK except adblock plus, no icon but working for sure.

With Adblock Edge i noticed lag to handle elements hiding rules.

[win7-7]

Unfortunately I just noticed when testing in virtual machine with new profile that Stylish rich text editor doesn't work without firefox compact mode. Simple text editor (extension.stylish.editor set to 1) works. Also setting firefox compact mode true fix this problem, but I would prefer if this wouldn't be necessary.

I originally thought that this was just problem with my profile as it has worked with earlier versions and new profile before when tested in virtual machine.

Any ideas how to fix this without turning firefox compact mode on?

Changing install.rdf and chrome.manifest doesn't help to fix rich text editor. It helps to get Stylish work otherwise when you use Stylish as bundled to browser as opposed using it as extension.

Stylish as extension works without modification to install.rdf or chrome.manifest. Modification is only necessary when you bundle Stylish to browser as I do.

[eskaton]

Windows 7 Pro x64
PM 25.0.0b2 x86

Bamboo Feed Reader 2.1beta4: Icon does not display on browswer window. I corrected the display call in chrome.manifest and added a PM reference to the install.rdf and that seems to have worked.
The developer for this addon has a Google Group/Forum located here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum ... feedreader
Contacting him may be easier via this method.

ToggleProxy 1.8: Same as above; updated chrome.manifest and install.rdf and its icon is back on the status bar.

ForecastFox 2.2.2: Same as above; updated chrome.manifest and install.rdf and its icons are back on the status bar.

[mikeysc]

I got a positive reply from the developer of Self Destructing Cookies. Nothing to actually test yet, just an encouraging response. He said he will need users to test it on Windows. I only have access to Win Vista 32 at this time. I doubt if there will be much difference between Windows versions but still would be good if other Windows users would test.

[11ryanc]

I got a positive reply from the developer of Self Destructing Cookies. Nothing to actually test yet, just an encouraging response. He said he will need users to test it on Windows. I only have access to Win Vista 32 at this time. I doubt if there will be much difference between Windows versions but still would be good if other Windows users would test.

Testing between 98-XP, or XP-Vista would make a difference. However testing between Win7 and Vista would not make any substantial difference, if any. Heck I've even used Windows 7 and 8 drivers on Windows Vista before.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

These are addons.. not plugins.. addons are purely browser specific so whatever OS it is tested on they should work with very few exceptions

[buggy]

About the theme FT DeepDark {9.4.1}, i do not think that the developer will want to maintain portability to Pale Moon. However, if you contact him: bloomind.studio@gmail.com it is possible he accept that you or someone make some minor changes (like for arrows). I say that because this theme is really great and have a lot of users. Also because i noticed he has just fixed a bug with Yarip but of course not for the v9.4.1, probably this fix should be included in case it could be maintained.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

It is my intention to pretty well fork all the Themes we can. This is because none of them are 100% Pale Moon compatible. Though most are rather acceptable they lack some very small things that Firefox's UI doesn't have or does differently even at the ESR24 level. One such example is the location bar RSS icon. You will notice nearly all themes don't display it properly ending up as some piece of another image and what not.

Besides, and due to the near static nature of our UI, this is our chance to bring back some older themes say from the Firefox 2 and 3x era. The hope is to bring true themes back to the forefront of the Pale Moon experience.

After all it is:

Your browser, Your way!

Off-topic:
How is that for marketing?

[buggy]

Off-topic:
Just because Pale Moon v25 is great, no need marketing!

[11ryanc]

It is my intention to pretty well fork all the Themes we can. This is because none of them are 100% Pale Moon compatible. Though most are rather acceptable they lack some very small things that Firefox's UI doesn't have or does differently even at the ESR24 level. One such example is the location bar RSS icon. You will notice nearly all themes don't display it properly ending up as some piece of another image and what not.

Besides, and due to the near static nature of our UI, this is our chance to bring back some older themes say from the Firefox 2 and 3x era. The hope is to bring true themes back to the forefront of the Pale Moon experience.

After all it is:

Your browser, Your way!

Off-topic:
How is that for marketing?

Like the sound of that, there are so many great visual styles for Firefox over the years that have been long lost. Having a static browser is a good way to preserve these things. Why change what's not broken? Firefox 3 was my personal favorite back in the day, it just worked. The shell up until Australis of FF was was great still despite horrible default settings. It's vital that PM users have access to the most commonly relied on extensions though, so re-ports will be needed. Hopefully the library of Pale Moon extensions will expand to a point where developers will begin officially creating their work for this browser.
About theming though, wish someone could port the Vista/7 Aero blue, Strata theme. There was one for Firefox, and it does work on PM after changing max version in install.rdf. Overall broken though, even on the version of Firefox it was made for. I'm still into FF3x theming

[buggy]

Always about FT DeepDark, (but probably valid for a lot of themes) hoping it can be "forked" (don't know if it is really the right term in this case...) with Classic Theme Restorer this theme can not be fixed correctly, the developer tried to do his best but he can't fix all, like for ex white boxes etc in the "customization" panel, don't know if it is also the right term mouhaha So in case if you can modify it properly, it will works better than for Australis + CTR users.

[buggy]

All restart buttons don't work with the portable version i made: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5633

Sorry for the wrong thread.

[mikeysc]

Extension: NewsFox 1.0.9.1
AMO: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/newsfox/

Problem: no icon on toolbar
Resolution: add line for PM to chrome manifest (copy of FF line); add PM target app to install.rdf

Extension: ChatZilla 0.9.90.1
AMO: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... chatzilla/

PROBLEM and resolution same except for a 3rd reference to the app ID buried in a js file in a jar file
[profile folder]\extensions\{59c81df5-4b7a-477b-912d-4e0fdf64e5f2}\chrome\chatzilla.jar\content\chatzilla\static.js
added case statement with PM ID but left it pointing to Firefox

[riiis]

It is my intention to pretty well fork all the Themes we can. This is because none of them are 100% Pale Moon compatible. Though most are rather acceptable they lack some very small things that Firefox's UI doesn't have or does differently even at the ESR24 level. One such example is the location bar RSS icon. You will notice nearly all themes don't display it properly ending up as some piece of another image and what not.

Besides, and due to the near static nature of our UI, this is our chance to bring back some older themes say from the Firefox 2 and 3x era. The hope is to bring true themes back to the forefront of the Pale Moon experience.

I found links to a Firefox 3 Theme for Firefox and a Firefox 2 Theme for Firefox in another forum post (http://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5610).

The Firefox 3 theme will install and run on Pale Moon 24-25, out of the box. The Firefox 2 theme requires that the min version be changed, beforehand, to 24.0 in the add-on's "install.rdf" file.

Neither theme, as should be expected, "bring back some older themes say from the Firefox 2 and 3x era." Instead, these add-on's appear only to change icons from modern to classic, and little else. Thus, Pale Moon 24-25, with the "Firefox 3 theme for Firefox", looks closer to Firefox 24 ESR with classic icons, than to Pale Moon 3.6 with the default theme and icons.

I recall using a browser that had two default skins/themes available, not just one. The user could select either a modern default theme, or a more traditional default theme. It would be nice if Pale Moon would offer two default skins/themes as well: that is, a standard theme with modern icons; and a more "classic" theme with classic Firefox 2 or Firefox 3 icons.

[Jonguy30]

I recall using a browser that had two default skins/themes available, not just one. The user could select either a modern default theme, or a more traditional default theme. It would be nice if Pale Moon would offer two default skins/themes as well: that is, a standard theme with modern icons; and a more "classic" theme with classic Firefox 2 or Firefox 3 icons.

You may be thinking about SeaMonkey. Seamonkey has two themes as you said: a modern and a "default" theme. It also has a classic Firefox 3.x theme available. There's a Seamonkey thread at the General forum if you want to check it out.

[Antonius32]

Update: Adguard AdBlocker 1.0.3.3 has been released, to fix compatibility with Pale Moon 25!

Now, the only add-on I use, that is still incompatible with Pale Moon 25 (and that I am unable to fix myself) is Self-Destructing Cookies. I hope SDC's developer will release an update as well, before Pale Moon 25 is released..