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Text Vanished
It looks as though Pale Moon is trying to protect me from something!
I must have done something to the settings of my Pale Moon for Linux, something that I cannot find how to undo.
- Pale Moon 27.7.2
- Linux Mint 17.3 xfce 32bit [thank you but no, I do not want 18.anything xfce as I don't like the desktop]
I attach screenshots of the same web page in both Pale Moon 27.7.2 (Linux Native) and Firefox 52.4.0 (Win32 portable on Wine). In both cases the programs are running in "Safe Mode". This missing text (or in some cases pictures) is typical of many sites, or portions of sites, and has made Pale Moon effectively unusable.
Firefox 52 showing good page
Pale Moon 27 with corrupted page
I have tried re-installing Pale Moon over the top of the existing installation - no change.
I have tried removing Pale Moon, and removing Pale Moon completely (allegedly removing all personalisation and all other records of the program) - no change
I have tried ferreting through Thunar (file manager) searching for all instances of Pale Moon and Moonchild Productions in file and folder names and deleting them, not just consigning them to the recycle bin - no change.
Does anyone know what to try next?
Or must I reach for the DBAN and then reinstall Linux onto a disk wiped to the Gutman standard? (ie Wiped 32 times)
Many thanks for your help,
Jeff
I must have done something to the settings of my Pale Moon for Linux, something that I cannot find how to undo.
- Pale Moon 27.7.2
- Linux Mint 17.3 xfce 32bit [thank you but no, I do not want 18.anything xfce as I don't like the desktop]
I attach screenshots of the same web page in both Pale Moon 27.7.2 (Linux Native) and Firefox 52.4.0 (Win32 portable on Wine). In both cases the programs are running in "Safe Mode". This missing text (or in some cases pictures) is typical of many sites, or portions of sites, and has made Pale Moon effectively unusable.
Firefox 52 showing good page
Pale Moon 27 with corrupted page
I have tried re-installing Pale Moon over the top of the existing installation - no change.
I have tried removing Pale Moon, and removing Pale Moon completely (allegedly removing all personalisation and all other records of the program) - no change
I have tried ferreting through Thunar (file manager) searching for all instances of Pale Moon and Moonchild Productions in file and folder names and deleting them, not just consigning them to the recycle bin - no change.
Does anyone know what to try next?
Or must I reach for the DBAN and then reinstall Linux onto a disk wiped to the Gutman standard? (ie Wiped 32 times)
Many thanks for your help,
Jeff
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what extensions are you using ?
Judging form the url bar mixed content is getting blocked.ssl images perhaps.?
Have you checked in your preferences in regard to images etc.?..does it say from originating server.?
Is java script getting blocked somehow.?
Judging form the url bar mixed content is getting blocked.ssl images perhaps.?
Have you checked in your preferences in regard to images etc.?..does it say from originating server.?
Is java script getting blocked somehow.?
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I'm in agreement with Moonraker because 64 bit linux Pale Moon 27.8.1 running in 64 bit linux Mint 18.3 Xfce renders the Daily Moon site properly since I copied the exact same address shown in your Navigation/Address bar screenshot into my Navigation/Address bar. Nothing is missing. All pictures are seen and there is no missing text.
The only addons I use are Adblock Latitude 4.0.1 and NoSquint (2.1.9.1).
The only addons I use are Adblock Latitude 4.0.1 and NoSquint (2.1.9.1).
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Perhaps I have missed something, but I was under the impression that running in SAFE MODE disabled ALL extensions for the duration. Which is why I used it when preparing those two screen shots, and said so in my original post.
However, to answer the point about Javascript, I get the same effect whether I enable or disable NoScript, or even completely uninstall it. I have NoScript on both browsers, and Pale Moon worked for ages perfectly correctly with NoScript installed and enabled before suddenly going into mental breakdown mode as shown in the image.
On the Pale Moon page shown, all the images are present as in the same page viewed by Firefox. The difference is that the TEXT is missing, which enables the pictures to move closer together. The only restrictions on sources of images or anything else will be found in the HOSTS file which will affect both browsers, provided of course that safe mode does actually disable all extensions as it announces it does.
Yes I am aware that it is something that affects only my installed browser, which I why I explained about uninstalling and reinstalling without any change, and am now asking about settings. But please, not actions that I have already tried without success.
Sorry for the anger, it is the end of a bloody awful day, and I did try my best to make clear what I have already done and tried.
However, to answer the point about Javascript, I get the same effect whether I enable or disable NoScript, or even completely uninstall it. I have NoScript on both browsers, and Pale Moon worked for ages perfectly correctly with NoScript installed and enabled before suddenly going into mental breakdown mode as shown in the image.
On the Pale Moon page shown, all the images are present as in the same page viewed by Firefox. The difference is that the TEXT is missing, which enables the pictures to move closer together. The only restrictions on sources of images or anything else will be found in the HOSTS file which will affect both browsers, provided of course that safe mode does actually disable all extensions as it announces it does.
Yes I am aware that it is something that affects only my installed browser, which I why I explained about uninstalling and reinstalling without any change, and am now asking about settings. But please, not actions that I have already tried without success.
Sorry for the anger, it is the end of a bloody awful day, and I did try my best to make clear what I have already done and tried.
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Try it in a new profile, which is one step beyond safe mode. Just be sure to backup your old profile!
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After uninstalling NoScript, did you also clear cookies and your cache? Because if you don't you may still be looking at cached bogus/truncated content.
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How are you installing Pale Moon---from the installer script, manually, or from the OBS repo?
Could it have anything to do with the way the official PM binaries are built using gcc-4.9, and Mint 17 only has 4.8?
Could it have anything to do with the way the official PM binaries are built using gcc-4.9, and Mint 17 only has 4.8?
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Just an extra little snippet: When I just logged into this forum using the saved passwords feature in Pale Moon, my name turned up as normal once I put the first letter in. At the same time it used (before all this started) to fill the password box with the row of dots. Now nothing is visible in the password box, not even text in the same colour as the background. But clicking "login" has obviously sent the password to the forum server, 'cos I'm here now!
Well, when I reinstalled from scratch I renamed the old profile so that it couldn't find it and had to do a new one. Will that do?helloimustbegoing wrote:Try it in a new profile, which is one step beyond safe mode. Just be sure to backup your old profile!
I have every browser that I use set to destroy cookies and cache on closing. I think Pale Moon is capable of doing that also. And I did shut it down and restart - an old Windows habit! Otherwise for pages that I have previously visited it might be possible. But the page shown in my first post is changed several times a day, and the browsers would have been showing different pictures if one was stuck with an out of date cache.Moonchild wrote:After uninstalling NoScript, did you also clear cookies and your cache? Because if you don't you may still be looking at cached bogus/truncated content.
From the repository at http://www.kovacsoltvideo.hu/moonchildproductionsstevepusser wrote:How are you installing Pale Moon---from the installer script, manually, or from the OBS repo?
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Check your font color settings. Go to Tools -> Preferences -> Content and click "Colors".
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Just a note.I tend to leave the browser cache alone and clear it maybe once a month or so.same goes for browser history.
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is what I assume gave rise to:AnotherBloodyLogin wrote: Now nothing is visible in the password box, not even text in the same colour as the background.[Underline inserted here for additional clarity]
No need to check for same colour font as background, there is nothing there, I have checked. If you try to select text for copying, it shows up against the "this is a selection" colour, even if it is normally invisible by being the same colour as the background.adesh wrote:Check your font color settings. Go to Tools -> Preferences -> Content and click "Colors".
Just paranoia!Moonraker wrote:Just a note.I tend to leave the browser cache alone and clear it maybe once a month or so.same goes for browser history.
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Not paranoia at all.i frequent several regular sites so a cache helps,
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That is the exact method I use when I test things in a new profile. When I'm done testing, I delete the new profile and rename the old one what it's supposed to be.AnotherBloodyLogin wrote:
Well, when I reinstalled from scratch I renamed the old profile so that it couldn't find it and had to do a new one. Will that do?
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And it makes no difference for me, whether the new or then the revived profile, neither have much text around the place. I begin to suspect that what is causing this is outside of Pale Moon. Though it only affects Pale Moon as far as I can tell. Here we go ... nuke and re-install Linux!helloimustbegoing wrote:That is the exact method I use when I test things in a new profile. When I'm done testing, I delete the new profile and rename the old one what it's supposed to be.AnotherBloodyLogin wrote:
Well, when I reinstalled from scratch I renamed the old profile so that it couldn't find it and had to do a new one. Will that do?
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I wonder if that word "allegedly" isn't the heart of the problem. You apparently know that the -purge option does NOT really do as advertised. If you haven't already nuked the installation, it might be useful to say exactly how you purged palemoon before reinstalling and exactly what files & directories you removed. If it were me, I'd try:AnotherBloodyLogin wrote: I have tried removing Pale Moon, and removing Pale Moon completely (allegedly removing all personalisation and all other records of the program) - no change
I have tried ferreting through Thunar (file manager) searching for all instances of Pale Moon and Moonchild Productions in file and folder names and deleting them, not just consigning them to the recycle bin
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sudo apt-get purge palemoon
rm -r '~/.cache/moonchild productions'
rm -r '~/.moonchild productions'
I wonder if this is what happens if PM is trying to use a missing font or a font that is somehow corrupt or defecttive? Might be worth trying forcing a different font.
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