Pale Moon and compatibility with recent professional service websites

[Oakes]

Hi. I use Pale Moon 33.x (Goanna engine / UXP platform) for my daily browsing (yes, I stick to a fairly “traditional” approach to the web), and I regularly visit sites that aren’t always optimized for modern engines like WebKit/Chromium. While testing some recent sites, [spam link removed] I noticed that they remain generally usable in Pale Moon, with decent rendering and no blocking dependencies on modern WebKit/Chromium technologies. It’s quite interesting to see that some online service platforms continue to work with more “traditional” engines, even if you sometimes feel the limitations on the JavaScript and optimization side. Have others here noticed sites of this type (professional/administrative/consulting services) that remain well-compatible with UXP? And more generally, do you have any feedback on settings or extensions that improve compatibility with these kinds of modern platforms without breaking the browser engine?

[moonbat]

I use Pale Moon 33.x

Upgrade your browser before reporting any problems. Every new version includes compatibility fixes and it's likely whatever problems you face have been fixed later.

do you have any feedback on settings or extensions that improve compatibility with these kinds of modern platforms without breaking the browser engine?

There is no silver bullet; if you face problem with specific sites then create a separate post in the 'web compatibility' sub forum for each site and include the troubleshooting information that the post template shows, else the only advice for 'these kinds of platforms' is to contact them and ask them to test their site against Pale Moon instead of assuming Chrome is the be and end all of the web.

[Massacre]

Hi. I use Pale Moon 33.x

First, try latest (34.2.2 for now). If fails, it's JS/CSS incompatibility (with Google tech) and you should try some Chromium instead.

[Moonchild]

The funny thing is, OP actually indicated that many websites of this nature actually do work fine in Pale Moon. Maybe not perfect, but certainly sufficient. So, there isn't really a request for making something work, for once, which is a nice change of pace.
I did notice most governmental websites I deal with are similarly fine with Pale Moon in my region; if it doesn't work, though, then there isn't a silver bullet to fix it or general "change this and it magically works" setting. That's wishful thinking rather than programming

[Oakes]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree that there probably isn't any universal tweak that can magically solve every compatibility issue, especially when the root cause is often site-specific JS or CSS assumptions.
To clarify, I wasn't reporting a problem with a particular site. My point was more that I was pleasantly surprised to find that some relatively recent professional platforms still remain usable with Pale Moon/UXP. For example, while doing some testing on [Link removed by moderator], I found that the site was generally functional and rendered reasonably well despite being a modern service platform. That's the kind of experience I was referring to.
It's also interesting to hear that governmental websites in some regions show similar behavior. I suspect many sites that focus on delivering information and services rather than chasing the latest front-end trends may end up being more resilient across different engines.
I'll keep the web compatibility section in mind if I run into specific issues. For now, I was mainly curious whether other users had noticed similar examples of modern sites that remain surprisingly usable on UXP-based browsers.

[andyprough]

For now, I was mainly curious whether other users had noticed similar examples of modern sites that remain surprisingly usable on UXP-based browsers.

UXP is modern and has undergone continuous independent development and kept up with web standards for many many years now. You can read about it on the Pale Moon home page. Enjoy.