Pale Moon Version 25.0 Released

Digerati · October 16, 2014, 06:08:42 PM

Hmmm, then it seems saying "Firefox version" would make more sense - at least to me.

I note too if you open the Favorites drop down menu, it has listed a Mozilla Firefox folder with links to Firefox Help and Tutorials, Customize Firefox, Get Involved, and About Us with the last two going to Mozilla sites. It seems to me if you want to distinguish yourself from Mozilla Firefox, they should remove all those links back to Mozilla. I note PM its own help menu via the main PM drop down menu.

Corrine · October 16, 2014, 07:39:11 PM

Are you referring to Pale Moon Bookmarks? If so, I suspect that is because you had a Mozilla Firefox folder on Firefox and imported bookmarks to Pale Moon. I had deleted that folder from Firefox long ago so have no such folder on Pale Moon.

Digerati · October 17, 2014, 03:36:29 PM

Yes, PM Bookmarks but I did not import anything.

Basil · October 17, 2014, 06:22:54 PM

Quote from: Corrine on October 16, 2014, 07:39:11 PM
I had deleted that folder from Firefox long ago so have no such folder on Pale Moon.

Dito...

plodr · October 18, 2014, 12:36:12 AM

I'm still running Palemoon 24.7.2. Just to be clear, when I decide to update, first I should remove ABP, then update, then go here https://addons.palemoon.org/extensions/privacy-and-security/adblock-plus/
and install that addon?

Corrine · October 18, 2014, 01:51:03 AM

Correct. Uninstall ABP and then install from the Pale Moon site.

BTW, it was questioned in the old topic at FL about the need to edit the useragent for sites displaying the "you're using an outdated browser" message (Didn't he say something about visiting 47 sites? Not sure if he had problems with any of them or was merely saying that is how many sites he goes to regularly). I haven't had that problem since the update to 25.0

Pete! · October 18, 2014, 02:24:45 PM

Quote from: Corrine on October 18, 2014, 01:51:03 AM
Correct. Uninstall ABP and then install from the Pale Moon site.

BTW, it was questioned in the old topic at FL about the need to edit the useragent for sites displaying the "you're using an outdated browser" message (Didn't he say something about visiting 47 sites? Not sure if he had problems with any of them or was merely saying that is how many sites he goes to regularly). I haven't had that problem since the update to 25.0

I got the impression that he found 47 sites with a problem.
I also got the impression that it happened before any of the "tweaks" were discussed.

plodr · October 18, 2014, 02:42:56 PM

Well I haven't gotten any notices about using an outdated browser with PM 24.7.2 yet. In fact, neither has my husband who uses PM 24 daily on his netbook.

I will update PM. Right now I'm "fixing" FF 31ESR that I've finally installed and updated to replace the portable version I was testing to see if I could tweak it to my liking. Once that's fixed, then it's on to PM.

Then when I get PM updated and squared away, I get to do the same thing on 3 other computers! (My husband & I have both desktops and netbooks that we launch browsers on so the browser has to work properly).

Corrine · October 18, 2014, 04:00:59 PM

Quote from: Pete! on October 18, 2014, 02:24:45 PM
I also got the impression that it happened before any of the "tweaks" were discussed.

You're right, Pete. I checked the recycle bin and found the reply when I asked:

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Quote from: CorrineHow many websites have you found that don't recognize Pale Moon?
47

Since the discussion is removed from there, I cannot ask for examples or find out what OS, etc.

Pete! · October 18, 2014, 06:07:06 PM

Quote from: Corrine on October 18, 2014, 04:00:59 PM
Quote from: Pete! on October 18, 2014, 02:24:45 PM
I also got the impression that it happened before any of the "tweaks" were discussed.

You're right, Pete. I checked the recycle bin and found the reply when I asked:
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Quote from: CorrineHow many websites have you found that don't recognize Pale Moon?
47

Since the discussion is removed from there, I cannot ask for examples or find out what OS, etc.

The person I suspect of being "SmileyFace" is using Windows 7 (32 bit).

He gave me some examples.
I'm glad I checked a couple of them before I posted them.
I'm not sure if he's serious, or being mischievous.
I don't have PaleMoon installed, so I can't verify.
They're not the kind of sites I'd feel comfortable posting on a forum where I didn't want to be banned.
I could send you a PM, but I won't expose you to that unless you ask me to.

Corrine · October 18, 2014, 07:56:54 PM

Thanks, Pete. I had the feeling there was something "off" about him. Based on your comments, I'll pass on the examples.

Notes from reading the Compatibility Reports for v25 thread:

From what I understand being posted by Moonchild and Tobin in the Compatibility Reports thread, the jetpack update to version 25.0.1 has resulted in the increased ability to be able to fix add-ons based on the jetpack style. For example:

QuotePrivacy Badger as well as Fastest Search and Self Destructing Cookies are jetpack style add-ons that fail in PM25 because of a very specific edge case that we have found a solution in the codebase to fix these and maybe a few others (time will tell) the fix as well as some additional security updates will be in Pale Moon 25.0.1.

While most add-ons that are broken will not be fixed by this.. it does reduce the incompatibilities to a degree and of course with the psuedo-static project going any add-on we don't have to convert means we can spend time on the more stubborn ones that we do have to!

If you are interested in following the RSS feed as incompatible add-ons are either added to the "psuedo-static" project or linked to a "forked" version (re-direct to either the add-on developer or Firefox add-on page with version now compatible with Pale Moon), an RSS feed is available at https://addons.palemoon.org/feed. The Pale Moon add-ons page is here: https://addons.palemoon.org/

Pete! · October 18, 2014, 10:16:03 PM

Quote from: Corrine on October 18, 2014, 07:56:54 PM
Thanks, Pete. I had the feeling there was something "off" about him. Based on your comments, I'll pass on the examples.....

Turned out, he was trying to play a trick on me.
At this point, I'm not even sure I've got the real "Smileyface".

Corrine · October 18, 2014, 10:20:22 PM

After deleting 9 posts by another member there who is very angry about the PM decision, it occurred to me to check the person's IP address. The poster with "47" problem sites is the same person registered with a different name.

E A S T E R · October 19, 2014, 12:18:09 AM

Thanks for the heads up on this browser. I used to have it portable style on the desktop in a folder but it was recently trashed with the notorious DECRPT.TXT crapware that had me furious but humiliated at the same time. :sos:

At least I can get some fresh start moving ahead again with this new version too. Appreciate the tips on Adblock-plus :mitch:

DR M · October 19, 2014, 03:25:09 PM

Hello, Corrine and Forum! :mitch:

Something I have noticed after updating Pale Moon. The Google page looks like it comes from an old version of Firefox or Internet Explorer. The appearance is not the same when I open it with IE. Please, look at the attachments. Additionally, when I search for an image (write in google bar a word, e.g. flower) the search options are the same they were years ago. IE has no problem at all. So, I can say that PM looks like an old browser in front of IE. Why this happens?