Leaderboard

It's covered in more detail at @roytam1's original (now locked) thread, but basically: MCP forked Basilisk 55 from an early alpha version of Firefox 53, then applied some commits from FF 54 and 55; hence the "55." At that point, MCP gave up development but @roytam1 picked it back up as Serpent 55. He occasionally posts a new version with updated security and other fixes. MCP forked Basilisk 52 from FF 52.9 ESR and still maintains it. @roytam1 picked it up as Serpent 52 and typically applies their updates weekly. It has diverged slightly from MCP's Basilisk (mostly to retain features removed by MCP but still used by some folks here) but is still very similar to Basilisk. Serpent 55 has slightly better compatibility with new "WebEx" add-ons than Serpent 52, because 55 was forked from a newer FF version. OTOH Serpent 52 has slightly better support for modern .CSS and .JS due to continuing work by MCP. But their "look and feel" is very similar.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.4.win32-git-20191123-21fdc3e93-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.ml/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.4.win64-git-20191123-21fdc3e93-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rths.ml/palemoon/palemoon-28.8.0a1.win32-git-20191123-21fdc3e93-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rths.ml/palemoon/palemoon-28.8.0a1.win64-git-20191123-21fdc3e93-xpmod.7z Official repo changes since my last build: - Issue #1258 - Part 1: Import mailnews, ldap, and mork from comm-esr52.9.1 (302bf1b52) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (2d4aca6d0) - Issue #1258 - Part 2: Use binoc-central version of ldap (6513e41cb) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (a57983a21) - Issue #1258 - Part 3: Make mailnews and friends build (6e7b3df37) - Issue #1258 - Part 4: Remove Add IM Account from Account Manager (1f23280e6) - Issue #1258 - Part 5: Only IceDove cares about Thunderbird's baby mode account creation (5d18a70aa) - Issue #1258 - Part 6: Add MOZ_MOVEMAIL to MOZ_MAILNEWS configure logic (37fbbd447) - Issue #1258 - Part 7: UXP Specific fixes (711a5031d) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (714afc76f) - Issue #1258 - Part 8: Ifdef MailNews OAuth2 Support (03590a671) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (b0e23e79e) - Bug 1328847 - Change SEC_NORMAL to SEC_ALLOW_CROSS_ORIGIN_DATA_IS_NULL where system principal is used. (bbf10b909) - Bug 516464 - Remove passwords from cache when password manager contents are changed to prevent stale password attempts. (74e5265d3) - Bug 1461106 - Remove SMTP password from cache when deleted from password manager to prevent stale connection attempts. (58a7cff16) - Bug 1404049 - fix that mail.imap.use_literal_plus set to false may have no effect. (02dc2390e) - Bug 1079280 - Don't transmit email when imap append response is bad. (5393f033b) - Bug 1227761 - Fix logic error in BuildAttachmentList(). (1ec388b23) - Bug 1427732 - fix newline handling when copying messages and compacting folders. (e60090bc9) - Issue #1273 - Remove Telemetry from Gloda (4db1ae892) - Bug 1487082 - Resolve potential for build bustage regarding bad implicit conversion constructors (201683afe) - Bug 646901 - add error checking to fix crash in nsMsgXFVirtualFolderDBView::OnSearchHit(). (818c1df5e) - Bug 1462316 - fix crash in nsAbView::OnItemAdded(). (ba48342fa) - Bug 825513 - Fix crash in nsImapProtocol::GetMessageSize() by adding null check for m_runningUrl && m_hostSessionList. (993a6bc1d) - Bug 1393219 - Code clean-up: Style nits, typos and trailing spaces (9ae2525b9) - Bug 1399756 - (More) Code clean-up: Style nits, typos and trailing spaces (713dca2fd) - Bug 1416033 - remove some unneeded includes in mailnews (a2a658f88) - Revert "Issue #1273 - Remove Telemetry from Gloda" (4d6dbd35f) - Bug 1216951 - Fix broken handling of split CR and LF between chunks. (81dd13387) - Bug 1444389 - Fix crash in nsImapProtocol::HandleMessageDownLoadLine(). (4d20783c0) - Bug 1317117 - call msgStore folder deletion during imap/news empty trash. (1f5f6a4bf) - Bug 1442648 - Fix mismatched types in mingw-w64 builds (const char16_t*/char16ptr_t). (e661493bb) - Bug 145113 - Make "next chunk starts with newline" flag a member variable to fix MOZ_ASSERT(). (fdcb16661) - Bug 1494764 - Removed MOZ_ASSERT but now still process line where it would occur. (05667b0d4) - Bug 1333038 - Use 'modern' pointers to fix crash due to nsMsgLineStreamBuffer object being deleted while still in use. (cea77b76b) - Bug 1257058 - Distinguish 'empty password' from no password received to avoid shutdown crash. (97826b14c) - Bug 344205 - React correctly to NO/BAD tagged response to imap IDLE. (43919ab8c) - Bug 1320475 - Fix broken controllers for cmd_printcard and cmd_printcardpreview. (0a8849ad6) - Bug 1507718 - crash in nsImapProtocol::GetMessageSize(). Make m_hostSessionList an nsCOMPtr. (891ca8709) - Bug 1508046 - return cleanly in LDAP autocomplete search if we are offline. (2fda56a84) - Bug 342632 - Allow defaultAccount to return success with nullptr result when there is no usable account. (5d21f962d) - Bug 1401858 - add null check to avoid crash in EncodedHeader()/DecodedHeader(). (fa9ca98c3) - Bug 1271353 - check own email addresses case-insensitively in correspondents column and ignore plus addressing part. (6d5922ba8) - Bug 809513 - Prevent unread Drafts from showing in new mail notification. (2fa79c837) - Bug 390721 - When parsing headers to cancel an article, also use folded lines. (c5a0af052) - Bugs 1512557 and 1470716 - Convert nsIStringBundle pointers to nsCOMPtrs and release them when shutting down. (66c5b1105) - Bug 906469 - fix maildir crash while parsing a folder. (d80e610cd) - Bug 1517464 - Fix crash in SMTP DTOR by properly initializing/testing pointer. (22973db50) - Bug 393302 - Correct memory handling in MAPISendMail() and CMapiImp::SendMail() to fix "Send to > Mail Recipient" crash. (1d5ec356b) - Bug 1523048 - when copying a filter, copy its triggering events too (filterType). (05b84061f) - Bugs 1402750 and 1490331 - Declare the character set correctly in the 'PGP add-on is missing' message. (544e93daf) - Bugs 1507218 and 1528615 (38fe066bb) - Bug 1525120 - Fix condition for decoding attachments (base64/qp) when saving or forwarding. (fa711799b) - Bug 1495698 - Fix hang when HTML signature references non-existent image. (4b217ebe5) - Bug 1386601 - experimental patch to investigate Thunderbird topcrash, serializes S/MIME verification. (3d9db9cb3) - Bug 1508054 - reduce exposed API of nsMsgHdr. (31fea2bc2) - Bug 1546840 - Allow GloDa queries for read or unread messages (7922314fa) - Bug 1020971 - Port bug 1015664: Remove NS_HIDDEN and friends. (359334f1a) - Bug 971347 - Fix autoconfig vulnerable to active MITM attacks for all domains (including the ones in ISPDB) (4fdd9dac6) - Tails 6156 - Fix outdated error handling in accountcreation and remove buggy debug code (14ef56453) - Bug 522450 - Place mail copy on the correct folder when using Reply to List (bca2de131) - Bug 1167982 - Do charset detection for all text/* attachments in composition, not just text/plain. (0903ef356) - Bug 1423487 - Support multiple authors in RSS feeds. (0707a51ea) - Bug 1528496 - Correctly fix Bug 1023285 and utf8 addressing header display for jsmime. (43db6faf2) - Bug 1480063 - Remove mimeEncodeSubject (encodeMimePartIIStr_UTF8) from feeds. (20aab9e0c) - Bug 1554098 - deduce RSS media enclosures type from extension when missing. (3c41580e7) - Bug 1338715 - Remove Outlook Express import (7047b11cf) - Bug 1315662 - delete SMTP server login credentials when deleting the account or if hostname/username changes. (dc46cd9ec) - Bug 1558595 (2732b1a0b) - Bugs 1437282, 1438590, 1506587, and 1498795 (64f423eb4) - Bug 1568095 - Make morkAtom::GetYarn() static. (a081e71be) - Bug 1580187 - Add null check to avoid crash in nsImapService::NewChannel(). (dc77b707f) - Bug 1240290 (73e14fb70) - Bug 1584473 - Fix several issues (7406d488b) - Bug 786683 - check success of GetFilePath() throughout nsMsgBrkMBoxStore.cpp. (c6df8fffb) - Bug 726655 - Add null check in nsMsgDBView::GetThreadContainingMsgHdr() to avoid crash. (3260f2045) - Bug 1584473 - Follow-up: Remove leftover references to nsIMdbRowCellCursor::MakeCell() in comments. (d59e35c94) - Issue #1258 - Part 9: Add close-icon class to close button in newmailalert.xul (6d6759a78) - Issue #1258 - Follow up to Part 8: Ifdef MailNews OAuth2 Support (73cdfdcf3) - Issue #1258 - Part 10: Remove chat core bits (cc757e4e4) - Issue #1258 - Follow up to Part 8: Ifdef MailNews OAuth2 Support (6c4ed6504) - Manually revert Bug 1494764 - Removed MOZ_ASSERT but now still process line where it would occur. (9f00e5184) - Bug 1494764 - Removed MOZ_ASSERT but now still process line where it would occur. (f3611104b) - Issue #1258 - Follow up to Part 8: Ifdef MailNews OAuth2 Support (ecdfbc692) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (9308ec68e) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (1d30f6fa8) - Bug 1592407 - Port OAuth2 decoding fix from gData add-on. (f3d462c60) - Merge branch 'master' into mailnews-work (556349010) - Issue #1259 - Adjust Widewine strings after removing Adobe Primetime support (d03485712) - Issue #1288 - Use NS_DECL_THREADSAFE_ISUPPORTS in HttpBaseChannel.cpp (2f4fdced5) - Merge pull request #1294 from g4jc/bug_1288 (8a64845aa) - Merge pull request #1293 from JustOff/PR_widevine_strings (36c81a978) - Issue #1284 - Implement /s (dotAll) for regular expressions. (f31b04a30) - Revert "Issue #1284 - Implement /s (dotAll) for regular expressions." (bd529c60c) - Issue #457 - Fix typo in ipc/chromium/src/base/sys_info_posix.cc (35cc4c128) - Merge pull request #1297 from athenian200/compiler-warning (62a72e3d2) - Issue #1284 - Implement /s (dotAll) for regular expressions, v2. (122e1ee6c) - Issue #1284 - Update js/src/builtin/TestingFunctions.cpp for /s (dotAll) regular expression changes (0a6ccfaa9) - Merge pull request #1298 from g4jc/b1284 (47ca6f108) - Issue #1242 - Reinstate GPU Accelerated Windows entry in about:support (4f6a779e0) - Issue #447 - Update HSTS preload list (fcea217aa) - Remove duplicate localization note (e97cb2f75) - Issue #1251 - Remove obsolete XP_QSORT reference. (21fdc3e93) My changes since my last build: - restored XP compat in nsMessengerWinIntegration (593762743) - Hidden preference to toggle addon version in addon manager (#10) (#9) (d9fb4e872) - Reverted Bug 1338715 - Remove Outlook Express import (7047b11cf) - applied NSPR Bug 1586070 - Read does not advance file position for files larger than 4GB on Win32. (See also bug 70765.) r=kaie (97ea6ee95) - updated to nss-3.44.3 (eb4044be7)

-- 1.5.10 (9.12.2018) -- * additional changes to match acrylic design (installer provides option which design to use) HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM - CustomThemeMaterial - file with texture that is rendered (tiled) above glass regions (default is Acrylic noise texture) Aero Glass 1.5.10-1.5.12 ignore any external PNG texture file in CustomThemeMaterial.

There is an unofficial driver created by BWC available for Windows 2000, but that driver has a minimized graphic panel without the ability to create custom resolutions. Try the old version of Intel GMA that did not require DOTNETFX 3.0+. I want to add to my 17-inch crt monitor, the resolution 1280x960x32@72Hz, which is very comfortable to work on. There will be a patched version of the utility that requires DOTNETFX 3.0, since I change some files and when I simply open the utility I get an error; or also a third-party program that adds custom resolutions to Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000/4000; or edit the driver inf file to include this resolution.

Hello everyone, again I shared a topic on how to install .NET Framework 4.6.2 up to 4.7.2 on Windows Vista, blackwingcat managed to install .NET Framework 4.5 on Windows 2000, here the link: http://blog.livedoor.jp/blackwingcat/archives/1707555.html Has anyone also managed to install NETFX 4.5 on Windows 2000?

As long as the distorted audio can always be fixed with a simple user agent change, I see no reason to retain Adobe Primetime support in Serpent. (I'll add the above user agent to myuseragents.js.) Does anyone know of a site with distorted audio that can't be fixed with a different user agent? (If so, that would be a reason to restore Primetime support.)

Fellow Vista Home Premium SP2 32-bit user here ; on Vista, there seems to be a conflict/incompatibility between the native WMF h264 decoder (not present in XP) and certain gif formats, like the Twitter ones ; the ffmpeg-based h264 decoder present inside @roytam1 's custom-patched ffvpx library is still capable of rendering those gifs though, but has a lower value (in the preferred order) and is thus not used by default on Vista (while it is on XP, which lacks WMF); so, your issue is Vista specific... To view such Twitter gifs on Vista, temporarily set (in about:config) media.wmf.enabled to false and reload the twitter page; the gif should play now (because ffvpx takes over...) NB: I'd advise against making this a permanent pref change, as the WMF framework is better suited for media playback integration with UXP browsers under Vista (e.g., if your gfx card supports hardware (i.e. GPU) h264 decoding, it can make use of that, while ffvpx always uses software (i.e. CPU) decoding) ! Best regards

New build of Firefox 45ESR SSE: test binary: https://o.rths.ml/gpc/files1.rt/firefox-45.9.18-20191123-a1b817dab-win32-sse.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/mozilla45esr Changes since my last build: - bump versions to 45.9.18 (500cab359) - applied NSPR Bug 1586070 - Read does not advance file position for files larger than 4GB on Win32. (See also bug 70765.) r=kaie (68d4107d7) - updated to nss-3.44.3 (d8201913a) - import changes from tenfourfox: - instrument script loads for debugging (f71ffd52a) - #541: temporary workaround for infinite errors on github (8c40900ac) - #431: M1385165 (5b2393042) - #575: high-level disable only (b321cdff4) - additional hosts for adblock (a891fb6c0) - #370: M976073 minus tele with backbugs (20c8bb414) - mark JS sites needing flips for confidence testing; #375 (M1275282) (2eda8a4d4) - [partly imported] closes #577: add back general.useragent.override.* (a8f4daa76) - remove google safebrowsing URLs since they are dead (d89529ac0) - #579: M1218456 +backbugs -nsILinkHandler removal, with changes for 45 (5e0cd430c) - #375: M1352323 M1038099 (eb6f62648) - #375: M1334642 +efficiency patch (1d2b06b10) - [with additions] closes #375: M1353187 (partial) (45c95c3da) - [with modification] #578: M1580320 M1584170 (216c8ff73) - #578: update pins, preload, TLDs (46acdd518) (a1b817dab)

And I do not have this setting, but very good vod.tvp.pl: http://prnt.sc/q063dz http://prnt.sc/q064it NM and serpent are good now.

Mcinwwl posted about the distorted audio issue: "It still affects all the videos on VOD.TVP.pl. Polish national TV provider, might be geofenced. It was reported first time over a year ago by @kitaro1, so won't likely change..." ____________________ In about:config, click New/string: general.useragent.override.vod.tvp.pl then value: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Goanna/4.0 Firefox/55.0 This works on Serpent55 / Moebius here, with test link "Ceremonia Otwarcia" on vod.tvp.pl: https://vod.tvp.pl/video/eurowizja,ceremonia-otwarcia,45326534 - no more distorted audio, no geofencing...

Caliber said: > now I have both gecko and firefox set to false and > have modified the UA individually for different sites and it seems to work. > but it's a pain of having to manually modify every site one by one... Not every site needs tweaking, only some. And once set, the prob is solved automatically next time. But one can certainly assume there are a lot MORE sites which are happy with gecko/Firefox as without. So personally I'd keep the compats enabled, to save a lot of tweaking, but of course that's bad for Goanna statistics ;-) Caliber said: > how can I solve this issue on Serpent 52 ? Your screenshot shows you've set compatMode.version to FF70. It's no wonder if some servers send you code which really requires FF70... And that compatMode for AppleWebKit certainly affects some sites too. It's a complicated balance which compatModes cause more good and which more harm, but have no own experience there. Perhaps other users of your browser can contribute more insights.

Caliber said: > the problem is that in some streaming sites the video miniatures are not displayed > with Firefox mode activated. With site-UA: > it has no effect, the problem persists Most likely either: - the page contains elements from other domains too, which must be tweaked too - or you have a useragent addon installed which disabled the native UA-system, but this can easily be tested

Caliber said: > how can I solve this issue on Serpent 52 ? > the sound is distorted in Gecko mode then I activate the Firefox mode to get it right. > the problem is that in some streaming sites the video miniatures are not displayed > with Firefox mode activated. Solution: set a DOMAIN-specific override UA for those sites. The "compatModes" only affect the general, default useragent if I'm not mistaken. There's an interesting new pref in your pic: "...compatMode.AppleWebKit" Can't find it by a quick search, is there any info somewhere what it does, and in which browser/version?

@Matzwiz > Unfortunately, I don't have a system capable of building these browsers myself. > So I wrote that comment in the hope that @roytam1 will do a test build of both browsers, > and revert my changes if there are any problems. If it's only normal xml/html/js files, not CPP, you can most likely find and exchange those inside omni.ja In K-Meleon works fine, just not sure if those other/newer browsers allow changing omni.ja too or if it breaks some signature or whatever. Yeah that's the crux, max privacy and max features are mutually exclusive. One just cannot block at the same time all sorts of privacy related functions and still have all features working, if those require some of those functions. It's a dilemma. We understand this here but unfortunately, when looking around the web, most users still don't have the slightest clue! They keep thinking they could get a set of "flawless" privacy settings, then after adding some more magical prefs are soon disappointed to discover "bugs". They keep fiddling with new settings, only to fall into another trap shortly after. Never quite understanding it's simply not possible to block lots of stuff and still get everything working at the same time. And of course by far the best privacy protection is to just block javascript completely (causing a few 'bugs' too as expected 8-) Privacy settings are such a giant subject, a separate thread wouldn't be nearly enough. At least not for the endless jungle of Mozilla prefs, IIRC current browsers have over 3000 prefs already (yikes!) Makes probably a million possible combinations... many cross-influencing each other, and additionally users have different hardware and browsers, complicating things yet more... Can't imagine there's even just 1 expert left who still understands all of this with all cross-effects too. There are already lots of projects out there trying to find at least a good compromise of permanent settings for most users, although not really possible, considering everyone has different needs too (needing stuff like facebook and gmail or not etc). But still better than nothing. Like the famous ghacks user.js, or german site privacy-handbuch.de (oh great, which now blocks old browsers too, no TLS1.2) The only real solution for this dilemma is to toggle some settings only TEMPORARILY when needed. It keeps surprising me how few people even consider doing this. Although admittedly not quite easy, it requires some knowledge what those toggles are doing. Still it's the method that works best, and one of the reasons I absolutely love K-Meleon with my long row of toggle buttons, many self-created (mainly macros Blockeria and priv3buttons). Although I can only toggle a few prefs too, among the 3000, but as mentioned, blocking javascript (completely or partly) goes a very long way towards privacy already, and blocking 3rd party iframes etc. too.

While the system lags, managed to install Vista SP2 x86 / 32-bit on my Z370 / 8700K / 16Gb. Didn't experience the Service Initialization issue. Applied official updates, no issues. Then installed unofficial updates (Server 2008), still working, but same lags. Surprised that even my Sound Blaster Z works just fine. PS: Screenshot from a PT-BR localized ISO. Just did it for fun, was the first language I've found here. PS2: x64 is no-no, sadly.