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uBlock Origin Legacy modified by @AstroSkipper - Part 1 (obsolete) uBlock Origin Legacy 1.16.4.30 is the latest version you can download from GitHub. Here is the link: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy/releases/tag/firefox-legacy-1.16.4.30. In the most recent versions of New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, the UI of uBlock Origin's dashboard page has been broken. The menu items at the top of the dashboard page are compressed and no longer visible. However, you can still click on them with the mouse. In previous versions of New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, everything was fine (I didn't check in which version this issue occurred first). I also tested this misbehaviour with a clean profile. Here is a screenshot of this issue: I had a deeper look inside this extension and analyzed several embedded files. I checked all code referring to stylesheets and therefore especially CSS code. After reading a bit in an online CSS reference, I started to understand how this issue might be corrected. It was a good thing that I had dealt a bit more intensively with CSS a few months ago. My idea was in fixing the wrong positioning of the dashboard's menu bar and correcting all distances. Inside the xpi archive is a file called dashboard.css. This file had to be modified. Here is the section with the problematic, original code: html, body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100vh; justify-content: stretch; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100vw; } #dashboard-nav { background-color: var(--default-surface); border: 0; box-shadow: var(--dashboard-bar-shadow); display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 0; position: sticky; top: 0; width: 100%; z-index: 10; } And, here is the same section with my modifications: html, body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100vh; justify-content: stretch; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 35px; position: sticky; width: 100vw; } #dashboard-nav { background-color: var(--default-surface); border: 0; box-shadow: var(--dashboard-bar-shadow); display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; z-index: 10; } You see, I changed very little code. I corrected in 'html, body {} the value of the property position from 'relative' to 'sticky' and added a distance to the top of the dashboard page by the property padding-top with a value of 35px. Furthermore, I changed the value of the property position in #dashboard-nav {} from 'sticky' to 'absolute'. Anyway, it was a problem of positioning and correct distances. Now, with my modifications of the file dashboard.css, the dashboard can be opened as before, and all elements are finally fully visible again. This is a screenshot after fixing the issue, to demonstrate the result of my modification: Here is the download link to my fixed version of uBlock Origin Legacy 1.16.4.30: https://www.mediafire.com/file/9lzu12rv5sczto9/uBlock0_1.16.4.30.firefox-legacy-mod-by-%40AstroSkipper.xpi/file Cheers, AstroSkipper

Alphabetical list of all posted custom buttons About: Menu - A custom button for accessing all about: pages via a toolbar menu → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1262746 All about: - A custom button for accessing the about:config page and other important about:pages in a more convenient way. Forked, translated and reworked by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1274608 eCleaner custom button created by AstroSkipper for the extension Preferences Monitor → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1227463 Pref Toggler - A custom button for toggling user-selected preferences in about:config → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1262400 Restart & Purge - A custom button for restarting the browser and, if necessary, purging the startup cache, created by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1260008 Restart & Purge v2.0 - A custom button for restarting the browser and, if necessary, purging the startup cache, created by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1273748 Toggle CSP - A custom button for toggling the Boolean variable security.csp.enable from true to false and vice versa in about:config created by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1229561 Toggle GIF Animation - A custom button for controlling the GIF animation on a specific website → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1228263 Toggle media.autoplay.enabled - A custom button for toggling the Boolean variable media.autoplay.enabled created by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1229572 Toggle Restartless Add-ons → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226330 Alphabetical list of all posted tips, special scripts and plugins Custom buttons - An underrated alternative or supplement to extensions→ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1262639 Custom MSFN Search Engine Plugins by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1254572 The legacy extension uBlock Origin - Installing over an existing one or performing a clean install? - An investigation by AstroSkipper→ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1260900 uBlock Origin Legacy - Blocking of certain browser detection scripts→ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1262538

Alphabetical list of all posted extensions Add to Search Bar → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1254575 Check My IP Address & Location - A fork of the HMA! IP Checker extension, made by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1250308 Custom Buttons - The extension for installing custom buttons → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226328 Dutch language pack 28.10.7 for New Moon 28 - Fixed by @nicolaasjan → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1259539 Dutch language pack 28.10.7_3 for New Moon 28 - Fixed by @nicolaasjan → https://msfn.org/board/topic/185966-my-browser-builds-part-5/?do=findComment&comment=1273405 GeoFlag customized by @AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226290 Moon Tester Tool → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226300 My German language pack for New Moon 28 - Fixed - Part 1 → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1239360 My German language pack for New Moon 28 - Fixed - Part 2 → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1254633aa My German language pack for New Moon 28 - Fixed - Part 3 → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1259676 My German language pack for New Moon 28 - Fixed - Part 4 → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1265747 My German language pack for New Moon 28 - Fixed - Part 5 → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1273408 RealityRipple Software - Pale Moon Extensions → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226249 Serpent Tester Tool → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226306 SQLite Manager - An extension to manage any SQLite database inside the browser →https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1262544 uBlock Origin Legacy modified by @AstroSkipper - Part 1 (obsolete) → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226247 uBlock Origin Legacy modified by @AstroSkipper - Part 2 (obsolete) → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226727 uBlock Origin Legacy modified by @AstroSkipper - Part 3 (obsolete) → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1246272 uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2-1.54.0 - Special mod by @AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1257610 uBlock Origin Legacy - A special mod by AstroSkipper → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1258602 User Agent Status - An extension to control the useragent for the currently loaded website → https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1250958

Extensions and custom buttons for UXP browsers – Corrections, modifications, adjustments, and special recommendations I am a fan of extensions and custom buttons. That is one of the reasons I already created the thread “Mypal 68 in Windows XP – Custom Buttons and Extensions”. This thread here is a place where I will post about our beloved, legacy extensions and custom buttons for the UXP browsers such as New Moon 28, Serpent 52 and so on. The purpose of this thread is to easily find corrected, modified, adjusted, or highly recommended extensions and furthermore, custom buttons, too. I couldn't find any thread here on MSFN dedicated to extensions and custom buttons for UXP browsers. The threads “My Browser Builds (Part 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5)” are too extensive and confusing to find information about this stuff, although there are also posts about them. Moreover, these threads are dedicated to the browsers themselves and not to their extensions, and certainly not to custom buttons. Everyone is invited to post their own corrected, modified, adapted, or highly recommended extensions or custom buttons here. The main idea is to enhance the functionality of our beloved, legacy browsers and ensure that this remains the case in the future. In the second post of this thread, the reader will find an alphabetical list of all posted extensions. In the third post, the reader will find an alphabetical list of all posted custom buttons and additionally right behind, an alphabetical list of all posted tips, special scripts and plugins. All entries of the provided lists are linked to their contributions here in this thread. Last not least, some additional sources where legacy extensions and custom buttons can be found: Pale Moon Add-ons - Extensions – Link: https://addons.palemoon.org/extensions/ Basilisk Add-ons - Extensions – Link: https://addons.basilisk-browser.org/extensions/ Classic Add-ons Archive – This catalogue contains 93,598 versions of 19,450 Firefox add-ons created by 14,274 developers over the past 15 years using XUL/XPCOM technology. To access this archive, you have to install the extension ca-archive. Link: https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive/releases/tag/2.0.3 Extensions for Pale Moon, Firefox & SeaMonkey made by JustOff – Link: https://justoff.github.io/ LegacyCollector - Link: http://web.archive.org/web/20191110173006/https://legacycollector.org/firefox-addons/index.html RealityRipple Software – Pale Moon Extensions – Link: https://realityripple.com/Software/XUL/ Custom buttons Forum (this forum has been closed in the meanwhile) – Link: http://custombuttons.sourceforge.net/forum/index.php AMO archived – Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20171004160834/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/ Thunderbird.net – Link: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/firefox/ TarekJor - Firefox 52 ESR legacy addons - A curated list and XPI files of Mozilla Firefox browser extensions, addons, themes from addons.mozilla.org, before XUL-based purge blackout – Link: https://github.com/TarekJor/Firefox-52-ESR-legacy-addon/tree/master/xpi I would be very pleased about every contribution and support, no matter if it is comments, opinions, recommendations, own modifications, further links with download sources, or reactions in the form of upvoting or liking. Welcome and greetings from Germany! AstroSkipper

Den Besserwisser werde ich mal als Kompliment verbuchen! Translation: I'll chalk up the know-it-all to a compliment! But, what the heck, if there wasn't one, there wouldn't be any deeper insights and apart from that, life is really unfair! I am so sorry! Until your next question! By the way, my compliments on your German language skills! AstroSkipper PS: @VistaLover is a real browser expert with a huge, specific knowledge! For that I have the greatest respect! I am more of an allrounder, a jack of all trades!

@artenox! There are countries where security, privacy, and anonymity still matter to the users of a VPN service. In some others, unfortunately, all is already lost. And, as far as other countries like Saudi Arabia are concerned, you don't have to go that far! Anyway, one thing is crystal clear, VPNBook is definitely crap! @retrotrash69! The choice of a VPN service depends on what is important to its user. Free VPN services means very low speed, in many cases unstable connections, no privacy, no security, no anonymity, and definitely a lack of a "no log policy". BTW, most of these free VPN "services" are limited in their bandwith, data volume, the used protocols, the number of available servers, and so on. If that is not a problem for you, then you can use such "services" like VPNBook. Anyway, each to their own! Here is a link for further information of VPN's disadvantages: https://www.top10vpn.com/what-is-a-vpn/vpn-disadvantages/ Cheers, AstroSkipper

I definitely hate any kind of censorship!

I'm afraid you need to readjust your perception. And maybe, you'll watch the film "Pirates of the Caribbean"! But, only in case you have not completely lost your sense of humour! If you were a native German speaker, you would understand the retranslation "Clear so far!". And, @anton12 is a native German speaker! Therefore, sorry, only for insiders! PS: Ich versteh nur Bahnhof! - literally: I only understand train station! - meaning: It's all Greek to me! = I understand nothing at all! (Sorry, @VistaLover!)

The word "nothing" implies, as it is used in all languages, that nothing happens at all, no playing of the video, no notification and so on. Is that clear enough for you? And, to elaborate it a bit, and just for you, I disabled the VLC Web Plugin in Serpent 52 (2022-09-10), then opened your video file, and that resulted in the all-knowing "nothing" again. Clear so far? Savvy?

Really? I would not have thought that! Okay, all joking aside! Anyone who uses such a service is no longer anonymous, and in countries with censorship, it is easy to find out who the user is.

Just to complete the story, my main profile of New Moon 28 has been totally cleaned and fixed. All bugs and inconveniences have been removed. I have also completely removed all traces, settings, and remnants of old, uninstalled extensions. The extension which caused the issue on the UCI login page has been identified. And the winner is: RightToClick 2.9.6. The number of extensions has been reduced from 70 to 50. And yes, I know there are still too many, but I am a fan of extensions and use them all. I have upgraded every missing and useful feature. One of the reasons why New Moon 28 is my main browser. Now, New Moon 28 works like a charme with this profile. Thanks all for your help and tips! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Here is a quotation of the Privacy Policy from their website ("privacy" ): Your connection will be logged. Therefore, this service has to be considered unsafe and should actually be avoided. As I wrote in my posts above, using free VPN services means very low speed, in many cases no stable connections, no privacy, no security, no anonymity, and definitely a lack of a "no log policy". So why should a user choose such a service? Just to get a foreign IP? That's simply nonsense and definitely not the idea of VPN. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Did you really read my comment? Maybe, you do it once again! I clearly wrote your test file didn't play natively in the latest releases of NM 28 and Serpent 52. Therefore, my answer to your question is very simple: nothing.

No, I didn't get that. I have installed VLC in Windows XP, and the page offered to activate the VLC Web Plugin which was installed in all browser automatically and set to "ask to activate".

As I clearly wrote, it can't be played natively in New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, both most recent of 2022-09-10, at the moment, unless I missed something.

We are talking about VPN in Windows XP. This operating system is used on old and therefore low-powered computers. Using Windows XP on a much more up-to-date computer as a real. main operating system does not make sense at all for many reasons. OpenVPN on an old, underpowered computer is a total disaster. The OpenVPN client has a much too high CPU load, and thus the connection speed is beyond good and evil. So, only the native protocols L2TP/IPSec and PPTP remain. And, these protocols have been discontinued by very many VPN providers or they offer L2TP in a newer version that is no longer compatible with the native L2TP protocol of Windows XP. This is unfortunately the truth. I know almost everything about VPN in Windows XP and have appropriate licenses with the few remaining vendors. Here is my advice based on 20 years experience with VPN in Windows XP: Forget about all free VPN services! Very low speed, in many cases no stable connections, no privacy, no security, and definitely a lack of a "no log policy". All those, who use Windows XP on a more up-to-date and relatively powerful computer as their real, main operating system, can actually no longer be helped anyway. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Unfortunately, not. I do not agree with your statement at all. Most paid services do not support Windows XP anymore. L2TP protocol was abandoned by a lot of commercial providers, only PPTP protocol works if at all. Their own clients support only Windows 7 and higher. You can only use OpenVPN 2.5.4 for Windows XP and try their pre-configured files. Servers without a payments are crap in nearly all cases. Sorry, but VPNBook is rather a joke! And, the paid services supporting Windows XP can be counted on one hand. I do have them all (lifetime license but frankly, it's not lifetime, it's rather customer fooling). Anyway, nearly all free VPN services are more or less crap. And by the way, the OP does not want to pay for a VPN service. Not to mention privacy, security and no log policy! Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hello @retrotrash69! Windows XP is my beloved, main OS. But truth be told, there are very few solutions meanwhile to establish VPN connections in Windows XP. And without any payments, all existing solutions are very limited and most of them crap, unfortunately. Which Mypal browser do you use? Mypal 29.3.0 or Mypal 68? There is a huge difference between these two. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Hello @anton12! In my installations of New Moon 28 and Serpent 52, both most recent of 2022-09-10, your test file can only be played by the plugin VLC Web Plugin 3.0.3.0 which was automatically installed by VLC Media Player. I opened your mp4 test file via the file menu. Without the VLC Web Plugin, it won't play in my installations. Here is a screenshot when playing it with this plugin: Maybe, I missed something to play it natively in these browsers. This would be a good question for our experts. Truth be told, I rarely play videos in my browsers due to an underperforming computer. In most cases, I use an external media player like VLC for a better performance. BTW, I checked my about:config entries, and, as far as I can see, all necessary settings to play such videos have been done. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thanks for your suggestion! It looks like you are a mathematician, too. A nice and efficient algorithm! Truth be told, I already knew it, but thank you anyway, sometimes one does deviate from the perfect, theoretical construct. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that more than one extension is problematic. I am in the process of cleaning up my profile from several errors. Of course, I could simply create a new one, but if the same problems come up again, it will all have been for nothing. Besides, I have made and changed so many settings in this profile that it simply has to be saved. Frankly, I really want to know which extensions are causing problems. And, I've already found something.

So, as I suspected, one of my extensions in my main profile is preventing CF's security check of my internet connection from completing successfully. After disabling almost half of my extensions, it worked. Here is a screenshot from the UCI login page: I assume a captcha will only appear in the cases the visitor comes from a foreign country or the connection is actually secure but something went wrong and a captcha is given as an alternative to be sure it's not a bot after all. Just an idea! Anyway, which extension was the culprit now becomes a task for Sherlock Holmes.

And, one other thing is also very clear. The failure of the security check in my case is definitely not caused by an underperforming computer. And the browsers New Moon 28 and Serpent 52 have the most recent TLS 1.3 protocol and their current cipher suites. So the connection must be secure. The question must therefore be: What is actually checked during this so-called security check performed by Cloudflare? PS: The website www.uci-kinowelt.de and above all its login page works in Mypal 68 too like a charm without any significant delay or any captcha.

@VistaLover, @Mathwiz, @NotHereToPlayGames, @anton12! Thank you all for your investigations, advices, and tips! Yesterday I only had a little time. I just wanted to book cinema tickets quickly, and that was more of an odyssey on my old computer. Maybe, it was my own stupidity, I could have used my Android tablet directly. BTW, the movie "Top Gun - Maverick" was simply great! At home again, I opened the problematic website www.uci-kinowelt.de in Serpent 52 (2022-09-10), and it worked perfectly with a very fast and successful security check for my slow computer without any annoying captcha. That surprised me. Next, I opened it with a new profile in New Moon 28 (2022-09-10), and suddenly, what can I say, it worked there, too. Thanks @VistaLover and @anton12 for your confirmation! In both cases, palefill 1.20 was installed. I still have to investigate why the security check cannot be completed successfully in my main profile of NM 28. Unfortunately, the 360Chrome browsers were no help in this case. I can say one thing with all clarity: I abysmally hate these sites with a so-called security check. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Very good conclusion! I totally agree!

Hello again to all browser experts! Although I am informed about roytam1 browsers' developments and read this thread regularly, I am not really clear whether one has to live with the following problem or whether there might be a solution via polyfill or otherwise. I wanted to book cinema tickets online at the following site: www.uci-kinowelt.de. My main browser is New Moon 28 (2022-09-10). The website itself can be opened, but a login is not possible due to an endless Cloudflare security check that never comes to an end. I have read such problems here before. The spoofing of most recent user agents of Firefox or Chrome didn't help, either. Is there any hope that such modern security checks will also be successful in New Moon 28, Serpent 52, and so on one day? The only browser that successfully completes the security check is 360Crome v13, but what it opens doesn't look good, either. In the end, I successfully booked my tickets on my Android tablet in the most recent version of Opera. Greetings from Germany, AstroSkipper