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  1. Jody Thornton
    I mentioned this in a previous thread. I wish I could go back to using ESR 60 (which is a Quantum build) and then back port updates to it. I'm having difficulty finding a way to accomplish that.
  2. Jody Thornton
    Hey @roytam1 I've searched through the forum and can't seem to find the answer (so I apologize for a duplicate post if that's the case). On my folks' New Moon 27 installation on an XP SP3 notebook, I see no fill-in or movement of the Downloads progress bars or the site loading progress on the Status Bar. They were running a September 2019 build of v27.9.6, but I upgraded them to an April 2020 build of 27.9.7. I've tried safe mode, a default theme, etc.... Is this a known issue? Thanks for yours (or anyone's) help. Cheers! :)
  3. Jody Thornton
    Just remember that Waterfox has been purchase by a search/advertising company, so even there I'd be weary of its future.
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    @vinifera True, but I want the base to be at ESR 60, not anything newer. Then I would want updates backported to it, no differently than Waterfox Classic is to 56, Basilisk is to 52, and so forth. I don't like any Quantum releases past 60x. 60 ESR was modern enough, yet configurable enough. Anyway, no biggie. I just wanted to see if it was possible, and then I could approach someone who is possibly open to it. I know MSFN's focus is elsewhere, which is perfectly fine. Cheers!
  5. Jody Thornton
    @Matt A. Tobin Not that you'd want to - just that it was possible. I found Quantum v57 to 60 to be rather brisk and well performing. Now I find that Mozilla is going down a questionable path. I find that Quantum was a performance improvement over Australis, and I tend to prefer the Photon look. But now that many prefs are being deprecated, and Google seems to be in control of Mozilla's future, things look scary.
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    Well I wasn't talking specifically about anything coming out of the Moonchild/Binary Outcast factories. I was a fan of early Quantum releases, and I just wondered how easy (for a developer/coder), it would be to build ESR 60 with modern updates backported to it (kinda like how Basilisk 55 is maintained here, without XP compatibility). Never hurts to ask.
  7. Jody Thornton
    Well I tried it myself. It tends to record and playback somewhat choppy with/without Direct2D and Hardware Acceleration enabled, so now I know. Basilisk 52 (as in the original product) it is. :)
  8. Jody Thornton
    However, there must be a collective experience thus far as o how Serpent 55 and 52 compare. And yes, I understand that the whole two threads can be read through, but I'm sure someone can offer up a synopsis. I appreciate it. :)
  9. Jody Thornton
    Well, you never know if you never ask, and I brought up the subject on Ghacks, so I thought I might as here.
  10. Jody Thornton
    Hey guys just a question. As it stands now in April 2020, is there a still a major compatibilitiy reason to run Serpent 55 as opposed to 52? I run Windows 8 with the original Basilisk as my backup browser, because I need to use a web application that requires WebRTC? If I were to use Serpent 55 instead, would there be better compatibility provided? Is performance better? Any downsides to Serpent 55 as it stands?
  11. Jody Thornton
    @Bruninho I'm not aiming for system or OS target specifics. I'm aiming for browser release specifics. No differently than Waterfox Classic aims for Firefox 56 or Basilisk aims for Firefox 52. No need to shoot you ....lol. But it's perfectly OK to have different mandates for projects. So don't shoot me either when I believe people shouldn't use Windows 2000 or 9x/ME on a modern web. Those releases should be relegated to antique shops or graveyards. :P - OK I'm kidding a little, but really....lol
  12. Jody Thornton
    I figured so, but what I was more or less asking if it actually "could" be done; I wasn't asking that you be the one to do it. :)
  13. Jody Thornton
    @roytam1 and @Matt A. Tobin Good morning. I hope you are doing well. This question is more from a point of seeking advice, or creating an idea. I'm not attempting to saddle either of you with more work in any way whatsoever. Could there be any possibility of building/compiling a browser based on Firefox ESR 60, and backporting updates to it from newer releases of Firefox? I understand that it would be WebExtensions only (since I really would only use uBlock Origin - that would be OK). But could a near future-proof browser be built on the ESR 60 base? I only ask since I REALLY like Quantum between versions 57 and 60 ESR. It looked modern and worked exceptionally well with Windows 8, but was still somewhat configurable, even with just CSS code. Thanks for your advice.
  14. Jody Thornton
    I saw that. Figured they just went for another month :)
  15. Jody Thornton
    How about Lunar Moon (for New Moon 27x and 28x)? Has that been suggested already? Lunar contains "Luna" for XP. Just a thought. :)
  16. Jody Thornton
    I really loved Windows 2000. I guess with the help of a Roytam1 browser, it can remain usable. KernelEx sure must help a lot, but it's hard to gauge how stable it has been with all of the sorted threads throughout the years. Well, I'm glad to see it's usable for you.
  17. Jody Thornton
    @Dylan Cruz, My slipstream was only done with Vista updates up until February 2014. I cannot speak to slipstreaming Server 2008 updates into the Vista installation DVD. I was perfectly OK with manually installing updates post 2013. So I won't be of much help I'm afraid,
  18. Jody Thornton
    Well whadda ya know? February updates for 2012 include an IE10 update (kb4537767). I thought updates past January were only for IE11? Interesting.
  19. Jody Thornton
    Sigh .... no I'm not trying to get kudos of any kind, and my running Windows 8 was just for full disclosure that I personally had no fight in the game. So don't like my posts then. :(
  20. Jody Thornton
    Oh I agree that Matt's co-operation with the crew here is tremendous. I just hate when people are disingenuous in any manner.
  21. Jody Thornton
    Very interesting that Moonchild is perfectly OK with continued use of Pale Moon on Windows 7, which is now EOL, but they couldn't be steadfast enough of ridding of Windows XP support. Now, I'm fine with the mass-jettison of XP, but it's either one way or the other. Me thinks, since the Pale Moon crew runs Windows 7, well then that makes it OK, but since XP is just all the rest of you, well too bad. I'm over on Windows 8 anyway, and again I'm not an XP defender, but flip-flopping on an issue just bugs me. https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=23681
  22. Jody Thornton
    I meant the XP ones - that was a registry hack, yet there was a whole thread on it, since that made the end-user misrepresent what the OS was. Just sayin'
  23. Jody Thornton
    @Tripredacus One thing. Is the topic that was "hidden" any different than POS Ready Updates for XP? That also bypassed the proper terms of agreement for XP, no?
  24. Jody Thornton
    For the Interlink Mail and News Client, I tried Matt Tobin's "real" version for 64-bit Windows. Has anyone come across working themes for it? I'd like to "flatten" the look of tabs for Windows 8 when I use the calendar and mail together. Just curious.
  25. Jody Thornton
    Well, since I was having some file/save dialog problems with Firefox ESR on Windows 8, I moved over to Pale Moon 28. I'll stay with it as long as the pages I use work fine. Chromium Edge would have been my next stop. After that - who knows.
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