ArcticFoxie/NotHereToPlayGames -- 360Chrome v13.5.2044 rebuild 2

[NotHereToPlayGames]

12 hours ago, verta said:

Anything I can do to make the fonts looks a little more clear like prevous release. All the "M"'s looked mushed together.

Do you only have the default 62 fonts that come with XP or do you have additional or reduced set?

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/premium/tips/xpfonts.htm

Edited October 14, 2023 by NotHereToPlayGames

[seven4ever]

2 hours ago, Dietmar said:

Nice, stable PORTABLE Chrome browser for XP SP3

It is an English version now.

I get also 528 points in HTML5 test

Dietmar

It's perhaps I'm under xp 64 ? .. Or a missing update.. Here my resumes, if somone can compare, it will help me ...

Parsing rules 5

Video 29/33

Elements 27/30

Audio 29/30

Forms 64/65

Streaming 5

Responsive images 15

2D Graphics 24/25

Web Components 6/10

Location and Orientation 15/20

Output 10

3D and VR 20/23

Input 10

Animation 8

Communication 40

Web applications 2/17

Streams 4/6

Storage 35

Peer To Peer 22/45

Files 15

User interaction 19/20

Scripting 30

Performance 12

Security 21/32

Other 9

Payments 0/5

Edited October 14, 2023 by seven4ever

[rereser]

hello NotHereToPlayGames.
first my complements on this latest version.

used the resource.pak file for the chrome extensions store.
installing from the store works but when on the browser extensions page ; the permission , options and details buttons are missing.
so no going to the store when clicking details of an extension and no access to permissions and options.

second issue i have is with the fonts of the user interface.
in v13.5.2036 i have bold fonts in the UI.
in settings , adressbar , new tab , bookmark folders and bookmarks , about 360chrome and so on.
not so in v 13.5.2044 unfortunately.
tracked that down to the chrome.dll file.
something in that is different from v13.5.2036.
it is not seeing my arial black system wide font i use.
tested with a clean profile and later with the profile from 2036.
can't solve this so i think i won't be using your latest build.
i need those fonts to be arial black.

regards.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

The arial black system font is very likely the same issue that verta is having.  Not sure if I'll get to another update this weekend or not.

The extensions page - I do that intentionally on my copy, I can revert it for the public copy.
To me, it is unneeded rarely used clutter that I only bring into view when I do need it.
To bring into view, access the Inspect panel, activate the elements tab, search for "action-links" until you get to a <div class="action-links">, highlight that line, then uncheck the "display: none" in the styles section.

[rereser]

right click an extension and inspect , unchecking the action-link style works.
after a restart that setting is checked again.
hope you can find what the font issue is.
otherwise i can not fault this new version yet.
haven't had enough time to test it.

Edited October 14, 2023 by rereser

[Jody Thornton]

Hey NotHereToPlayGames:

Is there a way to set the UI to reflect what was in the Chinese version of 360 that you linked to?  I would describe it as looking more like chrome but with the ability to have tabs under the address bar.

Thanks for your help.

 

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I have that extension display:none hardcoded and it will always revert.

I've technically always done it that way but I used to set the hardcode after uploading the "public version" without the display:none.

 

@verta / @rereser  --  The best I can determine is that build 1030, build 2022, build 2036, and build 2044 all are correct as far as the font setting BUT it SOMETIMES requires a "reset" when migrating between computers.

To "reset" your theme's preferred font settings such as bold arial black, change a setting in your theme, revert it back, then APPLY all while 360Chrome is closed.  Now open 360Chrome and you should see your bold arial black.

Unsure what verta is using but the same applies, change a setting, revert it back, then APPLY all while 360Chrome is closed.

 

It is the Message Box font that 360Chrome uses throughout its GUI.  Some portions also use Menu but I haven't tracked down which portions of the GUI use which or if one overrides the other.

 

[NotHereToPlayGames]

7 minutes ago, Jody Thornton said:

Hey NotHereToPlayGames:

Is there a way to set the UI to reflect what was in the Chinese version of 360 that you linked to?  I would describe it as looking more like chrome but with the ability to have tabs under the address bar.

Thanks for your help.

 

I'm not quite sure I follow.  Can you provide a screencap to illustrate?

[verta]

My screen resolution is 1920x1080 using 120dpi with clear type enabled, will double check my fonts directory.

I am away from the computer now but I can paste a screen shoot when Im there.

Edited October 14, 2023 by verta

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Cool.  And correction - it appears 360Chrome only uses XP's Message Box theme settings (for font, bold/italic, and size but not for color).

[rereser]

changing that system message box and menu setting to tahoma and back to arial black (not bold) has no effect.
had the settings saved every time i changed the font.
no more bold fonts in the UI of v 13.5.2044 for me unfortunately.
although i think this is your best build ever.

Edited October 14, 2023 by rereser

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Let's not give up too soon.  Perhaps you have to "apply" the theme, launch then exit 360Chrome, then revert and apply again.  Have to make the theme changes and apply them when 360Chrome is not running.

 

My default is Tahoma 8 regular -

 

It's definitely changing to Arial Black 12 bold for me, then changing back to Tahoma 8 regular -

Edited October 14, 2023 by NotHereToPlayGames

[rereser]

already tried the options you suggested , without effect though on chrome.
v1030 , 2022 , 2036 all display the arial black font in the UI for me.
2044 is the exception.
if i copy over the chrome.dll from 2036 to 2044 arial black is used again. (for testing only)

Edited October 14, 2023 by rereser

[Jody Thornton]

30 minutes ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

 

I'm not quite sure I follow.  Can you provide a screencap to illustrate?

I'll grab one when I get home.  I did find the URL for the theme manager for 360 so I've been playing with that.  The theme button wasn't on the skin you chose.

I will come back to respond

[Jody Thornton]

I'm starting to figure this out now.  The default (almost Win10/Chrome-like) theme is in chinese.  You named your XP-styled theme the exact same in 2036 and 2044 as this theme.  I tried copying themes from the default 360 source build and there is no English equivalent to the Win-10 styled theme.

Edited October 14, 2023 by Jody Thornton