PDF Viewer PDF.JS for SeaMonkey 2.53.1

PDF Viewer for SeaMonkey 2.1.288 does not work correctly with SeaMonkey 2.53 and 2.53.1 (By WG9S): endless idling in Browser-TAB until you click Stop Loading Icon, also problems when open PDF attachment from Mail.

There is a first experimental fixed version (by FRG) here, you can use it for tests on your own risk. Loading PDFs in browser window now works fine, loading PDF attachment from email still needs a refresh (browser tab contents) before PDF becomes shown.

More details and discussion on German Blog.

They probably call it prudence …

…, I call it paranoia.

Search engine QWANT refuses to show search hits for SeaMonkey users

 

Browser not supported at zoho

Until today I was quite happy using zoho.eu for my documents in the cloud.

But today sith SeaMonkey 2.53 I got this “Your browser is not supported, please update to …” crap.

Well, they will stop this, or I will stop using zoho.

AMO Browsing for SeaMonkey: New Version 0.9.17rc1 with enhancements tested successfully

After repair version 0.9.16 Isaac Schemm now created a new  version 0.9.17 with some enhancements. RC is available for testing on github, release will be available on AMO, soon,

I did several tests with unzipped installer of official en-US SeaMonkey 2.53a1 (NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:56.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.0 Build 20170706013410 (Default Classic Theme) on German WIN7 64bit and checked various functions, which were broken before. For these tests I used some Add-Ons from compatibility list. If you want to do tests directly from AMO, you will have to select an Other Application like Firefox; from the AMO SeaMonkey Area search will only show add-ons which are compatible with SeaMonkey. The FF-AMO-Area already show the new AMO design.

I did my tests from AMO FF Area.

• 👍 Suppress”FF-Only” button, tested with BlockSite from Search Results list.
  • ✅ [+ Add To FF] or similar button  will be suppressed in search result list (which shows old AMO design) an replaced by “Convert this add-on here” – links.
  • ✅ On add-on download page [+ Add To FF] button is replaced by Convert Add-on link.
  • ✅ Conversion link in added explication text works fine
• 👍 Useful Text for add-ons built with WebExtensions, which can’t be used with SeaMonkey and which can’t be converted with Add-On-Converter — tested with LEO Dictionaries 3.0 (and YouTube a MP3 1.0.6)
  • ✅ Adds explication to AMO web page for add-on
    • ✅ check previous versions – link works fine
      

      Convert Previous Version

      • ✅ Conversion link on previous versions page (replaces [+ Add to Firefox]) works fine
• 👍 Find SeaMonkey Version of add-on — Tested with Lightning 5.4
  • ✅ SeaMonkey version of this add-on exists!– link is available and works fine, finds SM version

 

Did I forget something? All functions I tested worked fine

@Isaac: Thank you for great work.

 

AMO Browsing for SeaMonkey: repaired Version 0.9.16a1 available for tests

Unfortunately after several changes on AMO website the add-on tool AMO Browsing for SeaMonkey did not work any longer. For Details please see “Bug 1389022 – “AMO Browsing for SeaMonkey” does not work any longer“!

But there are great news, Isaac Schemm created some fixes, which now are in an unofficial AMO Browsing for SeaMonkey test version 0.9.16a1.

I did several tests with unzipped installer of official en-US SeaMonkey 2.53a1 (NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:56.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.0 Build 20170706013410 (Default Classic Theme) on German WIN7 64bit and checked various functions, which were broken before. For these tests I used some Add-Ons from compatibility list.

• 👍 Replace “FF-Only” button by [Check if SeaMonkey version is available] — Tested with BlockSite
  • ✅ SM button is available
  • ✅ After search focus returns to FF add-on because no SM version of add-on does exist
  • ✅ Conversion link in added explication text works fine
• 👍 Useful Text for add-ons built with WebExtensions, which can’t be used with SeaMonkey and which can’t be converted with Add-On-Converter — tested with LEO Dictionaries 3.0
  • ✅ Adds explication to AMO web page for add-on
    • ✅ check previous versions – link works fine
      

      Convert Previous Version

      • ✅ Conversion link on previous versions page (replaces [+ Add to Firefox] works fine
• 👍 Find SeaMonkey Version of add-on — Tested with ChatZilla
  • ✅ [Check if SeaMonkey version is available] – button works fine, finds SM version
  • ✅On add-on web page for SeaMonkey version [+ Add to SeaMonkey] button as expected

Did I forget something? All functions I tested worked fine

@Isaac: Thank you for great work.

 

Sidebar-Panel: 3D Gamers – Latest game related file releases ♰

On Ed Mullenʼs Home Page you find (besides much other interesting stuff) a list of   Sidebar-Panels which are suitable for SeaMonkey. I will write some reports on experience within the next weeks, alternating between German and English Unofficial SeaMonky Blog

First one:

3D Gamers – Latest game related file releases

That can be done quickly. The panel installs without problems, but instead of useful contents it only shows an error message. The panel should show contents of  3dgamers.com/feeds/netscape/3dgamers.html. But it seems 3dgamers.com does no longer exist, if you open it in Browser you will become forwarded to  fileplanet.com.

Contents from the web is no longer available, the Sidebar Panel has become useless.

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Hi all, please feel invited to publish your own reports (not only for sidebar panels from Ed Mullen’s page) here in the blog!

Sync alternative: Xmarks

Complemented 2016-03-29 – 10:31

I found that alternative in Wikipedia.

My Tests

If you want to try / use Xmarks Sync you have to  download and install the Xmarks for Firefox add-on. Installation worked without problems for my En-US SeaMonkey 2.40 final Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:43.0)from official download page, Gecko/20100101 Firefox/ 43.0 Build 20160120202951, (Default Classic Theme) on German WIN7 64bit (although SeaMonkey is not listed as compatible Application), you can work with it after relaunch of SeaMonkey.