Thanks for the upload. I have the same outcome over here in Clouded Leopard. Don’t sweat it too much, since I know this is an edge test case.
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Thanks for the upload. I have the same outcome over here in Clouded Leopard. Don’t sweat it too much, since I know this is an edge test case.
It's a new "feature" from Microsoft/g00gle that breaks all older browsers. replace /tag/ in the url with /expanded_assets/ and it'll work (for now).
Hi again,
I still have no copy paste for the address bar. Copy/paste does work in the search bar, and on site text. So it's mostly good, this is only needed for a few conveniences, like comparing a site in Interweb or quickly copying the link into a doc.
One more thing, I think this is a problem in many Firefox-based browsers? You can't default Google search engine; in my testing on a low-end machine, Google is way faster than DDG. May just make Google the home page.
I still have no copy paste for the address bar. Copy/paste does work in the search bar, and on site text. So it's mostly good, this is only needed for a few conveniences, like comparing a site in Interweb or quickly copying the link into a doc.
One more thing, I think this is a problem in many Firefox-based browsers? You can't default Google search engine; in my testing on a low-end machine, Google is way faster than DDG. May just make Google the home page.
Yeah, the copy/paste is an odd one. Will look in to it. As for google search just use duckduckgo's bang feature. Type: !g search term to get google results. Same for bing !b.
Thanks, good to know. Unfortunately that just gives a Google US address, which is still slow as I need Google AU in Australia for decent speed. Regardless, thanks for all your work. AF is easily my main browser now.
Added a G5 optimized build and a modified noscript.xpi to the garden. Now i'm going to take a break. 👍
Yeah i figured that out as well. On the upside... Web pages that use webp will load faster due to missing images. Lol
Just as a reminder, in case some aren't aware... This is not the same as mainline AF. It's quite a bit older source that I used to make this easier to make work on 10.4/10.5. Much like webp, there are other things not yet implemented in this port that are in mainline AF.
I will at some point upload this to github with hopes that somebody will help chip in with patches, updates, etc. If not, there is a good chance that what i uploaded will be the final builds. I just don't have the time to start updating yet another browser. My plate is already full. The hard part is now done. It has updated certs, it builds, and it surfs. Mission accomplished.
Cheers.
Just as a reminder, in case some aren't aware... This is not the same as mainline AF. It's quite a bit older source that I used to make this easier to make work on 10.4/10.5. Much like webp, there are other things not yet implemented in this port that are in mainline AF.
I will at some point upload this to github with hopes that somebody will help chip in with patches, updates, etc. If not, there is a good chance that what i uploaded will be the final builds. I just don't have the time to start updating yet another browser. My plate is already full. The hard part is now done. It has updated certs, it builds, and it surfs. Mission accomplished.
Cheers.
@wicknix that would be great, once you will upload, I will ask Riccardo to look into your branch.
Golden scenario is that your patches can be maintained within ArcticFox main/dev tree. Silver is that he can git push some critical features from time to time.
Let's see..in the meantime we can enjoy an almost fast web experience even with my G3!
Cheers.
Golden scenario is that your patches can be maintained within ArcticFox main/dev tree. Silver is that he can git push some critical features from time to time.
Let's see..in the meantime we can enjoy an almost fast web experience even with my G3!
Cheers.
You know I read that and when I went to download FF, it said Mountain Lion was no longer supported. I went ahead and installed Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. So now I have an up to date OS.
This thread lists some browsers that still support Mountain Lion, but none is "current" AFAICS.
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It rendered the full fat ameowli.dev without issues so that's a win in my book 
Minus the WebGL background, but that's been a thing since the beginning of time on anything that isn't the latest and greatest.
Minus the WebGL background, but that's been a thing since the beginning of time on anything that isn't the latest and greatest.
Works wonderfully on my Intel 10.4 install but it's a bit slow as it's running on PPC emulation.
Later, could you please also make binaries for Intel too? Arctic Fox is great Thanks for making these.
Later, could you please also make binaries for Intel too? Arctic Fox is great
Thanks for making these.
Cool.
I have no way to make a 10.4 intel build however. Your best bet for now would be the intel build of TenFourFox or Links2 via rosetta.
Thanks. TenFourFox actually works pretty well but it'd be great to have ArcticFox..
Theoretically would it work if I build from the PPC source / mozconfig you used, on my Macbook?
Are the build steps identical to those of Palemoon?
Thanks, had forgotten that existed. It's about the same speed as Google AU, which is nice.
There's also SearX(NG), it works pretty great with older browsers (even without javascript)Thanks, had forgotten that existed. It's about the same speed as Google AU, which is nice.
I usually use http://searx.org .
What’s the roadblock? Lack of a 10.4 on Intel install or something more difficult?
Thanks, had forgotten that existed. It's about the same speed as Google AU, which is nice.
DDG-lite: saving you previous milliseconds from your life since 2008.™
I’m a bit old-fashioned… I’ma stick to Lycos
Or maybe also WebCrawler
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