Userscripts to fix TenFourFox/IWPPC web compatibility

[Ryan Bremer]

Hello. As I believe in the philosophy that PowerPC Macs are still sufficient to do most stuff, here I am offering a list of userscripts compatible with TenFourFox/IceWeaselPPC/InterWebPPC/Arctic Fox/...

How to apply userscripts?​

Use Greasemonkey 3.11 (attached in the post, compatible with Firefox 38 ESR and 45 ESR), and then import these userscripts in Greasemonkey.

List of userscripts​

• GitHub: Fix the releases tab on GitHub repositories with this script: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/cbde7bb074f174b7c79beade33a406ca
• Discord: Make Discord work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/a229b03a6acd1d6757dc1229cb6cd94b
• Zoom: Make Zoom work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/b0c07ff6f5f81f7f5e08ff8af3d2271d. Note: Zoom works partially on TenFourFox/IWPPC, chatting works fine, but video doesn't display and there are layout issues.
• DeviantArt: Make DeviantArt work on TenFourFox/IWPPC (with the Firefox 78 ESR user agent) by adding the ResizeObserver and IntersectionObserver polyfills: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/0ac51f18a5a1052e0b292fe7aadb433e (25 June 2023, last updated on 26 June 2023)
• Guilded: Make Guilded work on TenFourFox/IWPPC by utilizing an older version, logs in and out, doesn't do more, due to failing to connect to their websocket service: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/9069497a54de009dccb1b5d2ab310f8a (25 June 2023)
• YouTube Music: Make YouTube Music work on TenFourFox/IWPPC by utilizing CustomElements and IntersectionObserver polyfills: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/8f2f1cbcc5e3635fceb935181e17cc24 (27 June 2023). Music videos don't play, but audio works fine.
• Apple Music: Make Apple Music work again on TenFourFox/IWPPC by utilizing CustomElements and IntersectionObserver polyfills: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/0dda2848d6f4890023aca7ef9fbff7f7 (29 June 2023). Music doesn't play, but browsing and searching works fine.
• Startpage: Make Startpage work again on TenFourFox/IWPPC by utilizing IntersectionObserver and ResizeObserver polyfills: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/ab01a62883641cdcd7f1c1b83ab0cdb0 (2 July 2023). Top bar doesn't display on search results, but works fine otherwise.
• Google Sites: Make Google Sites work in TenFourFox/IWPPC again (with Firefox 78 or higher user agent) by utilizing a ResizeObserver polyfill: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/27d6331cf19ba04fa6ed46bc47709a5f (2 July 2023).
• CanIUse: Make CanIUse work in TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an customElements polyfill: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/5683a259e2871978b4edc6367bcb1ece (4 July 2023).
• Google I/O (http://io.google): Make Google I/O's website work in TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing IntersectionObserver and ResizeObserver polyfills: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/14c677d807ae5bf1a04db2c5c1fedfb3 (22 July 2023).
• Gartic Phone (https://garticphone.com) has been fixed to work on legacy UXP toolkit-based web browsers. Download now at https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/7d3758cc104a6b9375f587b56615b50c (9 September 2023, yes this is the first userscript in a while!)

Request websites in the comment section that don't work on TenFourFox/IWPPC, and I will try to fix them.

 

[f54da]

That github one is pretty neat, will have to use that.

You can find some other polyfills at https://github.com/martok/palefill although they're meant for palemoon so might not work on tenfourfox due to different JS version.

Also even if your browser doesn't support ecma21 (null chaining etc.) polyfilling replaceAll, matchAll, flat and flatMap should make a lot of websites semi-usable again.

 

[Yumiko Noua]

Hello. This is an WikiPost containing userscripts to fix TenFourFox/IWPPC web compatibility.

How to apply userscripts?​

Use Greasemonkey 3.11: https://web.archive.org/web/20171018071605/https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/addons/_attachments/748/greasemonkey-3.11-fx.xpi?filehash=sha256:028aae4a9db333bca9958324b92ce2020159a133985223f702be432a30a432c7, and then import userscripts in Greasemonkey.

List of userscripts​

• GitHub: Fix the releases tab on GitHub repositories with this script: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/cbde7bb074f174b7c79beade33a406ca
• Discord: Make Discord work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/a229b03a6acd1d6757dc1229cb6cd94b
• Zoom: Make Zoom work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/b0c07ff6f5f81f7f5e08ff8af3d2271d. Note: Zoom works partially on TenFourFox/IWPPC, chatting works fine, but video doesn't display and there are layout issues.

this is so cool

 

[B S Magnet]

Hello. This is an WikiPost containing userscripts to fix TenFourFox/IWPPC web compatibility.

How to apply userscripts?​

Use Greasemonkey 3.11: https://web.archive.org/web/20171018071605/https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/addons/_attachments/748/greasemonkey-3.11-fx.xpi?filehash=sha256:028aae4a9db333bca9958324b92ce2020159a133985223f702be432a30a432c7, and then import userscripts in Greasemonkey.

List of userscripts​

• GitHub: Fix the releases tab on GitHub repositories with this script: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/cbde7bb074f174b7c79beade33a406ca
• Discord: Make Discord work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/a229b03a6acd1d6757dc1229cb6cd94b
• Zoom: Make Zoom work on TenFourFox/IWPPC again by utilizing an older version: https://gist.github.com/spetterman66/b0c07ff6f5f81f7f5e08ff8af3d2271d. Note: Zoom works partially on TenFourFox/IWPPC, chatting works fine, but video doesn't display and there are layout issues.

Nice!

I have added this WikiPost to the PowerPC SuperWikiPost, under the “Browsers” section.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

Nice!

I have added this WikiPost to the PowerPC SuperWikiPost, under the “Browsers” section.

thanks!

 

[Ryan Bremer]

new userscript for deviantart has been released!

 

[Ryan Bremer]

deviantart.com has been fixed completely!

 

[Ryan Bremer]

YouTube Music has been fixed to work on TenFourFox/IWPPC (only audio plays, and it has layout issues):

 

[B S Magnet]

YouTube Music has been fixed to work on TenFourFox/IWPPC (only audio plays, and it has layout issues):

Talk to @Dronecatcher about this: there may still be a handful of user agent strings, in tandem to your work, which might make video possible on faster G4s and G5s (likely, the multi-processor and/or multi-core models). I wouldn’t expect too much, however, on page formatting. Even on Interweb on Snow Leopard, the page formatting for YT is a mess, bu the video still plays.

 

[Dronecatcher]

Talk to @Dronecatcher about this: there may still be a handful of user agent strings

Last looked into it here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/youtube-music.2230564/

Will revisit it soon

 

[Ryan Bremer]

if you want me to fix a website to work on TenFourFox/InterWebPPC, then leave a suggestion down below, thanks

 

[Yumiko Noua]

if you want me to fix a website to work on TenFourFox/InterWebPPC, then leave a suggestion down below, thanks

spotify can be fixed?

 

[f54da]

spotify relies on widevine drm iirc, so may be harder to fix that

 

[B S Magnet]

spotify relies on widevine drm iirc, so may be harder to fix that

stranglingvine, more like, amirite folks… 🥁

 

[Ryan Bremer]

yeah lol

 

[Ryan Bremer]

New user script has been released for Apple Music. As you can see below, music playback doesn't work, but browsing and searching works fine.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

New userscript has been released for Startpage, a private search engine. On search results however, the top bar doesn't display, but works fine otherwise.

 

[Ryan Bremer]

New userscript has been released for http://caniuse.com, on-the-fly searching (without clicking enter) works now due to utilizing an customElements polyfill.
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[socom_22]

if you want me to fix a website to work on TenFourFox/InterWebPPC, then leave a suggestion down below, thanks

Some really great work here! Have you ever looked into improving the usability of Reddit on TFF/IWPPC?

 

[wicknix]

improving the usability of Reddit

Use old.reddit.com. Works fine.

 

[B S Magnet]

Use old.reddit.com. Works fine.

Better yet, the Old Reddit Redirect add-on project.

 

[wicknix]

Better yet, the Old Reddit Redirect add-on project.

Sadly that wont work with older pre Quantum based browsers as it’s a WebExtension. TFF/IWPPC/PaleMoon/SeaLion/Etc use the older (and better) XUL / XPCOM based extensions.

 

[B S Magnet]

Sadly that wont work with older pre Quantum based browsers as it’s a WebExtension. TFF/IWPPC/PaleMoon/SeaLion/Etc use the older (and better) XUL / XPCOM based extensions.

I hadn’t realized this and, erroneously, thought perhaps an earlier version might work. My bad.

 

[socom_22]

Anyone having issues signing into eBay using TFF? The Continue button is grayed out and doesn't do anything. It still seems to be working on Leopard WebKit (for now).

 

[Ryan Bremer]

not that i know of, i will boot up my 10.5 setup and see!