From: daniel47@somewhere.someplaceelse   
      
   On 7/09/2025 12:12 am, Richard Owlett wrote:   
   > On 9/6/25 7:16 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >> On 6/09/2025 9:27 pm, Richard Owlett wrote:   
   >>> On 9/6/25 4:29 AM, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>>> On 6/09/2025 12:19 am, Richard Owlett wrote:   
   >>>>> Note: My use of term "accessibility" may not be standard.   
   >>>>>        Back in days of WinXP I helped a legally blind friend.   
   >>>>>        I've used only Debian for last 15 years.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Current Environment   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I'm over 80 with vision and perception issues.   
   >>>>> I run SeaMonkey 2.53.20 on Debian 12.8 .   
   >>>>> Key Preference Settings   
   >>>>>   Vision/perception issues   
   >>>>>    JavaScript disabled   
   >>>>>    Appearance->Colors  Chosen colors ignore specified   
   >>>>> images/background   
   >>>>>   System Security --   DISABLE cookies   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> That handles the vast majority of my web browsing. There are a   
   >>>>> couple of sites that I temporarily enable JavaScript.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> As a default Debian install makes Firefox available I've used it to   
   >>>>> access the oddball sites. That's annoying as I date from Netscape   
   >>>>> days - everything it does is annoyingly "WRONG" ;{   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I would like a tool [script???] that would allow me to simply   
   >>>>> switch between my PREFERRED settings and what the outside world   
   >>>>> assumes to be unchanging. [I don't wish to consider multiple   
   >>>>> traditional profiles]   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Possible?   
   >>>>> Comments?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> TIA   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Richard, if you were to select, in SeaMonkey, TOOLS -> SWITCH   
   >>>> PROFILE could you set yourself up a Profile that would suit these   
   >>>> annoying situations??   
   >>>   
   >>> I presume "Yes" as they are "mainstream" and Firefox (with presumably   
   >>> default settings) has no problems with them.   
   >>>   
   >>> My goal was focused on accommodating personal _idiosyncratic_   
   >>> preferences on how I wish to use my system. My primary use would be   
   >>> to consult one of these atypical sites while composing an email or   
   >>> USENET post.   
   >>>   
   >>> Also I tried the "switch profile" option before posting to see if it   
   >>> was a personally acceptable option. I tried a profile labeled   
   >>> "default" and got a warning message that SeaMonkey was "out of date"   
   >>> followed by a long enough delay that I considered it a crash. I have   
   >>> no idea how old that profile is and have not begun any   
   >>> troubleshooting as I have known housekeeping issues to resolve before   
   >>> updating o current Debian and SeaMonkey.   
   >>>   
   >>> Thank you.   
   >>   
   >> Don't know Debian but, I guess, it is similar to the MageiaLinux that   
   >> I normally use.   
   >>   
   >> You are using SeaMonkey Ver 2.53.20 which is a little bit out of date   
   >> as I'm posting with SM 2.53.21.   
   >>   
   >> As I understand it, when you install SeaMonkey, You/It created a   
   >> 'Default' Profile so you would have real problems creating another   
   >> 'Default' Profile. .... Try 'Test' or 'Secondary' or something.   
   >>   
   >> And, as you mention "Firefox (with presumably default settings) has no   
   >> problems with them." be aware that the SeaMonkey Team of Developer ARE   
   >> doing their best to give us what we want .... but the WWW is forever   
   >> moving forward.   
   >>   
   >> I have Firefox with-in easy reach should I come across one of those   
   >> difficult Web-Sites.   
   >   
   > Did some follow-up.   
   >    1. Caja show the "default profile" was created at least a year ago.   
   >       Who knows what version of SeaMonkey was in use.   
   >    2. Created a new profile named "Sep25Defaults"   
   >       Tried loading one of my problem sites.   
   >       It "loaded". Presented me with a blank screen.   
   >       Disabling JavaScript allowed much to be displayed.   
   >       [Seen that before when viewing current weather - local TV station]   
   >       [Site is https://www.ky3.com]   
      
   Have you tried looking at that site using another Browser .... say FF??   
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   Daniel70   
      
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