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   frg to Charlie Gibbs   
   Re: 2.53.23 is out   
   04 Jan 26 12:56:52   
   
   From: frgrahl@gmx.net   
      
   Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-04, Paul B. Gallagher  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> If I go straight to the DDG site (https://duckduckgo.com), I'm presented   
   >>> with a screen that has a search bar in the middle.  Normally I just type   
   >>> my search request there and off it goes.  Now, however, there are two   
   >>> buttons displayed above the search bar (below the DuckDuckGo logo);   
   >>> one is labeled "Search", while the other is labeled "Duck.ai".   
   >>> Neither of these buttons do anything under Seamonkey.   
   >>   
   >> Unable to replicate with 2.53.22/Win 11. I don't see the two buttons you   
   >> mention, and the search bar works as expected.   
   >>   
   >> I tried reducing the window size, but nothing changed. I do see lots of   
   >> stuff below the search bar, but nothing above it. The DuckDuckGo logo is   
   >> left of the search bar, and there's nothing directly above it. There is   
   >> also a "(+)Duck.ai ≡" button at the top right. Below the search bar is   
   >> an invitation to switch to DDG (set as default search or download the   
   >> browser), followed by a variety of explanatory and promotional materials   
   >> if I scroll down.   
   >   
   > Interesting.  That's exactly what I see when using Firefox 141.0.   
   >   
   > Maybe I have something (a setting or an add-on) that is affecting   
   > things.  It occurs on both my laptop and my desktop machine.   
   > Selecting Tools->Add-on Manager from the Seamonkey menu on my   
   > desktop machine gives the following list:   
   >   
   >      Adblock Plus 2.8.2   
   >      ChatZilla 0.23   
   >      DOM Inspector 2.0.20   
   >      Lightning 6.2.23   
   >      NoScript 2.9.0.14   
   >      True Full Screen in Seamonkey 1.1.5   
   >   
   > All are marked as disabled.   
   >   
   > On my laptop, I have the same add-ons except for Adblock Plus,   
   > and NoScript is version 5.1.9 and is enabled.   
   >   
      
   I would sugtest uBlock Origin too:   
      
   https://github.com/UCyborg/uBlock-for-firefox-legacy   
      
   ABP is completly outdated.   
      
   I added a custom toolbar between the main and personal toolbar just for search   
   under the re. Easy done in SeaMonkey.   
      
      
   FRG   
      
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