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   Hank Rogers to frg   
   Re: 2.53.23 is out   
   04 Jan 26 13:36:35   
   
   From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   frg wrote on 1/4/2026 5:56 AM:   
   > 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 ABP is completly outdated.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   
      
   Many thanks for the link to Ublock!  I've been looking for a version to   
   run on seamonkey for a long time.  I hope it works out well.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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