Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Robert Traynor wrote: On 11/05/2019 8:51 pm, chokito wrote: I had the same problem with SM 2.53. Now I use different UAs per website. general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 general.useragent.override.instagram.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.netflix.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.youtube.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 I will give your settings a fly. BTW, I have found that setting the UA to FF 62.0 works on YouTube but _*not*_**FF 63.0...! BobT Dear Bob, I do not use /firefox/, only *seamonkey* -- Gerard-Jan Vinkesteijn-Rudersdorff https://facebook.com/gerardjan.vinkesteijn Karl's version of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to exceed the time alloted it. Fedora 30 User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 SeaMonkey/2.49.4 Build identifier: 20180711183816 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
On 11/05/2019 8:51 pm, chokito wrote: I had the same problem with SM 2.53. Now I use different UAs per website. general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 general.useragent.override.instagram.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.netflix.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.youtube.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 I will give your settings a fly. BTW, I have found that setting the UA to FF 62.0 works on YouTube but _*not*_**FF 63.0...! BobT ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
On 11/05/2019 8:06 pm, Daniel wrote: Bob, I was going to ask, back a few posts where Hartmut suggested *unchecking* the 'Advertise Firefox Compatability', are you sure you did uncheck that setting?? Your UA still showed Ff/66.0. Also, if you did have that setting checked, I believe your UserAgent should have mentioned *Both* SeaMonkey and FireFox, but your UserAgent was just showing Firefox, so I was wondering if you might have added a Custom UserAgent string which just showed Firefox!! Just wondering!! Yes, I did uncheck that setting 'Advertise Firefox Compatability' and I just rechecked and it is still unchecked. And Yes, I do have a custom UserAgent string which just shows the Firefox setting. Regards, BobT ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
On 5/11/19 12:39 AM, Robert Traynor wrote: Hi All, I have a problem in SeaMonkey 2.53 x64 (from WG9S web site) Build: 20190425130005 and earlier had same problem (as did 2.49). If I browse to https://www.youtube.com/ nothing on the site is clickable. All elements are greyed out. This effect is only on YouTube and nowhere else I have found so far. If I browse to YouTube site with (any) another browser and copy the url of an article then the Video can play but still the surrounding area around the video portion of the screen has no response to mouse clicking, just the video portion only. So, once I have a video url I can play it but I cannot browse the web site nor see any surrounding text even. I have made a screen capture to explain if anyone needs it - I just need info on where to upload it for public viewing.. Before anyone suggests disabling all Add-ons (done that), reload browser without Add-ons (done that), disabled all AntiVirus programs (done that too). I have created a test SeaMonkey new Profile and YouTube functions ok. So I am assuming the problem is a config problem and not Add-ons nor site blocking problem. Any suggestions please, I just don't know where else to look. Regards, BobT No problems with YouTube for me using Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 SeaMonkey/2.49.4 Start with the old profile, open Help > Troubleshooting Information, click Copy text to clipboard, open a text editor and paste the text into it. Repeat with the new test profile, then compare the Important Modified Preferences sections and see if there is anything different. -- OS: Ubuntu Linux 18.04LTS - Gnome Desktop https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/get-involved/ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
> If your UA is indicating that you have Firefox 66, Youtube could be > detecting that and assuming it can use features which are available in > that version - and perhaps it would work if you actually used Firefox > 66. But since you actually have an older version of Firefox (or > SeaMonkey based on an older version of Firefox) those features may not > actually be available, so Youtube is trying to use features your browser > doesn't support so it doesn't work as it should. When you indicate the > version you actually have, perhaps they use older features which are > available in that older version, so it works. > > -- > Mark. But that worked two or three weeks ago without problems. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
chokito wrote: Hi Daniel So, what, are some sites not so much anti FF, just anti-FF/66.0?? The same problem exist for youtube.com in FF ESR 60 with UA changed to FF/66.0. If your UA is indicating that you have Firefox 66, Youtube could be detecting that and assuming it can use features which are available in that version - and perhaps it would work if you actually used Firefox 66. But since you actually have an older version of Firefox (or SeaMonkey based on an older version of Firefox) those features may not actually be available, so Youtube is trying to use features your browser doesn't support so it doesn't work as it should. When you indicate the version you actually have, perhaps they use older features which are available in that older version, so it works. -- Mark. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Hi Daniel > So, what, are some sites not so much anti FF, just anti-FF/66.0?? The same problem exist for youtube.com in FF ESR 60 with UA changed to FF/66.0. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
I had the same problem with SM 2.53. Now I use different UAs per website. general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 general.useragent.override.instagram.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.netflix.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.youtube.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
I had the same problem with SM 2.53. Now I use different UAs per website. general.useragent.override;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 general.useragent.override.instagram.com;general.usMozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.netflix.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 general.useragent.override.youtube.com;Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Robert Traynor wrote on 11/05/2019 5:07 PM: On 11/05/2019 4:06 pm, Paul in Houston, TX wrote: My current User Agent value from most recent Firefox is already: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 BobT Had the same problem earlier this week. Spoofing to FF 55.0 got it working. THANKS, it worked..! I changed it to:- *Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0** * Problem solved.. Head Banging..!! Regards, BobT So, what, are some sites not so much anti FF, just anti-FF/66.0?? Bob, I was going to ask, back a few posts where Hartmut suggested *unchecking* the 'Advertise Firefox Compatability', are you sure you did uncheck that setting?? Your UA still showed Ff/66.0. Also, if you did have that setting checked, I believe your UserAgent should have mentioned *Both* SeaMonkey and FireFox, but your UserAgent was just showing Firefox, so I was wondering if you might have added a Custom UserAgent string which just showed Firefox!! Just wondering!! -- Daniel User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171016030418 User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.49.1 Build identifier: 20171015235623 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
On 11/05/2019 4:06 pm, Paul in Houston, TX wrote: My current User Agent value from most recent Firefox is already: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 BobT Had the same problem earlier this week. Spoofing to FF 55.0 got it working. THANKS, it worked..! I changed it to:- *Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0** * Problem solved.. Head Banging..!! Regards, BobT ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Robert Traynor wrote: On 11/05/2019 3:21 pm, Hartmut Figge wrote: Robert Traynor: I have a problem in SeaMonkey 2.53 x64 (from WG9S web site) Build: 20190425130005 and earlier had same problem (as did 2.49). If I browse to https://www.youtube.com/ nothing on the site is clickable. All elements are greyed out. This effect is only on YouTube and nowhere else I have found so far. I am using 2.53 too, probably configured differently and some values are set in my user.js. I'm getting different content on youtube depending on the checkbox below: Edit->preferences->Advanced->HTTP Networking [x] Advertise Firefox Compatibility You may give it a try. Unchecking the box improves youtube for me. If that doesn't help you could try spoofing the UA. Hartmut Thanks for the suggestions but no luck.. I tried Unchecking the 'Advertise Firefox Compatibility'. My current User Agent value from most recent Firefox is already: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 BobT Had the same problem earlier this week. Spoofing to FF 55.0 got it working. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
On 11/05/2019 3:21 pm, Hartmut Figge wrote: Robert Traynor: I have a problem in SeaMonkey 2.53 x64 (from WG9S web site) Build: 20190425130005 and earlier had same problem (as did 2.49). If I browse to https://www.youtube.com/ nothing on the site is clickable. All elements are greyed out. This effect is only on YouTube and nowhere else I have found so far. I am using 2.53 too, probably configured differently and some values are set in my user.js. I'm getting different content on youtube depending on the checkbox below: Edit->preferences->Advanced->HTTP Networking [x] Advertise Firefox Compatibility You may give it a try. Unchecking the box improves youtube for me. If that doesn't help you could try spoofing the UA. Hartmut Thanks for the suggestions but no luck.. I tried Unchecking the 'Advertise Firefox Compatibility'. My current User Agent value from most recent Firefox is already: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:66.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/66.0 BobT ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Robert Traynor: >I have a problem in SeaMonkey 2.53 x64 (from WG9S web site) Build: >20190425130005 and earlier had same problem (as did 2.49). > >If I browse to https://www.youtube.com/ nothing on the site is >clickable. All elements are greyed out. This effect is only on YouTube >and nowhere else I have found so far. I am using 2.53 too, probably configured differently and some values are set in my user.js. I'm getting different content on youtube depending on the checkbox below: Edit->preferences->Advanced->HTTP Networking [x] Advertise Firefox Compatibility You may give it a try. Unchecking the box improves youtube for me. If that doesn't help you could try spoofing the UA. Hartmut ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
YouTube web site problem but NOT Video playback
Hi All, I have a problem in SeaMonkey 2.53 x64 (from WG9S web site) Build: 20190425130005 and earlier had same problem (as did 2.49). If I browse to https://www.youtube.com/ nothing on the site is clickable. All elements are greyed out. This effect is only on YouTube and nowhere else I have found so far. If I browse to YouTube site with (any) another browser and copy the url of an article then the Video can play but still the surrounding area around the video portion of the screen has no response to mouse clicking, just the video portion only. So, once I have a video url I can play it but I cannot browse the web site nor see any surrounding text even. I have made a screen capture to explain if anyone needs it - I just need info on where to upload it for public viewing.. Before anyone suggests disabling all Add-ons (done that), reload browser without Add-ons (done that), disabled all AntiVirus programs (done that too). I have created a test SeaMonkey new Profile and YouTube functions ok. So I am assuming the problem is a config problem and not Add-ons nor site blocking problem. Any suggestions please, I just don't know where else to look. Regards, BobT ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
