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In compatibility mode, extensions are disabled.

Certain extensions have pop-up screens (eg. google translate) when you click the icon in the toolbar.

However, with compatibility mode, clicking the icon in the toolbar does nothing. This could make Orion look unresponsive, as it isn't actually very clear when a website is in compatibility mode or not.

Greying it out to indicate that its disabled would be a good indicator that clicking it won't bring up a pop-up.

    6 days later
    5 months later

    Steps to reproduce:
    Use Orion for a longer amount of time with a lot of tabs and multiple windows
    Have 1password installed?

    Expected behavior:
    Extensions that react to click

    Orion, OS version; hardware type:
    Orion 0.99.120.1-beta (WebKit 614.1.20)
    macOS Version 13.0 (Build 22A5352e)
    MacBookPro17,1

    Session Info:

    Enabled Extensions:

    • Responsive Viewer (chrome)
    • 1Password – Password Manager (firefox)
    • JSON Lite (chrome)
    • Ultra Fast JSON Viewer (chrome)
    • Dark Reader (firefox)
    • Cookie Remover (firefox)
    • VisBug (chrome)

    Disabled Extensions:

    • Violentmonkey (firefox)
    • Tampermonkey (firefox)
    • Bypass Paywalls (firefox)
    • JSON Formatter (chrome)
    • Bypass Paywalls Clean (firefox)
    • ClearURLs (firefox)

    Non Default Settings:

    • AutofillEnabled => 0
    • ContentBlockerLastUpdated => 2022-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
    • isBackgroundImageDarkOnStartPage => 0
    • overflowMenuItems => (
      "webExtButton-76b1e11e92c7db769d04763db1cc2a25",
      "webExtButton-kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen"
      )
    • WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled => 0
    • WebContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled => 1
    • WebAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled => 0
    • WebAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled => 0
    • ShouldShowWelcomeAnimation => 0
    • DownloadLocation => /Users/jvacek/Downloads
    • FirstLaunch => 0
    • FirstTimeWebExtensionNotice => 1
    • LastUsedBuildVersion => 120.1
    • PreCompiledContentRuleListVersion => 120.1
    • LastCrashCheckDate => 2022-09-27 09:29:42 +0000
    • LowPowerMode => 0
    • NextDownloadID => 241
    • SavedWindowSize => 1680.0,943.0
    • SavedWindowPosition => 0.0,82.0
    • TabStyle => treeStyle
    • StatusBarVisible => 1
    • BookmarksSidebarVisible => 1
    • BookmarksSidebarWidth => 82
    • QuitWithConfirmation => 1
    • CurrentToolbarSize => small
    • ActiveLibraryTab => extensions
    • ActivePreferenceTab => privacy
    • BookmarksLastSynced => 1664270983827.488
    • ReadingListLastSynced => 1664270983828.507

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      I have the same problem I hope there will come a fix for this. I just tried with no script extension I just finished with presetting and then I went back into options and then all settings where back in default mode. But it doesn't change this is my main browser and I really like it.

        Do you by chance have compatibility mode enabled for the site you're on? Compatibility mode disables extensions.

          @ajgraves ah yes, looks like that is it. First time I'm learning of this. Would be nice to have some UX on the extensions themselves that would explain this

          jvacek changed the title to No UX explanation for extensions not working in compatibility mode .

            I think "greying out" the icons a bit, and adding a little tool-tip that explains what's up would be enough

              We have a tooltip here.

              I am not sure that graying extensions icons would help as some extensions have already grey icons. Other ideas?

                My suggestion for this would be to change the colour of the address field if Compatibility Mode is enabled.

                • Vlad replied to this.

                  sschwetz Good idea or we can have some other indicator (maybe something with the website settings icon)

                      I think more "compat" mode awareness is nice, but what I'm concerned about is the confusion of a normal-looking icon of the extension as I'm used to it not behaving in the way I'm used to it.

                      Vlad I am not sure that graying extensions icons would help as some extensions have already grey icons. Other ideas?

                      If you change the saturation, and decrease the brightness of the icon as well as adding a background to the icon, and then offer a pop-up on click, I think that's more than enough.

                      What do the Apple UX guideines say about disabled buttons actually?

                          We will disable extension icons as a solution

                          24 days later

                          Looks good, thanks! Ant chance to add a tool-tip with something like "Disabled due to Compatibility Mode"?

                          Merged 14 posts from No UX explanation for extensions not working in compatibility mode.
                            3 months later

                            If this extension does not work then update you web browser and check that this extension is working.

                              When in compatibility mode or when an extension is denied, there is no indication on that extension icon that it is denied access

                              I keep forgetting which sites I have on Compatibility mode, and am trying to click Dark Reader or Bitwarden or whatever and just nothing happens.

                              Suggest that the icons are somehow styled to indicate that the extension is disabled on the site of the current tab. Perhaps when hovering the cursor, the cursor is 🚫 or similar, and/or its background colour doesn't change. Something like this.

                                2 years later
                                Merged 2 posts from Indicate (on Toolbar icons) when an extension is denied.
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