ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3

npro

@npro @Ruarí And there is no constructiveness needed at all, these 2 pictures say it all from Debian 12 KDE with Vivaldi <7.2 with light and dark theme.

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what else do you need, a medical study?

DoctorG

@npro Yes.
I have dark theme and dark Linux, and is see splash is too luminant for some users.

TbGbe · Win: Snapshot Vivaldi 7.4.3671.3

Anybody else seeing the "Splash screen" for a lot longer than on previous Snapshot?

I have not installed Proton (yet).

It seems like the Splash is now shown until ALL mail servers are connected

Ruarí

@npro: And yet you post a animation with it on constant, rapid repeat and do not remove it when asked. Do you care about other users seeing it then or not or is it only about how you personally feel? If you want to be constructive that is not the way.

DoctorG

@TbGbe Yes, the light gray splash stays until dark theme is loaded.
Not good.

OMG current test on Debian 12 on a older PC gives me a bright-white flash.
Start Vivaldi
White flash of window for ½ – 1 sec
Slightly darker splash appears 1-2 secs
After a while UI appears

greybeard

Is there an ETA for Linux?

npro

@Ruarí I had a hard time recording it (had to close my eyes and I am still feeling sick because of the whole process of recording, editing and converting it) for the sake of emphasizing the real impact of this to you, @atlemo and to all the other users that would think that this is a minor thing, and therefore I made it extremely small to protect others and me looking at that again, but I guess you needed to read all this stuff to understand it, well ok I wrote them down for you.

Ruarí

@greybeard What do you mean. There are links in the blog and the build is in the repos

Ruarí

@npro I asked for changes for you internally the first time you requested them. This is one further iteration, what we had at the time of going to snapshot and we have others we are looking at but it appears that if you do not get it exactly the way you want instantly you will try and make other users uncomfortable to push your agenda. Take it down a notch, please.

DoctorG

@npro No, it is a severe issue;
It is bad for accessiblity, UI is not allowed to blinden users or cause seizure or similar.

greybeard

@Ruarí Not fot PCLinuxOS

Ruarí

@greybeard We do not have a repo for you but you can download a build from the links in the blog post.

FWIW, there is no repo for my distro of choice either.

npro

@Ruarí My agenda? I think you need to pay much better attention to what your community says when you make reckless changes like that one (your agenda):

@Cretec said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I have issues with my eyes that require me to use dark mode on just about everything or risk migraines. This can literally cause me headaches, and did the first time. Luckily, after that, I knew to look away.

Of all the things, who thought a splash screen may force me to change browsers.

@Didzy said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

Having a dark OS and dark themed browser to then be flashed by this is not nice. I would prefer it was darker if not black.

@maniac0 said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

people that use dark theme are very much affected by this and I can see that I would be annoyed as well.

@cringe said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

its like a mini flash bang going off when working late.

@Truemotion said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

It was not great, but now it is just straight ugly...

@Dancer18 said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I have a dark theme. Nevertheless, the splash screen here is bright, which I don't find suitable at all.

@WerewolfAX said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

a "back to dark" would be good then? Seems the darker one wasn't a problem for anyone.

@DavidBevi said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

The new splash screen is a flashbang, please let me revert.

@MrJedrula said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

rly guys? Who need this? All I can fell is cognitive dissonance

@Cretec said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

It sucks. I do dark mode everything due to issues I have with my eyes. It can actually cause headaches for me.

@Stardust said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

really should be reverted to the previous splash screen in the next snapshot or improved by replacing background to the solid dark one.

@alonezw said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I downgraded to 7.2.3621.63, because it doesn't contain the new splash screen.

EricJH

@Diphbda said in ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3:

@Ruarí With the Proton VPN installation I got a nice gift which was a Ads injector in Japanese in my Youtube.. The minute I uninstalled it everything returns to normal. I was using the free VPN. Someone has to explain things a bit here.

Cheers

@Ruarí said in ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3:

@Diphbda Are you sure it was "ads injected" and not just regular ads. The free version will potentially connect to a range of different end points and that includes the Japanese one. You cannot control this with the free account but you can with the paid one. If you were connected through Japan and went to Youtube, it will assume you are in Japan and show Japanese ads. That is expected.

To add to this. @Diphbda Assuming you are using an ad blocker it may not have a blocklist for Japan installed. My guess is Japanese ads will go away when you install a blocklist for Japan.

Stardust

I am still on older snapshot version and can confirm that new bright splash screen is bad when you use dark themes in OS or Vivaldi.

There are already 30 upvotes in the thread were users complain about new splash screen.

Another issue is new VPN button: it automatically installs Proton VPN extension without any user warning or confirmation. Not good.

iAN CooG

I don't need a vpn so I removed it from my extensions.
Now I am curious, if one day I'll decide I want to try it, how do I reinstall it?

Stardust

@iAN-CooG said in ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3:

Now I am curious, if one day I'll decide I want to try it, how do I reinstall it?

My guess, just by installing it from Chrome web store

iAN CooG

@Stardust said in ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3:

@iAN-CooG said in ProtonVPN – Vivaldi Browser snapshot 3648.3:

Now I am curious, if one day I'll decide I want to try it, how do I reinstall it?

My guess, just by installing it from Chrome web store

Oh it's the same version on the store? I thought it was a tailored free version made for Vivaldi only. OK

Stardust

@iAN-CooG I am not 100% sure here

sjudenim

@iAN-CooG

My understanding is that if you install it through Vivaldi you can use your Vivaldi account to sign in to it rather than needing a Proton account. Other than that, it's the same extension.

You can always add the button back to a toolbar as it is present in the "Customize Toolbar" option to install that version