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What should people with old browsers do?

#41
#37 don't get me wrong, I am grateful and admiring of Thibault's work. However, buying a new laptop whereas my current one is outdated but still runs perfectly is out of the question, both philosophically and in terms of money. I will try to move to Linux and hopefully I will then be able to get a modern browser, but otherwise I will have no choice but leave Lichess.
The real issue is not user's poor tech choices, it is big companies (mainly Apple) dropping support for still working material.
#43
Thank you very much for new upgrade! I tried to stop playing blitz games but, you know, the games like chess or Go are very addictive. Now problem solved - I can't adjust my browser to see the whole board (only seven rows) and zoom also doesn't work. Thanks again, it's time to read books.
#44
Before passing to lichess, I used to play at ChessCube. ChessCube offers less features than lichess (for example, there is no analysis board), but at least it still works with my current computer and browser.
#45
@ChessMasterPS - "This is a very careless upgrade, seems lichess is only for the richest rich now"

Let's compare the internet and computers to cars. Cars can work for a very long time but eventually parts break down, and repairs needs to be done. Sometimes the repair isn't worth the effort because it cost more than the value of the car. Think of Lichess v1 as a really old car and reached a point where fixing it cost more than the developer is wanting to do.

The simplest solution is to play any other website out there.

But if you still want to play Lichess then the easiest solution for you would be to buy a new computer. Now I normally would recommend Linux but this can be really complex for those who struggle to understand computers. You may need to reach out to someone if you like a free alternative to making this work.
#46
I made several attempts with the F keys on the top of the keyboard. While pressing the F11 key, I also pressed the F12 key. The chessboard became smaller and I was able to see almost everything. I could see seven rows and three quarters of the eight row. Well, I could not see the chess clock without scrolling, but maybe that is not so essential.
#47
This is a continuation of my previous post. When the F11+F12 step is done, the chessboard is on the left part of the screen, and on the right side there are tons of codes like: <body class="light maple Woodi Basic coords-out fixed-scroll coords-out online" data-user="svjetlan" data-sound-set="robot" data-socket-domain="socket.lichess.org" data-asset-url="//lichess1.org" data-asset-version="X5zGth" data-theme="light"...

Then comes a second step, suggested by the user jussi in the topic "Solution to vista users". You can drag the border (between the left and right parts of the screen) to the left. Dragging makes the chessboard smaller, and you will be able to see the whole chessboard. You can drag still further, and then you will be able to see also the chess clock and other information.

By the way, I am using Windows XP, which Microsoft ended to support on April 8, 2014.

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