Theseus Navigator — Silent Mode's Electron browser with the Ariadne resolver built in.
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Local Dev 1886b76fb2 fix(theseus/settings): real search-engine favicons instead of emoji fallback
DuckDuckGo's icons.duckduckgo.com/ip3/… service was returning 404 for
Brave, Bing, Yandex and a few others in the SEARCH_ENGINES catalog —
so the settings row would fall through to the hardcoded emoji sym
(🦁 lion, 🔍 magnifier, etc.) instead of the real brand mark.

Two-part fix:

1) main.js: faviconUrl() switched from DDG's icons.duckduckgo.com to
   Google's www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=…&sz=32 as the primary
   source. Google's service is materially more reliable — returns a
   real 32×32 PNG for essentially every host.
2) settings.html: the engIcon renderer now stacks a two-source
   fallback. If Google's PNG fails, retry with DDG's ico URL; if that
   also fails, THEN drop to the emoji sym. Row is never blank, and
   real brand favicons win over emoji whenever either service resolves.

The <option> in the dropdown still uses emoji because <option> can't
render <img> — that's a native <select> limitation, not fixable here.
2026-09-08 13:12:55 +02:00
bundled-addons fix(theseus/screenshot): 0.2.4 — deliver capture via addon storage, not a cross-origin file:// 2026-09-08 12:57:46 +02:00
dev Ship Theseus 0.0.8: window.bcnr dApp API + eTLD+1 permission origins 2026-08-31 01:38:55 +02:00
docs feat(theseus/addons): signed add-on update endpoint, à la Firefox XPI 2026-09-07 21:58:30 +02:00
lib Hermes: optional bind to password vault (skip the second mnemonic prompt) 2026-08-19 00:38:52 +02:00
nsis Ariadne 0.1.1 + Theseus fetches it from silentmode.st (no more bundling) 2026-09-08 01:27:51 +02:00
scripts fix(theseus/addons): windows-tar fixes for the addon updater, verified end-to-end 2026-09-07 22:28:55 +02:00
snapshots Ship Theseus 0.0.8: window.bcnr dApp API + eTLD+1 permission origins 2026-08-31 01:38:55 +02:00
addon-inject-preload.js feat(theseus/bchwallet): window.bitcoincash dapp bridge with per-origin permissions 2026-09-06 02:56:34 +02:00
addon-tab-preload.js feat(theseus/addons): CDP capture + editor Discard + manual update controls 2026-09-08 02:27:36 +02:00
addon-update-pubkeys.js feat(theseus/addons): bake operator pubkey — signed update endpoint now live 2026-09-07 23:57:47 +02:00
addon-updater.js fix(theseus/addons): windows-tar fixes for the addon updater, verified end-to-end 2026-09-07 22:28:55 +02:00
addons-host.js fix(theseus/light): light-mode acid → BCH-teal #088A66 (brand-family, AA on white) 2026-09-08 00:49:46 +02:00
address-picker-preload.js Ship Theseus 0.3.4 3d6d3d6a (address-picker delete X, Enter picks highlight, URL bar override) 2026-09-02 04:28:54 +02:00
address-picker.html Ship Theseus 0.3.4 3d6d3d6a (address-picker delete X, Enter picks highlight, URL bar override) 2026-09-02 04:28:54 +02:00
approval-preload.js feat(theseus/bchwallet): per-site payment allowance for remembered sends 2026-09-06 12:43:17 +02:00
approval.html fix(theseus/light): sweep hardcoded acid → var(--acid), Theseus button uses BCH dark 2026-09-08 01:06:40 +02:00
bcnr-origin.js Ship Theseus 0.0.8: window.bcnr dApp API + eTLD+1 permission origins 2026-08-31 01:38:55 +02:00
bcnr-preload.js Ship Theseus 0.0.8: window.bcnr dApp API + eTLD+1 permission origins 2026-08-31 01:38:55 +02:00
BROWSER-PROMPT.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
chrome.html feat(theseus/find): Ctrl+F opens an in-page find bar 2026-09-08 07:53:48 +02:00
collision-preload.js Collision modes (BCNR/ICANN) + root TLD cert + VPS electrum-source indexer 2026-08-02 11:39:00 +02:00
collision.html Theseus: in-tab collision prompt + toggle-style switcher + auto-switch 2026-08-02 14:43:31 +02:00
DESIGN-integrated-wallet.md Ship Theseus 0.0.8: window.bcnr dApp API + eTLD+1 permission origins 2026-08-31 01:38:55 +02:00
DESIGN-password-manager.md Snapshot in-progress work: Ariadne mobile, Theseus password manager, Hephaestus 2026-08-14 23:17:18 +02:00
downloads-preload.js Theseus: download tracker, search split, discover-more tier, UX polish 2026-08-02 15:31:47 +02:00
downloads.html Theseus: download tracker, search split, discover-more tier, UX polish 2026-08-02 15:31:47 +02:00
engine-picker-preload.js Theseus: Firefox-style search picker (favicons, catalog, scan) 2026-07-30 22:55:52 +02:00
engine-picker.html Theseus: download tracker, search split, discover-more tier, UX polish 2026-08-02 15:31:47 +02:00
error-preload.js feat(theseus/error): offline banner + BCNR did-you-mean on typos 2026-09-04 20:21:30 +02:00
error.html fix(theseus/light): sweep hardcoded acid → var(--acid), Theseus button uses BCH dark 2026-09-08 01:06:40 +02:00
GOTCHAS.md docs: VPS is SilentMode (not Coinspectrum); sketch storage-as-product roadmap 2026-08-18 03:21:03 +02:00
home-preload.js fix(theseus/home): dynamic search-engine name in placeholder 2026-09-08 00:20:37 +02:00
home.html fix(theseus/light): sweep hardcoded acid → var(--acid), Theseus button uses BCH dark 2026-09-08 01:06:40 +02:00
link-status-preload.js Theseus: link-hover status bar (bottom-left href pill) 2026-08-29 15:49:30 +02:00
link-status.html Theseus: link-hover status bar (bottom-left href pill) 2026-08-29 15:49:30 +02:00
main.js fix(theseus/settings): real search-engine favicons instead of emoji fallback 2026-09-08 13:12:55 +02:00
messages-preload.js Hermes: optional bind to password vault (skip the second mnemonic prompt) 2026-08-19 00:38:52 +02:00
messages.html fix: use BCH-primary #0AC18E in light mode + strip Electron token from UA 2026-09-08 01:04:27 +02:00
package-lock.json chore(theseus): sync package-lock.json with package.json 2026-09-07 23:59:40 +02:00
package.json Ship Theseus 0.3.27 0eeda6d9 (package addon-tab-preload.js — screenshot editor is finally whole) 2026-09-08 12:35:43 +02:00
PACKAGING-PROMPT.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
PENDING.md Ship Theseus 0.0.2 b62ecf52 (shield green + picker→Search + toggle refactor) 2026-08-06 01:55:46 +02:00
popover-preload.js Collision modes (BCNR/ICANN) + root TLD cert + VPS electrum-source indexer 2026-08-02 11:39:00 +02:00
popover.html Theseus UX polish: BCDN/BCNR terminology + soft-mode prompt redesign 2026-08-02 13:02:47 +02:00
preload.js feat(theseus/find): Ctrl+F opens an in-page find bar 2026-09-08 07:53:48 +02:00
pw-fill-preload.js Theseus UX batch: tabs, address history, password autofill MVP, home cards 2026-08-17 02:17:12 +02:00
pw-fill.html Theseus UX batch: tabs, address history, password autofill MVP, home cards 2026-08-17 02:17:12 +02:00
README.md Initial commit — Silent Mode baseline (2026-07-29) 2026-07-29 13:54:34 +02:00
RELEASE-HANDOFF.md Ship Theseus 0.0.2 (SameSite cookie shim) 2026-08-05 18:51:16 +02:00
ROADMAP-identity-wallet.md docs(theseus): note the Siacoin wallet's derivation and node-URL policy 2026-09-06 18:49:33 +02:00
SESSION-PROMPT-identity-wallet.md Theseus UX batch: tabs, address history, password autofill MVP, home cards 2026-08-17 02:17:12 +02:00
settings-preload.js feat(theseus/settings): show current Theseus version by default in General 2026-09-08 12:36:21 +02:00
settings.html fix(theseus/settings): real search-engine favicons instead of emoji fallback 2026-09-08 13:12:55 +02:00
sidebar-preload.js feat(theseus/sidebar): remove redundant in-panel extension picker strip 2026-09-06 22:05:27 +02:00

Theseus Navigator

The browser — the consumer face of the stack. Native .bch support with the resolver built in, so a user installs one app instead of modifying their operating system. Named for the thread through the labyrinth: the chain is the thread.

Scope

  • Electron shell (Chromium engine, no forking): tabs, address bar, history.
  • In-process .bch resolution — no system daemon, no NRPT, no OS trust-store changes; reuses bns.js from the BNS repo as a library.
  • Record handling: h render, ip connect, p/s3 via in-app gateway, u redirect.
  • TLS via cert-verify hook (Electron setCertificateVerifyProc) against the BNS root / on-chain tls fingerprints — no OS store touched.
  • Provenance indicator: shows whether a page came from the chain / Sia / a direct server, with NFT category and record type — the decentralized padlock.

Status: not started

Build it in its own session/repo. The ready-to-paste brief is BROWSER-PROMPT.md (a reference copy in this folder; canonical source is D:\Dev\NameCoin\BROWSER-PROMPT.md — if they diverge, NameCoin wins). It points here and reuses the resolver core. theseus.bch is registered and should eventually serve the browser's own homepage over the protocol it implements.

Roadmap

BUILD-ROADMAP.md Stage 5.