Last page scroll position not remembered
After getting search results in Google, I click on a subject, then when I click "back" it returns to the top of the previous page. It's like it doesn't remember where it was. One fix I found was to change cache-control in about:config. But I can't find it. Where is I located? Another fix is "Restore Scroll Position" does this work on ver 3.6.12 ?
TIA
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Have been a firefox and thunderbird user for several years and this is my first occasion to post. With Google where this is the most annoying, the workaround is to disable instant search. That seems to trigger the cache refresh that causes the behavior. There are times when you just don't want a new tab.
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Sorry about posting the same issue again. I did find out "Restore Scroll Position" does not work with 3.6.12.
It is usually easier to open the results in a new tab with a middle click on the link and close that tab with a middle click on that tab on the tab bar.
For the Google website you can set your preferences on the Google.com page via the Google Search settings link at the top right.
Results Window: Open search results in a new browser window.
Modified by cor-el
الحل المُختار
Have been a firefox and thunderbird user for several years and this is my first occasion to post. With Google where this is the most annoying, the workaround is to disable instant search. That seems to trigger the cache refresh that causes the behavior. There are times when you just don't want a new tab.
Ndav
Thanks so much for the info. It worked. The only thing I found after searching Mozilla was this was a known bug. Maybe somebody from Mozilla will read this. Thanks again.