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Firefox hangs after switching between virtual terminals (Linux)

Hi, I like to use separate user accounts / X sessions for work and personal stuff. Whenever I switch from one session to another (ctrl+alt+Fx), it usually takes a few mi… (read more)

Hi,

I like to use separate user accounts / X sessions for work and personal stuff. Whenever I switch from one session to another (ctrl+alt+Fx), it usually takes a few minutes for Firefox to get responsive again. Sometimes it never does (typically on Mondays, after working in my "personal" session all week end, and switching back to my "work" session). Other applications (xterm, qpdfviewer, etc...) don't seem to be affected at all. Is there something I can do to fix that ?

Thanks,

 -Olivier.

Asked by oprs 1 day ago

Answered by oprs 19 hours ago

Can't sort email by date

I can no longer sort emails by date. I did find “Sort by – date” in the right hand menu but it’s greyed out. Since I’ve noticed tags are underlined when a new email has c… (read more)

I can no longer sort emails by date. I did find “Sort by – date” in the right hand menu but it’s greyed out. Since I’ve noticed tags are underlined when a new email has come from the same source, but the option to view only tags are greyed out too. So I have an impossible jumble of emails “sorted” by sender and without taking all morning, I’m left with no idea what new emails I’ve received!

I’ve only one sensible option left. I still have my old computer that runs on “outdated” software. I can consult Old Thunderbird, installed about eight years ago! That version works just fine!

Thanks!

Asked by thatwhichweareweare97 1 day ago

Last reply by Toad-Hall 22 hours ago

spotify not playing on firefox for mac

I recently started using Firefox as my main browser after using Chrome for awhile, and I'm now running into trouble playing music on Spotify. Every time I try to play a… (read more)

I recently started using Firefox as my main browser after using Chrome for awhile, and I'm now running into trouble playing music on Spotify.

Every time I try to play a song on the browser version of Spotify, it cycles through several quickly without playing anything and eventually displays an error message that says: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."

I've seen others with similar issues (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1431659) but the suggested fixes aren't working for me. My Firefox is up-to-date, I have DRM controlled content enabled, as well as the Widevine Content Decryption Module.

Looking for any suggestions!

Asked by ma285598119 1 day ago

Last reply by zeroknight 1 day ago

No stream in Utube but will in Edge

New Windows 11 computer will not stream on Utube. I have 2 others with W10 and they stream fine. Tried to use Edge (ugh) and it works flawlessly. Personally I think th… (read more)

New Windows 11 computer will not stream on Utube. I have 2 others with W10 and they stream fine. Tried to use Edge (ugh) and it works flawlessly. Personally I think this is done by microshit.

Asked by Jack3M 2 days ago

Last reply by zeroknight 1 day ago

Firefox freezes/stall/slow after idle for a while

After some time of idle, i.e. leave the computer for some time, say over night. No suspend or hibernate. Back to the computer next morning, unlock. Then Firefox appears f… (read more)

After some time of idle, i.e. leave the computer for some time, say over night. No suspend or hibernate. Back to the computer next morning, unlock. Then Firefox appears frozen/hang, can't switch tab (clicking tab has no response, but not really frozen, sometimes responses after dozens of seconds of lag), page also has no response. Then after around half to 2 minutes, everything back to normal.

During the "hang", CPU load is load, no memory stress (swapping/paging).

Environment:

Firefox 123.0 (64-bit), (actually it bothered me for years)

Linux 6.6.15-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.6.15-2 (2024-02-04) x86_64 GNU/Linux

``` lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid Release: n/a Codename: trixie ``` Not related to particular Linux and/or kernel version.

CPU: Intel or AMD, not related. RAM: 64GB/96GB, free memory more than enough.

I will gather more detailed info later.

Asked by Terrance_h 2 days ago

Last reply by zeroknight 1 day ago

Email sending issue

Hello I have 2 comcast emails setup in Thunderbird I can send emails from one just fine but the other gives an error messages which are below. Login to server smtp.comca… (read more)

Hello I have 2 comcast emails setup in Thunderbird I can send emails from one just fine but the other gives an error messages which are below.

Login to server smtp.comcast.net with username kd8idt@comcast.net failed.

Sending of the message failed. Unable to authenticate to Outgoing server (SMTP) smtp.comcast.net. Please check the password and verify the 'Authentication method' in 'Account Settings | Outgoing server (SMTP)'.

Please advise what to do?

Thanks

Asked by Randy 1 day ago

Last reply by david 1 day ago

Compact folders omits the junk folder

When I click "Compact Folders", e.g. when in Inbox, all folders are compacted except the Junk folder. I need to do it again clicking on Junk folder and again "Compact Fol… (read more)

When I click "Compact Folders", e.g. when in Inbox, all folders are compacted except the Junk folder. I need to do it again clicking on Junk folder and again "Compact Folders". Is that normal?

Asked by Gilbert in Beijing 1 day ago

Last reply by david 1 day ago

Unable to hold backspace to delete multiple characters in certain text boxes

Recently, I have been unable to hold down backspace to delete multiple characters in certain text boxes in Firefox. Namely, in the EndeavorOS forum post text box, Google … (read more)

Recently, I have been unable to hold down backspace to delete multiple characters in certain text boxes in Firefox. Namely, in the EndeavorOS forum post text box, Google Docs, and the google search box. I am not experiencing this issue with any other app, and in chrome, with the same pages, the issue doesn’t occur. The issue also does not occur in the URL box or the forum post text box here. The issue still occurs in troubleshoot mode.

Asked by enderthexenocide 4 days ago

Last reply by zeroknight 1 day ago

editing text

When I finish typing something either into the search bar, YouTube, YouTube studio, really anywhere, I have a hard time editing it. The best way for me to explain it is … (read more)

When I finish typing something either into the search bar, YouTube, YouTube studio, really anywhere, I have a hard time editing it.

The best way for me to explain it is to show you:

Before edit: Firefox is the best browser, hands down.

After editing: Firefox is ntheot best browser, hands down

What I meant to say: Firefox is not the best browser, hands down.

When I went to add the "not", I selected the place right before the "t" for "the" and began typing. All of a sudden it freaked out and did what you see.

This seems to happen no matter if I am in desktop mode or not. Also, this is even worse when trying to type on YouTube studio to edit the title and description.

"All_I_Need_Is_You_exported_0"

This is the default title that I get on a video. See how there are multiple underscores? When I go to delete them by selecting the spot right in front of them and then add a space to keep the gap, it often completely removes the word to the right of where I am adding the space. This doesn't happen as often, but what happens everytime is when I try to add text to the beginning.

For example:

Before editing: "All I need Is You"

After editing: "Lecrae - I need is you"

What I meant to say "Lecrae - All I Need Is You"

It has this issue when I select the beginning. There is no way to not have the problem because there is no empty space between the beginning and in this case "All".

Asked by Sage Blue Music - Official 1 day ago

Certain videos on certain web pages won't play.

I have been a Firefox user for most of my time on a computer and that's a lot of years. A regular site I visit is Townhall.com. A few months ago I could no longer play vi… (read more)

I have been a Firefox user for most of my time on a computer and that's a lot of years. A regular site I visit is Townhall.com. A few months ago I could no longer play videos because the link (video screen) would not appear. The text below where the screen should have been appears. I worked with Townhall on this and we could not solve it. Interesting was that periodically the link would appear but now doesn't appear at all. So I am forced to use MS Edge for Townhall videos.

Then it happened on another site I frequent - RacerX.com. When I try to play a video I get a blank screen with the message: "Unfortunately your Targeted Advertising privacy settings prevent us from showing you this YouTube Video. Please update your consent to see this content." I cannot find anything in settings which should cause this. I changed nothing. Settings are the same as they've been for years. So now for RacerX videos I have to use MS Edge.

I would prefer to continue to use Firefox as my browser but switching back and forth is not productive. As much as I do not want to make MS Edge my default browser it looks like I will have no choice unless you can help me solve this issue.

Asked by miscthings4 2 weeks ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 day ago

Hyperlinks in Thunderbird messages have stopped working

Hyperlinks in Thunderbird (115.9.0 64 bit) running on Ubuntu 22.04.4-LTS have quit working overnight. Too my knowledge nothing changed. I have followed all the steps in… (read more)

Hyperlinks in Thunderbird (115.9.0 64 bit) running on Ubuntu 22.04.4-LTS have quit working overnight. Too my knowledge nothing changed. I have followed all the steps in the document "Hyperlinks in messages not working" with no luck. 1) My default browser was Chrome. Changed to FireFox. No Luck. Changed back no luck. 2) Check that no application is specified for HTTP content can not be followed No Preferences option exists under the menu in my version of Thunderbird. Checked in settings found nothing matching the description. 3) Checked for incorrect preferences. Used config editor. Their is no Reset option for the settings. Found the referenced setting. Switched from True to False and then back again, hoping the might reset it. No Luck 4) Switched to Safe mode from the Help menu. No luck.

New to Linux, just set this system up 2 months ago. Migrated my Windows Thunderbird database without issue and it was working fine until this morning.

In need of suggestions. If uninstalling is going to be required, I need to be able to do it a way that does not lose my historical email records or my cardbook address book of 1000 names.

Thanks

Asked by hesmith1029 1 day ago

History is not being deleted

Despite many attempts at fixing including reinstalling FF, highlighting various drop downs in the history menu like the "everything section", every two hours etc. Nothin… (read more)

Despite many attempts at fixing including reinstalling FF, highlighting various drop downs in the history menu like the "everything section", every two hours etc. Nothing seems to work and I end up deleting the history one by one. Thank you

Asked by midogsrgr8 1 day ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 day ago

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typing lag in large text input fields

Above 70-75k characters, text input fields on any site have a ton of input lag -- like, I have to wait 10s after I type a sentence for the sentence to finish slowly updat… (read more)

Above 70-75k characters, text input fields on any site have a ton of input lag -- like, I have to wait 10s after I type a sentence for the sentence to finish slowly updating letter by letter. I've tested across multiple sites, and in Private mode (to confirm it's not caused by extensions, none of which are allowed in Private mode).

I also tried setting `accessibility.force_disabled=1` as suggested here and here, but that didn't help (and yes, I restarted). Disabling hardware acceleration didn't help either.

Asked by npfoss 2 days ago

Answered by zeroknight 2 days ago

Can't open attachments that I attach to emails I'm creating, but can open them when I receive emails from others.

I have Thunderbird v 115.9.0 running on two PCs (one with Windows 10 the other with Windows 11). On both computers I can no longer open attachments that I attach to email… (read more)

I have Thunderbird v 115.9.0 running on two PCs (one with Windows 10 the other with Windows 11). On both computers I can no longer open attachments that I attach to emails I'm creating, like I used to. So for instance, if I'm sending someone a PDF or JPG file, and I attache it and want to open the file and double check it before sending, I can't do that. Doesn't work if I right click on it and say "open" or if I double click on it. However if I save it to my Drafts folder first, then I can open the attachments. Likewise I can open the attachments from the Sent folder. And I have no problems opening these types of files when someone sends them to me.

I have Acrobat Reader Pro set to open PDFs, and Photoshop set to open JPGs, and I double checked the settings, and have re-enabled those as the default programs in T-bird's Settings/General/Files and Attachment section.

Any advice on how to fix this?

Asked by Studly 1 day ago

Can't send emails

Since yesterday afternoon ( March 26 ), I have been unable to send emails via Thunderbird but I can receive them. When I attempt to send an email I get an error message a… (read more)

Since yesterday afternoon ( March 26 ), I have been unable to send emails via Thunderbird but I can receive them. When I attempt to send an email I get an error message as shown. Could someone assist me in resolving this problem

Asked by dlg1 1 day ago

Last reply by david 1 day ago

Comcast.net: Can not connect to the IMAP server Any Ideas

Comcast added email settings security with a box to check to allow third party to access. Sine then i receive error message that it cannot connect to the IMAP server. Com… (read more)

Comcast added email settings security with a box to check to allow third party to access. Sine then i receive error message that it cannot connect to the IMAP server. Comcast/Xfinty has suggested deleting and reinstalling Thunderbird. Any one have any Ideas??

Asked by MARKDESK 2 days ago

Last reply by Toad-Hall 1 day ago