Seneste svar på twitter embeds not showing up in forum boardshttps://support.mozilla.org/da/questions/12710472019-10-21T07:16:50-07:00keithherrman said
So regarding issue #2.
If I select to download, it goes to a download page and b2019-10-21T07:16:50-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/da/questions/1271047#answer-1259958<p><em>keithherrman <a href="#answer-1259951" rel="nofollow">said</a></em>
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So regarding issue #2.
If I select to download, it goes to a download page and bottom left it says it's transferring data but the download saveas never pops up like it does on say internet explorer. The download page has a link that says that if a download does not begin in 15 seconds to click here. when I click there, the browser page goes to a bunch of black diamonds with white questionmarks.
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<p>It's like The Matrix: you have to learn to read the black diamonds.&nbsp;;-)
</p><p>Firefox will do that if the server says the Content-Type is HTML or text, which are content types that Firefox will display in a tab. So if this just started recently, the site might have goofed in a server update. If it has always been like this, then the site might never have assigned a custom Content-Type to .rfa files.
</p><p>Is it an option to right-click and Save Link As, or do you need to use a button to access the download?
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<p>If you can't use Save Link As, or it's not convenient, I created an add-on to work around this kind of configuration issue. You use it to override the content-type the server sent for the .rfa file and define a new behavior for them.
</p><p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/content-type-fixer/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/content-type-fixer/</a>
</p><p>Here's how to set up the override:
</p><p>(1) Turn on listening by clicking its button (Zzzz disappears and a yellow burst appears on the button)
</p><p>(2) Start the download again, you can cancel out of the Open/Save dialog. <em>In this case, since the Download dialog doesn't come up, I created a zero-byte file to get .rfa into the log:</em> <a href="https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/badct/empty.rfa" rel="nofollow">https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/badct/empty.rfa</a>
</p><p>(3) Click the toolbar button and click Add/Edit Content Types
</p><p>(4) A tab will appear with a table showing your download request. Click Add for the .rfa file and assign a content-type (the fictitious one usually is fine). <em>Example screenshot attached.</em>
</p><p>The table will show that row is now obsolete. Ignore that.
</p><p>You can close this tab.
</p><p>(5) Try the download again and you should now be able to define a persistent behavior (check the box in the download dialog).
</p><p>Does that work on yours?
</p><p>You can disable the extension when you are not downloading .rfa files. Click the button and then click Stop Listening/Clear Log.
</p>So regarding issue #2.
If I select to download, it goes to a download page and bottom left it says i2019-10-21T06:51:42-07:00keithherrmanhttps://support.mozilla.org/da/questions/1271047#answer-1259951<p>So regarding issue #2.
If I select to download, it goes to a download page and bottom left it says it's transferring data but the download saveas never pops up like it does on say internet explorer. The download page has a link that says that if a download does not begin in 15 seconds to click here. when I click there, the browser page goes to a bunch of black diamonds with white questionmarks.
</p>Hi keithherrman, interesting issues!
1.People link twitter messages or other items on forum boards2019-10-21T06:11:05-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/da/questions/1271047#answer-1259944<p>Hi keithherrman, interesting issues!
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1.People link twitter messages or other items on forum boards and they show up until page loads fully then they disappear.
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<p>When you embed from Twitter, what normally happens is there is a kind of basic text or low fidelity rendering at first, and then a script loads a more full-featured and heavily styled version. It sounds as though something is going wrong with that script, or it is being blocked.
</p><p>Some things you might look into:
</p><p><strong>Double-check content blockers:</strong> Firefox's Content Blocking feature and extensions that counter ads and tracking may break websites that embed third party content (meaning, from a secondary server).
</p><p>(A) Do you see a shield icon toward the left end of the address bar, near the lock icon? More info on managing the Tracking Protection feature in this article: <a href="/en-US/kb/new?title=Content+Blocking" class="new" title="Page does not exist." rel="nofollow">Content Blocking</a>.
</p><p>(B) Extensions such as Adblock Plus, Blur, Disconnect, Ghostery, NoScript, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin or uMatrix should provide toolbar buttons to manage blocked content in a page. There may or may not be a number on the icon indicating the number of blocked items; you may need to click the button to see what's going on and test whether you need to make an exception for this site.
</p><p><strong>Cache and Cookies:</strong> When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
</p><p>(1) Clear Firefox's Cache
</p><p>See: <a href="/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache" rel="nofollow">How to clear the Firefox cache</a>
</p><p>If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.
</p><p>(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, click the lock icon at the left end of the address bar. After a moment, a "Clear Cookies and Site Data" button should appear at the bottom. Go ahead and click that.
</p><p>In the dialog that opens, you will see one or more matches to the current address so you can remove the site's cookies individually without affecting other sites.
</p><p>Then try reloading the page. Does that help?
</p><p><strong>Testing in Firefox's Safe Mode:</strong> In its Safe Mode, Firefox temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, and some other advanced features to help you assess whether these are causing the problem.
</p><p><em>If Firefox is not running:</em> Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox. (On Mac, hold down the option/alt key instead of the Shift key.)
</p><p><em>If Firefox is running:</em> You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:
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<ul><li> "3-bar" menu button &gt; "?" Help &gt; Restart with Add-ons Disabled
</li><li> (menu bar) Help menu &gt; Restart with Add-ons Disabled
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<p>and OK the restart.
</p><p><em>Both scenarios:</em> A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (<em>not</em> Refresh).
</p><p>Any improvement?
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2. downloads from some sites do not download. example... rfa files from <a href="http://revitcity.com" rel="nofollow">revitcity.com</a>
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<p>What happens when you try to download? For example:
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<ul><li> Nothing, no message
</li><li> Gibberish in a Firefox tab
</li><li> Download fails (yellow dot on the Downloads arrow on the toolbar)
</li><li> Something else
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<p>(I don't think I can test the downloads on that site without creating an account.)
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