How can I prevent the url display from sometimes being overwritten by button icons?
The address in the url bar is sometimes overwritten by a line of button icons, which can overlap onto buttons beside the url display.
Please see a typical display here:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/k3ayssw
This, I am happy to say, does not happen with every website I visit, but it happens often enough to be a real nuisance.
Here is a list of *some* of the webpages where I have encountered this phenomenon:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ov7pcrs
http://preview.tinyurl.com/omeov9u
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yrtpxf (all Wikipedia pages)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ppp8vog (all tv-series.me pages)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/pm5q2se
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ygfsd68
Sure hope that there is an easy solution. I reverted to the Classic Display to work around it, only to find that it didn't solve the problem.
Cheers, Tony
Chosen solution
The culprit appears to have been RSS Icon 1.0.6, by Kitsuneymg, which appears to no longer be found on the add-ons site. Many thanks, CoreyMH!
Cheers, Tony
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Hello,
That is not normal behaviour and is caused by one of your add-ons. Just to be sure, try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings, disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).
If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:
- Click the menu button
, click Help 
and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.
If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
- On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".
If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.
To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.
Since it will be a hassle to find out which one of your many extensions is the culprit, follow the note in this section of the article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-extensions-themes-to-fix-problems#w_test-for-faulty-extensions
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.
Chosen Solution
The culprit appears to have been RSS Icon 1.0.6, by Kitsuneymg, which appears to no longer be found on the add-ons site. Many thanks, CoreyMH!
Cheers, Tony