New tabs created with + not useable or closing. Google toolbar interaction!
Using FF25.0 If I create a new tab by middle clicking on a link on a displayed page it works fine. but if I click on the + at the end of the tab bar then select it and type an URL in: Nothing! And the tab then sometimes has no closing cross, even if the cross is there it will not close.
If I disable GoogleToolbar the problem goes away. But I need to use GoogleToolbar. I think I've tried all the recommended alternatives but none come close enough to giving me what Google Toolbar does.
I know Google Toolbar is not supported by Google anymore but if I'm not to be pushed into using Chrome then FireFox needs to support it. I realise it might not be technically easy but I doubt it is beyond the skills of the software engineers. So why not support it?
I've had to resort to FF21. Unless I hear FF is modified in the next few months to accommodate GoogleToolBar I will have to go to Chrome. Yes I am aware of the security issues of using an old copy, if I wasn't I'd not bother making this post and continue indefinitely with FF21!
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hello, google's toolbar has reached its end of life long time ago - mozilla cannot support or fix third-party software.
if the alternatives provided at Google Toolbar is no longer compatible with Firefox - Here are some alternatives don't fit your needs it's probably best to switch to a current version of chrome for security reasons anyway than to stick with an outdated browser version.
I'm not expecting mozilla to "support or fix third-party software." just 'Accomodate it'. I'm sure it must be possible.
support, fix, accommodate - these are just semantics. whichever way you want to call it, i'm fairly certain that mozilla won't allocate any resources for giving live support to a third-party product which has already been laid to rest years ago. this might be unfortunate for your situation but i just don't want to raise any false hopes...
I know it is common for projects and products like this to have resources allocated for new shiny gimmicky features. But that isn't what I think most users want. Products that end up with key features unusable just drive users away. Google are unlikely to ever restart support for their toolbar, so: I would have thought mozilla would have the resources to support the missing features. In particular storing the bookmarks in the cloud so that users can access them on any computer/phone etc. Storing this sort of information in the cloud is a very in thing to do!
As far as Bookmarks "in the cloud", there are number of options besides Google Bookmarks. Xmarks is one, Comet marks is another, and for synchronizing Firefox bookmarks on multiple devices there is Firefox Sync.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-sync-data-secure-find-out-more
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync