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Firefox in Windows 7 under a proxy do not show many icons and images in Google applications. Reinstall it does not solve the issue.

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Google applications (spreadsheet, ...) does not show the icons properly.

Only when hovering over the buttons, the tip appear and you can see what does the button.

Best regards

Google applications (spreadsheet, ...) does not show the icons properly. Only when hovering over the buttons, the tip appear and you can see what does the button. Best regards

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.


If images are missing then check that you aren't blocking images from some domains.

  • Press the F10 key or tap the Alt key to bring up the hidden "Menu Bar" temporarily.
  • Check the permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab in "Tools > Page Info > Permissions"
  • Check "Tools > Page Info > Media" for blocked images
  • Select the first image link and use the cursor Down key to scroll through the list.
  • If an image in the list is grayed and "Block Images from..." has a check-mark then remove this check-mark to unblock images from this domain.

Make sure that you do not block (third-party) images, the permissions.default.image pref on the about:config page should be 1.


Make sure that you haven't enabled a High Contrast theme in the Windows/Mac Accessibility settings.

Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own colors.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Colors : [X] "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above"

Note that these settings affect background images.

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There are extensions like Adblock Plus (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) and security software (firewall, anti-virus) that can block images and other content.

See also:

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.


If images are missing then check that you aren't blocking images from some domains.

  • Press the F10 key or tap the Alt key to bring up the hidden "Menu Bar" temporarily.
  • Check the permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab in "Tools > Page Info > Permissions"
  • Check "Tools > Page Info > Media" for blocked images
  • Select the first image link and use the cursor Down key to scroll through the list.
  • If an image in the list is grayed and "Block Images from..." has a check-mark then remove this check-mark to unblock images from this domain.

Make sure that you do not block (third-party) images, the permissions.default.image pref on the about:config page should be 1.


Make sure that you haven't enabled a High Contrast theme in the Windows/Mac Accessibility settings.

Make sure that you allow pages to choose their own colors.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Colors : [X] "Allow pages to choose their own colors, instead of my selections above"

Note that these settings affect background images.

See also:


There are extensions like Adblock Plus (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) and security software (firewall, anti-virus) that can block images and other content.

See also:

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Hello all

Thank you very much!.

I have tried the solution and it worked perfectly, both for Google search "Images" tab and for Google Docs icons. The problem was in the Google images and icons permissions.

Other person in my company had the same problem and now it is solved. You have killed two birds with one stone (^_^).

Thank you Koldo

Modified by Koldo_Ramirez