Highlight a word in browser and right click for word pronunciation?
Reading a web page, not sure how a word is pronounced so highlight the word and an automated icon appears, click on it and then select the speaker (pix of loud haler) and… (read more)
Reading a web page, not sure how a word is pronounced so highlight the word and an automated icon appears, click on it and then select the speaker (pix of loud haler) and the word is pronounced in the Queens English. I had this in my browser, you could also right click the highlighted word and the option of pronunciation of the word or translation of the word would be available. Just one day, weeks ago it suddenly was gone. I don't remember how I obtained this pronunciation feature originally but I'd really like it back.
Thanks in advance for your help. MT
Firefox
[ANDROID][9.0] Can Firefox build an updater into its Android App? I Don't use Google Play Services.
I see Google Play Services as a huge risk to Android Security and the chief reason as to why it's so prone to exploitation. I've avoided many issues in the news because o… (read more)
I see Google Play Services as a huge risk to Android Security and the chief reason as to why it's so prone to exploitation. I've avoided many issues in the news because of my choice.
I have been having issues updating to version 68.5.0. I was able to update TOR and Fennec (which I know are based on Firefox) to this version without any issue. I only run into install issues if an app developer unwittingly or intentionally adds content that looks for Google Play Services on the device (like GOOGLE_PLAY_LICENSE_CHECK).
I would like to know if Firefox plans on building an updater into its Android app or making the download available directly from their site. I do not plan on reintroducing Play Services on my device. This form is being submitted on a Desktop Version of Firefox, but my concerns are about the Android version. I do not expect you to take this concern seriously. Prove me wrong.
Firefox for Android
youtube says i'm trying to watch videos anonymously but i'm not.
videos offered as duckduckgo results. i'm not in private browsing mode. ad blocking is set to strict. youtube seems to say they'll track me whether i "watch here" or "… (read more)
videos offered as duckduckgo results. i'm not in private browsing mode. ad blocking is set to strict. youtube seems to say they'll track me whether i "watch here" or "watch on youtube." now that they've made it an issue, i'd rather be more private.
Firefox for iOS
firefox search button become "fl"
In the fonts setting, if I un-tick "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above", the search button in webpages will become "fl". But if I ti… (read more)
In the fonts setting, if I un-tick "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above", the search button in webpages will become "fl". But if I tick that box, the search button can be displayed correctly.
The screenshot is an example of netbox webpage when I turn off/on that option.
When trying to install some software I get a message saying browser is not secure and/or enable Java script. Java script is enabled.
I have gone thru FF troubleshooting but that doesn't fix problem. Please help.
Motherload Multiple session / 1000+ tabs LOST. Need help restoring please. Using (CCleaner)
Initially this may seem the simplest problem but Im not sure it is. Perhaps due to order of closing session windows. I have this problem once every few years, So far I h… (read more)
Initially this may seem the simplest problem but Im not sure it is. Perhaps due to order of closing session windows. I have this problem once every few years, So far I havent managed to set up anythng that works reliably to get me out of the mess. I use FF and have over 1000 tabs. 99% of the time 'restore session from before' after reboot works automatically great. Obviously with that many tabs things slow down, I then use CCLEANER to clear up and reboot.Today I forgot I had mutliple unimportant firefox windows open in addition to my MOTHERLOAD firefox window. I closed my session in perhaps some haphazzard order. On restarting I only had my unimportant windows open. I have not restarted after this Im still sitting in the new session. I have yet to find a consistent way to backup my open tabs. In the past I had an addon which wrote my tabs to a file but that addon got dumped after an update to FF. I REALLY REALLY dont want to lose my list of tabs as I wont be able to get this info back But more that this what is the safest way to back this info up on a regular basis in a way that I can get back to it? The current way is not 100% foolproof. :(
I have no history showing in FF as CCleaner removes all that (session data isnt removed). I assume I might have restore or previous restore files? Really not sure where to look. Im on Windows 10. Im not even sure where to look anymore for the sessonrestore file. Perhaps it doesnt save it when it isnt the last window to be closed??? Im reluctant to close this session now too. (Hope all my terminology is correct. Is it a window has mutiple tabs, you can have more than one window all of which comprise the session.)
Any help appreciated. Feeling sick and nervous
Thunderbird doesn't show body of email when there is an event invitation
When I receive an email with an event invitation, all I can see is the event invitation in the body of the email. I can't see the actual message that the sender wrote in … (read more)
When I receive an email with an event invitation, all I can see is the event invitation in the body of the email. I can't see the actual message that the sender wrote in the body of the email. I can see the body of the email on my Android phone when I access the email via the Gmail app, but when I access the email on Thunderbird on my desktop computer, all I can see is the event invitation. I have to view the source code for the email in order to read the body via Thunderbird. Is this a known bug?
Thunderbird
How can I get the nyt crossword puzzle to work?
when i try to use the nyt crossword puzzle the keypad wont display
How to launch firefox focus in android studio using the github repo
Hi, I am trying to contribute to open source software (firefox focus in particular, since I am familiar working with Java). I clone'd the repo from github: https://github… (read more)
Hi, I am trying to contribute to open source software (firefox focus in particular, since I am familiar working with Java). I clone'd the repo from github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android
I opened the repo in Android Studio. How do I now configure it to run / launch firefox focus? I tried looking for documentation to get set up, but the Readme on the link above just mentions to "Import the project into Android Studio".
Here is a link to a screenshot of when I try to run it as an android app: https://preview.redd.it/mdyg1vcvcxi41.png?width=1073&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdcf5f6f51d59c9b107b459a0e2fc76dd6db059f
I cannot select any module, and I tried to launch a specified activity (MainActivity) but run is still grayed out.
Thanks in advance!
Firefox Focus
media autoplay blocking not working
I have the option turned on but yet sites still autoplay videos and music. Not sure why it's happening but if anyone can help it would be awesome. Android 9, Firefox is u… (read more)
I have the option turned on but yet sites still autoplay videos and music. Not sure why it's happening but if anyone can help it would be awesome. Android 9, Firefox is up to date.
MP4/Webm issues
Any time I try to view a video on my device (Galaxy S10+, Firefox version 68.5.0,) it runs fine until the video ends, where it gives me the message "Video can't be played… (read more)
Any time I try to view a video on my device (Galaxy S10+, Firefox version 68.5.0,) it runs fine until the video ends, where it gives me the message "Video can't be played because the file is corrupt." This has been going on for the past few months, whereas before then it would loop. Now, if I want to view it again, I need to refresh the page entirely. Is there any way I can fix this?
Firefox opens links in tabs twice
Hello, Since installation of Firefox 73 - after two weeks out of home -, whenever I middle click on a link, the link opens in two tabs. I tried with: - No extensions: thi… (read more)
Hello,
Since installation of Firefox 73 - after two weeks out of home -, whenever I middle click on a link, the link opens in two tabs. I tried with:
- No extensions: this seems to fix the problem... - Fresh profile (mine was from 2008 or something like that): do not fix problems (but shrink my profile, nice :)) - By enabling extension one by one, restarting the browser each time: I could not find a "guilty" extension. When it seems to fix the problems, it reappear, not with the same extensions.
I don't have a clue at what is failing.
I tried by disabling the "open new window in new tab", but this still fails.
Is there a way to trace this problem ? (or fix it).
Firefox crashes, even in safe mode
Crash ID: bp-3de56443-d26a-4d52-8655-698d80200224. Firefox fails to start up even in safe mode - goes to the Mozilla Crash Reporter window.
Thunderbird won't retrieve POP3 emails from Gmail.
When I turn my computer on in the morning Thunderbird will no longer retrieve the messages that have come in to Gmail during the night. It doesn't matter whether the mes… (read more)
When I turn my computer on in the morning Thunderbird will no longer retrieve the messages that have come in to Gmail during the night. It doesn't matter whether the messages have been read on Gmail or not. After Thunderbird is up and running then it will retrieve any new messages that come in. Get messages doesn't work at all. Get new messages connects but says there are no new messages. Thunderbird used to retrieve all new messages automatically.
Thunderbird migration problem
Hello, I'm trying to recover my Thunderbird data after a reinstall of Windows 10. I backed up my whole AppData folder with Windows FileHistory on an external hard drive (… (read more)
Hello, I'm trying to recover my Thunderbird data after a reinstall of Windows 10. I backed up my whole AppData folder with Windows FileHistory on an external hard drive (a mistake, which I realized too late). I tried copying the Thunderbird profile folder from the backup to the new folder, creating a new Thunderbird profile and copying the data into it. All with no result - every time I open Thunderbird it's like a clean new install with no data in it. I know the files (4GB of them) are in there, but Thunderbird doesn't seem to detect them. I think it might have something to do with the way FileHistory treats backup files (maybe it compresses them or something), but I don't know how to fix that. Please help me or I'll go crazy.
Lost all synced tabs.
Firefox asked to Refresh on startup. I did and then lost all synced tabs.
How to stop Firefox from sending TLS 1.0 even after disabled in settings.
Currently running Firefox 73.0.1. Connections to my server from Firefox all fail with 'connection_reset' from the server. Wireshark capture shows that Firefox is attempti… (read more)
Currently running Firefox 73.0.1.
Connections to my server from Firefox all fail with 'connection_reset' from the server.
Wireshark capture shows that Firefox is attempting a 'Client Hello' using TLS 1.0.
Servers are configured with TLS 1.0 removed/disabled.
All the Firefox advanced settings in about:config are set with TLS 1.2 as the minimum, yet Firefox insists on sending TLS 1.0 'client hello'.
Not an expert, but it kind of looks like Firefox is sending a TLS 1.2 'Client Hello' encapsulated inside a TLS 1.0 'Client Hello'? Is this even possible?
Chrome, IE, and Edge behave appropriately and send 'Client Hello' as TLS 1.2.
How do we get Firefox to send the appropriate 'Client Hello'?
This affects multiple versions of Firefox, even the beta builds that I tested over the weekend and occurs on any machine tested so far. Windows 10, various flavors of Linux, etc.
See screenshots below for configuration settings and wireshark capture.
Thanks for the help!
Thunderbird keeps reporting...connection to my server was reset on my computer.
I am having problems with thunderbird downloading mail on my computer. It keeps telling me that the connection to server inbound.att.net was reset yet I get all emails th… (read more)
I am having problems with thunderbird downloading mail on my computer. It keeps telling me that the connection to server inbound.att.net was reset yet I get all emails through my browser and the email accounts that I have on my cell phone. I am no longer with AT&T but I am able to keep my emails through them and they are working everywhere else but with thunderbird blocking them from coming in. Is there something I need to change in the settings to fix this?
Most incoming emails appear correctly, but some don't, how can I resolve this problem?
Two attached examples really clarify my problem. The first is view on Gmail, the second on Thunderbird. What do I need to do to fix this problem please?