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Open external app button events unreliable

I use an external torrent app LibreTorrent. When I click on magnet links, FF133 faithfully opens the external app handler. However when I tap the OK button FF very often … (read more)

I use an external torrent app LibreTorrent. When I click on magnet links, FF133 faithfully opens the external app handler. However when I tap the OK button FF very often ignores my tapping. I can hit several times with no effect. I can see a quick circle showing as I tap, so the tap is generating an event, but FF does not react to it. This happens in normal and private mode. Sometimes after a couple or perhaps a dozen or more taps, the OK event has an effect and the external app launches fine.

A very curiously I accidentally noticed that if I tap or swipe the text also showing on the dialog box before tapping OK, the first tap on OK always works! 100% reliable. Something is fishy with event handling.

Repro: FF133 + current LibreTorrent client, then tap of first magnet link at https://webtorrent.io/free-torrents

Asked by mrjames 3 months ago

Answered by mrjames 3 weeks ago

I can't drag links or search a text to an exact location between tabs.

When i try to drag a text/word/link to between tabs (i generally have 10 tabs open) it opens a new tab at the far right. I tried to change "browser.tabs.insertAfterCurren… (read more)

When i try to drag a text/word/link to between tabs (i generally have 10 tabs open) it opens a new tab at the far right. I tried to change "browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent" but it just opens the new tab next to the tab that i'm viewing. For example, when i'm at the sixth tab and i want to open a new tab (by dragging) between third and fourth tabs it opens that tab on the far right. This wasn't like that before how can i change it?

Asked by yilmazbatu221 5 days ago

Last reply by yilmazbatu221 5 days ago

How to stop single-click from auto-highlighting URL-bar

In the distant past, I used to be able to set Firefox to NOT auto-highlight the URL-bar when I single-click. At some point Firefox removed this ability. I was wondering … (read more)

In the distant past, I used to be able to set Firefox to NOT auto-highlight the URL-bar when I single-click.

At some point Firefox removed this ability. I was wondering in 2025 if there is some workaround to get this function working again.

I would like to have Firefox work this way: -a single click places the cursor in the URL-bar without any highlight (if I want the entire URL-bar highlighted, I will use CRL+L) -a double-click will highlight a specific word or content between two dots (e.g., double-clicking on "mozilla" will highlight just mozilla in support.mozilla.org -it's fine with me if a triple-click highlights the entire URL-bar but I don't require it.

Asked by grgwmsm 1 week ago

Tabs?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am looking for a solution that will allow links to open in the same tab rather than tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab. I am also having issue with sign ins opening a ne… (read more)

I am looking for a solution that will allow links to open in the same tab rather than tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab. I am also having issue with sign ins opening a new blank tab and not having the ability to sign in at all. I've been using Firefox since I quit Netscape. And yes, I tried many epic fails that were disguised as solutions that don't work. I'm seriously about to give up on this browser if I can't get what I had after a SSD drive fail that forced me to reinstall from the ground up.

Asked by Spunky 2 weeks ago

Last reply by Spunky 1 week ago

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w11 search will not use Firefox-goes to Edge

Have new W11 laptop. Installed Firefox and have set it to my default browser but if I use the search box it opens the results in Edge. Where is the setting to enable W11… (read more)

Have new W11 laptop. Installed Firefox and have set it to my default browser but if I use the search box it opens the results in Edge. Where is the setting to enable W11 search box to use Firefox.

Asked by OldBob2 2 weeks ago

Answered by OldBob2 2 weeks ago

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Address bar autocomplete and new tabs

Hi – When I type a URL into the address bar, I get a list of suggestions for autocomplete. I can select the site I want, hit enter, and go to that site, or what I usually… (read more)

Hi – When I type a URL into the address bar, I get a list of suggestions for autocomplete. I can select the site I want, hit enter, and go to that site, or what I usually do is hit command+enter, which opens the site in a new tab. But for the last couple days, when I hit command+enter, the autocomplete deselects and I don't open a new tab. For example, if I type "go," the autocomplete suggests "google.com," I hit command+enter, and the current tab I'm on goes to "go.com."

This is really a pain because it's a very natural part of my workflow to go to websites in new tabs. Of course I can just open a new tab and type in the URL there, but I'd love to be able to keep using my browser the way I'm used to. Is it possible that I made a change to my settings accidentally? I can't find anything in the Firefox settings but I imagine i must have done something. I did check and none of my keys are stuck or anything.

I'm on MacOS Monterey, Version 12.7.2, and my Firefox is version 136.0 (64-bit)

Thank you very much!

Asked by henryngifford 2 weeks ago

Answered by TyDraniu 2 weeks ago

Since the last update the frequently used links on home screen feature malfunctioning

The shortcut icons on my home screen used to direct me to frequently used websites. Now shortcuts are showing up linking to to recently used websites, pushing off or even… (read more)

The shortcut icons on my home screen used to direct me to frequently used websites. Now shortcuts are showing up linking to to recently used websites, pushing off or even removing the ones recently used. I can't find anything in settings to remedy the problem so I have disabled home screen shortcuts. Do you have a patch to correct the problem?

Asked by bytnttsym9 2 weeks ago

the shortcut for completing search strings to .com addresses has been changed

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/136.0/releasenotes/ in 136.0 the shortcut for completing search strings to .com addresses has been changed from Ctrl+Enter to Cmd+En… (read more)

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/136.0/releasenotes/ in 136.0 the shortcut for completing search strings to .com addresses has been changed from Ctrl+Enter to Cmd+Enter.

I visited quite a few unwanted sites today since i was used to cmd+enter shortcut for years. I type google.com and it highlights goo as I type. and instead of opening google.com in a new tab i visit goo.com in current tab. what a painful change. I had to dig to disable the .com autocomplete in the firefox setting (browser.fixup.alternate.prefix and browser.fixup.alternate.suffix), and get used to option + enter instead.

would be nice if this could be customized.

Asked by Henro 3 weeks ago

Can't access embedded web server for printer

I'm trying to access my printer's embedded web server (EWS) by typing the printer's IP address into the address bar (as instructed by Dell support ). However, when I do t… (read more)

I'm trying to access my printer's embedded web server (EWS) by typing the printer's IP address into the address bar (as instructed by Dell support ). However, when I do this on desktop, Firefox treats the IP address as a search term, and takes me to search results instead of the the EWS. When I tried on Firefox for Android and Firefox Focus for Android, I did not have the same issue, but instead was taken to an all-black page (still unable to access the settings I need!). Any thoughts as to what might be going on and how to fix it?

Google Chrome treats the IP address as a search term on both desktop and mobile, so this might be a problem bigger than Firefox.

Asked by arin.pavlov 3 weeks ago

Last reply by James 3 weeks ago

Firefox

sINCE 36 HOURS AGO WHEN I START FIREFOX I GET AN ERROR SAYING Firefox is already running close the application or cancel I choose close and i get the message over and ov… (read more)

sINCE 36 HOURS AGO WHEN I START FIREFOX I GET AN ERROR SAYING Firefox is already running close the application or cancel I choose close and i get the message over and over if i choose cancel nothing happens the task manager show FireFox (3) running and my only way out of the look is to end task I was fond of firefox but there seems no way out of this conundrum

Asked by 4kevan 4 weeks ago

Misdirected to Amazon.ca

Within my account my location is listed as US. However, whenever I search for Amazon, Amazon.ca appears. I cannot seem to stop or correct it, though I have followed the s… (read more)

Within my account my location is listed as US. However, whenever I search for Amazon, Amazon.ca appears. I cannot seem to stop or correct it, though I have followed the steps posted here by others. I do not see Canada or CA listed anywhere in my account.

Asked by plumisl 4 weeks ago

Last reply by James 4 weeks ago

Message I get says "404 INVALID URL"

I get the above message when signing into a web site that I use. What does the message "404 INVALID URL" mean, why does it appear and how can I correct it?? I have checke… (read more)

I get the above message when signing into a web site that I use. What does the message "404 INVALID URL" mean, why does it appear and how can I correct it?? I have checked the URL (address I am trying to reach) and it is spelled correctly.

Asked by Alan 1 month ago

Last reply by Wesley Branton 1 month ago

Since the last macOS update and Firefox update, redirect problems when clicking on a link

Since the latest Sequoia 15.3.1 update and the latest Firefox update, when I click on a link in a page, I often get a message that it "didn't redirect properly" and I hav… (read more)

Since the latest Sequoia 15.3.1 update and the latest Firefox update, when I click on a link in a page, I often get a message that it "didn't redirect properly" and I have to click on the address bar to make the page finally appear.


/edit: moved thread from Firefox for iOS to Firefox section as you have macOS 15.3.1.

Asked by Frenchy 1 month ago

Recently, I've had issues with certain websites that appear to have taken the "www." notation out of their website addresses. Is this an issue involving the Firefox browser, my VPN (Nord), or could it be a combination of both?

Provide me with information to be able to access URLs without "www." notation, or advise me on browser/VPN/both settings to allow access to these "non-www." websites. … (read more)

Provide me with information to be able to access URLs without "www." notation, or advise me on browser/VPN/both settings to allow access to these "non-www." websites.

Asked by Don Schwartz 1 month ago

Opening new tab via right-click on other tabs doesn't put cursor focus in URL bar

Hello, This is definitely an annoying bug because each time I right click a specific tab then "Open a new tab on the right", there's no focus on the url bar. And when I w… (read more)

Hello, This is definitely an annoying bug because each time I right click a specific tab then "Open a new tab on the right", there's no focus on the url bar. And when I want to type something I have to bring the mouse inside the url text zone and click before typing.

It would really be a nice QoL to have.

Thank you ~

Asked by dogdays2 1 month ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 1 month ago