Firefox on Linux becomes unclickable

In the last few days, after some minutes of usage, parts of Firefox become unclickable: - I can still click on tabs to change tabs. - When hovering over the cross button… (read more)

In the last few days, after some minutes of usage, parts of Firefox become unclickable:

- I can still click on tabs to change tabs. - When hovering over the cross button to close a tab, it changes appearance as it should. Clicking the button does nothing. Ctrl+w still closes the button. - Clicking on the address bar does nothing. - Cannot click on back, forward, refresh buttons. - Cannot click on any add-ons. - Cannot click on preferences. - Can click on the button to open a new tab. There, I can enter an address. Once the page has loaded, address bar becomes unclickable again. - Bookmarks toolbar is still working as expected. - Keyboard shortcuts (ctrl+t, ctrl-w, ctrl-l) still work as expected.

I'm running ``` Mozilla Firefox 138.0 20250428130755 20250428130755 ```

on Manjaro 25.0.1 with GNOME 48

Asked by mladen.ivkovic 1 week ago

Last reply by Fredrik 1 day ago

Internet Download Manager (IDM)

For some reason, IDM will not work in Firefox/DuckDuckGo. even though it worked a couple of weeks ago. I contacted IDM support who have tried everything they have, but no… (read more)

For some reason, IDM will not work in Firefox/DuckDuckGo. even though it worked a couple of weeks ago. I contacted IDM support who have tried everything they have, but no change.

Here is the issue: 1. I open Firefox (Duck Duck Go is my default) (132.0.2 (64-bit) 2. I type "vintage sci fi movies" 3. Click on "videos" 4. Pick any movie (example: The Phantom Planet (black and white but this does not matter) 5. In the Choose How you Watch, I click the left icon - Watch Here, and not Watch on YouTube; also click Remember my choice 6. The movie starts but there is no IDM dialogue 7. If I then click Watch on YouTube inside the movie, it switches to YouTube and the movie starts, AND the IDM dialogue pops up.

As I said, this worked in Firefox/DDG a couple of weeks ago.

IDM version is 6.42 Build 23, full (paid for) version Oct 15 2024 The IDM Integration Module in Firefox shows as Version 6.42.22, last updated Oct 28 2024.

Can you assist please.

Asked by lps5005 5 months ago

Last reply by markwarner22 5 months ago

Touch screen pops up every time I touch a link

Since new update was installed today, in touch screen mode, every time a touch a link of any kind my touch keyboard pops up. This is very annoying. Where can I find the s… (read more)

Since new update was installed today, in touch screen mode, every time a touch a link of any kind my touch keyboard pops up. This is very annoying. Where can I find the setting to turn off this option?

Asked by danicaw 2 weeks ago

Last reply by Kiki 1 week ago

unable to click "file" menu on extreme top left corner

Hi, after the recent update i am not able to click on the File menu on extreme top left corner, i think it is due to the rounded corners of the selection box, the corner … (read more)

Hi, after the recent update i am not able to click on the File menu on extreme top left corner, i think it is due to the rounded corners of the selection box, the corner pixels are inactive when hovering over. This makes clicking harder, before i could click it blindly by moving the mouse to the top teft corner fast, now i have to aim it, please fix this.

Asked by ar.v 1 week ago

China

Currently I can not access any website through firefox without a VPN. Other browsers are working without a VPN. I wonder if now China is blocking the firefox browser. Ne… (read more)

Currently I can not access any website through firefox without a VPN. Other browsers are working without a VPN. I wonder if now China is blocking the firefox browser. Never had this trouble until today. Maybe it is a new setting i am missing or unaware of?

Asked by clockwork2525 2 months ago

Last reply by Heristian 2 months ago

Double-clicking a folder shortcut tries to upload the shortcut instead of opening the folder

This is a problem I only started experiencing yesterday, but if I try to upload an image to a website (such as social media), and I double-click a shortcut for a folder, … (read more)

This is a problem I only started experiencing yesterday, but if I try to upload an image to a website (such as social media), and I double-click a shortcut for a folder, it attempts to upload the shortcut as the selected file, instead of opening the folder.

This is only a problem with firefox, as I tried doing this in another browser and I was able to open it as a folder normally. Any ideas on what could be causing this or how to fix this?

Asked by Candy 1 month ago

Last reply by eiedail 1 month ago

firefox eats up all the RAM on my Mac

I'm tired of trying to find a solution to this problem, you're deaf! I have been using Firefox since 2003. to avoid writing unnecessary words, I will simply state, I wil… (read more)

I'm tired of trying to find a solution to this problem, you're deaf!

I have been using Firefox since 2003. to avoid writing unnecessary words, I will simply state, I will leave firefox if you do not eliminate this problem:

firefox eats up all the RAM on my Mac. It is none of your business whether I open 1 tab or 10 tabs, give me the ability to limit the memory used by firefox, otherwise it eats up all the computer's memory.

Asked by avtopic 4 months ago

Last reply by avtopic 4 months ago

EMAIL LOG IN

As of the last update, I cannot log into my at&t email. I can log in using google chrome but can't using firefox. I've spent 4 hours on the phone talking to at&… (read more)

As of the last update, I cannot log into my at&t email. I can log in using google chrome but can't using firefox.

I've spent 4 hours on the phone talking to at&t tech support with no solution; therefore, it appears this log in problem may be because of a firefox update.

Is there any way firefox can fix this?

Thank you, George

Asked by mcdonaldatty 3 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 3 months ago

"Gah Your tab just crashed" After a Windows 11 updated in November 2024

My laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad220s) did an automatic Windows 11 update (I believe it was the 2H24 update). After that Firefox (version 133, 64 bit) would only open with the … (read more)

My laptop (a Lenovo Ideapad220s) did an automatic Windows 11 update (I believe it was the 2H24 update). After that Firefox (version 133, 64 bit) would only open with the message "Gah. Your tab just crashed". Nothing I tried has worked, not any of the remedies found in support pages. I somehow did a Firefox software update and it shows as a separate icon and has not migrated any of the passwords and bookmarks I had in the software version that keeps crashing (my default browser). Trying to get access to the encrypted passwords to the many sites I've got with Firefox I opened the browser in troubleshooting mode. In this mode I have access to all the passwords saved over time, and the browser seems to work fine.

Any suggestions on what I need to fix or if this is related to the Windows update? I'd like not to have to go through the two-step process to use the browser.

Thanks!

Asked by felizald 5 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 6 days ago

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Blurry font rendering

I just installed Firefox. What I noticed right away while using it was that fonts were very blurry/hard to read on all web pages, and even in firefox's menus and URL bar.… (read more)

I just installed Firefox. What I noticed right away while using it was that fonts were very blurry/hard to read on all web pages, and even in firefox's menus and URL bar.

I attached two pictures, one is a screenshot in Firefox, and the other is a screenshot in Brave. (All chromium web browsers I have tried don't have firefox's font problem)

Asked by Waseem 5 months ago

Answered by Waseem 5 months ago

Recieving 403 errors in firefox but nowhere else

I often receive a 403 error when using Firefox Every time, before this happens, I get the unsafe website warning and then the 403 error when I continue anyway I am usi… (read more)

I often receive a 403 error when using Firefox Every time, before this happens, I get the unsafe website warning and then the 403 error when I continue anyway


I am using the latest version at the time of writing These errors only occur on my desktop PC I have tried to replicate this issue on both my phone (Android) and another laptop(Windows 11) but all the websites work normally on there.

I have tried the following, none of which have any effect:

  • Clearing cookies
  • using Troubleshoot mode
  • Restarting
  • Changing Useragent
  • Using "Forget about this site"

The following do fix the issue

  • Using a VPN
  • Using Google Chrome
  • Running Firefox in another profile

Going through the privacy and security tab and reseting all the settings sometimes works but only temporarily

The following are a few websites where the issue occurs

  1. https://kdice.com/
  2. https://latinitium.com/
  3. https://theysaidso.com/
  4. https://opensource.org/
  5. httpe://obsidian.rocks/

Asked by Thomas Harris 5 months ago

Last reply by PavelkoT 5 months ago

Can not play YouTube videos anymore

Hello, Can not play YouTube videos anymore in current version from Firefox. Before this update (again not needed and messy one) they worked. The videos shown at home s… (read more)

Hello,

Can not play YouTube videos anymore in current version from Firefox. Before this update (again not needed and messy one) they worked. The videos shown at home screen or recommendations on the YouTube website. Same for my subscriptions, current videos as videos I played earlier somewhere. The YouTube website shows their picture and then the "no content available" message. Refreshing that page and try sometime later, both do not solve this. Unknown why this is happen. It seems another "new" bug inside Firefox.

Asked by Rapha-L Pherdiux 5 months ago

Last reply by Rapha-L Pherdiux 4 months ago

Cannot stream movies on computer anymore

Today I was no longer able to stream movies on Amazon Prime or Youtube. I watch Amazon movies most nights, watched last night. Tonight I got a message when I tried to con… (read more)

Today I was no longer able to stream movies on Amazon Prime or Youtube. I watch Amazon movies most nights, watched last night. Tonight I got a message when I tried to continue watching a tv series on Amazon that I've watched for weeks. It said I had to update Firefox and told me how, but when I went thru the process Firefox said it was up to date. On Youtube I got an error msg. 99,999 . What is happening?

Asked by Shona Browne 5 months ago

Last reply by James 5 months ago

Freezing and hanging

I have been having so many problems with Mozilla ( Firefox ) this year mostly due to freezing and the browser hanging. I have tried different fixes including refreshing a… (read more)

I have been having so many problems with Mozilla ( Firefox ) this year mostly due to freezing and the browser hanging. I have tried different fixes including refreshing and removing ad blockers but the problems come back and seems to persist with some sites being worse than others: I really like the layout of Mozilla but I have started using Chrome and Edge and I DO NOT have these issues with those browsers, actually Chrome is super fast and responsive. My question is what is going on with this browser that suddenly it becomes inoperable. If this situation does not change i will have to relegate Mozilla to little or no use except for the VPN version which so far seems fine. Help !

Asked by Azorean 5 months ago

Last reply by markwarner22 5 months ago

Can't access a link under a website

I have an account with Chewy. When I try to access the link to "My Pet" I receive this message: 400 Bad request Your browser sent an invalid request. I don't understa… (read more)

I have an account with Chewy. When I try to access the link to "My Pet" I receive this message:

400 Bad request Your browser sent an invalid request.

I don't understand why or how to correct it.

Asked by Jeanne Mathews Connally 4 months ago

Last reply by T3cH 4 months ago