Default search engine
My default search engine is set to Google but all searches are being done with Yahoo???
Firefox
disable 10minutemail
how to uninstall 10minutemail?
Url bar is being appeared at the top of fullscreen video on youtube, twitch
When i want to watch a video, url bar is being appeared at the top of fullscreen video on youtube, twitch
Can container tabs open in a new tab?
I think this is a feature request. Here's what I'm seeing: do a web search click on a link that launches a container tab, like Facebook current tab killed (!) new pag… (read more)
I think this is a feature request. Here's what I'm seeing:
- do a web search
- click on a link that launches a container tab, like Facebook
- current tab killed (!) new page opens in container tab
- History gone/back button disabled
3 creates a a very frustrating user experience. Since you get no notification that the current tab will be killed by clicking a link, you don't know why your history is gone. It took me a while to figure it out and I'm a developer who's been surfing the web since Mosaic. I found that the history is there if I look at the history tab, which is good. Even better, "undo close tab" resurrects the killed tab.
But why not automatically open the page in a new tab and leave the original one open? I don't see an option for that, but maybe I missed it? Thanks.
Strange error message
FF updated and now I'm getting this very odd message- "The iOS 10 private browser for Safari does not support storing settings locally. Some settings may not save or som… (read more)
FF updated and now I'm getting this very odd message-
"The iOS 10 private browser for Safari does not support storing settings locally. Some settings may not save or some features may not work properly for you. Updating to iOS 11 to solve this issue."
This shows on some sites when I try to log in but will work in a private window. Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.2 Firefox 72.0.1
To be clear...this error appears in firefox, NOT Safari despite the text content of the message
Youtube 60fps videos are choppy in fullscreen
Playing 60fps video on Youtube is choppy and slow in fullscreen. This has never happened to me before on any other browser. I have tried an H264-forcing extension, changi… (read more)
Playing 60fps video on Youtube is choppy and slow in fullscreen. This has never happened to me before on any other browser. I have tried an H264-forcing extension, changing about:config, and updating my graphics drivers, but nothing has fixed the problem. I also opened a test video on a fresh install of Chrome and it worked perfectly. What's the deal?
Ad-ons Permission - Access your data for all websites - Concerns, elaboration required
Please pardon my ignorance regarding this topic, but I cannot help having several questions after having read Firefox "Permission request messages for Firefox extensions"… (read more)
Please pardon my ignorance regarding this topic, but I cannot help having several questions after having read Firefox "Permission request messages for Firefox extensions" (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/permission-request-messages-firefox-extensions#w_access-your-data-for-all-websites), particularly "Access your data for all websites" Permission:
"The extension can read the content of any web page you visit as well as data you enter into those web pages, such as usernames and passwords." -Scary!
Note: These questions are not related to a particular extension and/or developer, these are merely questions regarding all extensions requiring "Access your data for all websites" Permission. Any and all references made to any particular extension in this thread are for the sole purposes to facilitate discussion and/or visualization, and Not to be construed in any negative manner on my part. I am merely seeking clarification regarding security concerns I and/or others may have in the future and perhaps aid browser development team, the community and extension developers to improve its security documentation and/or functions.
Questions:
1. Does that mean said extensions can read the content of any and "ALL" web page you visit as well as data you enter into those web pages, such as usernames and passwords "EVER" visited in the past and in the future?
2. Regardless whether or not such extensions disabled?
3. Regardless whether or not web page is open and/or sign-in?
4. Regardless if a Firefox Login "Master Password" is being used?
5. Other than not using such extensions, what precautions users can take to minimize/eliminate such security breaches?
6. How can such extensions have a Firefox "Recommended" designation?
7. Why "some" such extensions opt to collect contributions "outside" Mozilla's Add-ons extension's landing page? Could that be used to raise a suspicious concerns?
8. Can extensions change their current permissions to a higher level from their initial installation via an user requested update performed from within Firefox's Extensions utility without the users knowledge?
9. How can users discern when extensions has a legitimate need for "Access your data for all websites" permission?
10. Do download extensions (and others) need "Access your data for all websites" permission along, and if so why (...is it due to browser technical limitation)?
11. Would it be possible for Mozilla's Add-ons extension's landing page to display whether or not "Access your data for all websites" is necessary and why?
These concerns came up when searching for a YouTube download extension.
Example: "Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express" by Dishita (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-download/?src=search)
Apologies for lengthy questions. Thank you!
PS: Quick response would be appreciated.
Netflix Lower Video Quality When Using Firefox
Hello. When watching Netflix in Mozilla Firefox (72.0.1 (64-bit)), the video quality is noticeably lower than when watching in Microsoft Edge (44.18362.449.0) or Google … (read more)
Hello.
When watching Netflix in Mozilla Firefox (72.0.1 (64-bit)), the video quality is noticeably lower than when watching in Microsoft Edge (44.18362.449.0) or Google Chrome (79.0.3945.130) and does not improve, even after setting my account to use the highest video quality setting (High) and watching the video for upwards of thirty minutes. I have the Premium Ultra HD subscription.
For reference, I am running a computer with Windows 10 Pro 64 bit (version 1909), I have hardware acceleration enabled in Firefox, my content process limit is set to eight, and my computer has a dedicated AMD Radeon RX 470 dedicated GPU, running the latest stable driver version, 19.12.2.
I've chatted to a Netflix representative and they pointed me to this page https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742, where it states that Netflix has a maximum quality of 720p when using Firefox. Stangely, it also says this is the case for Google Chrome on Windows 10, but Netflix playback on Chrome appears noticeably clearer to me. Edge is clearer still, though that support page says that browser supports up to 4K playback.
Has anyone else had the same or similar issues when watcing Netflix using Firefox? If so, have you found any remedies or ways to improve the quality?
Thanks.
is there a way to disable all rollover buttons \ convert them to click buttons on websites \ internet viewed via firefox?
I hate rollover buttons, menus popping up when I don't want them. Is there a way to get mozilla to auto convert roll over \ hover buttons into click buttons?
firefox keeps going back to previous page randomly , but i have not changed anything
i have the same OS and all else is same, but recently firefox keeps going back to the previous page randomly , and i have to click that forward arrow to get it back. a re… (read more)
i have the same OS and all else is same, but recently firefox keeps going back to the previous page randomly , and i have to click that forward arrow to get it back. a real pain as it reloads and i have to start over from what i was reading/copy-pasting etc. Perhaps it's a bug with a recent firefox update?
Firefox changed display font to Times New Roman all by itself. Already tried Options:Fonts w/o success - nothing changes..
Apparently after remote support session the display fonts for my installation changed to a hard-to-read font, even though the options:font menu says default fonts are Tim… (read more)
Apparently after remote support session the display fonts for my installation changed to a hard-to-read font, even though the options:font menu says default fonts are Times New Roman and Arial. How to recover?
Session cookies persist after browser closed
I use a web page that stores session cookies to handle authorization. Once I found it does not ask authorization after a weeks since last one. Cookies view shows one with… (read more)
I use a web page that stores session cookies to handle authorization. Once I found it does not ask authorization after a weeks since last one. Cookies view shows one with authorization token with Expires: Session setting. Is it a bug?
Also browser does not clear opened tabs if was not closed manually, but with the system shutdown. Otherwise tabs are cleared OK. Session cookies are not cleared both ways.
Such behaviour appeared near a December 2019, after some Firefox update. How can I fix cookies problem, and if related tabs problem too?
Web Page Frame That Just Can't Be Blocked
I use ad-blocking addons AdBlocker Ultimate, UBlock Origin and Element Blocker. Works OK and I usually block everything that bothers me -- except for websites using the … (read more)
I use ad-blocking addons AdBlocker Ultimate, UBlock Origin and Element Blocker. Works OK and I usually block everything that bothers me -- except for websites using the same template as The Federalist Papers (Image below). I can block the first few elements that make up the frame but you can see from the posted image that's as far as I get. The frame will go black, but that;s as far as I get and the frame always reverts to what you see in the posted image. That frame loading is a resource hog and I would like to kill it. It just won't go away ! Have tried all the blocking options -- "Block similar elements" etc, but zero luck. The frames appear to use unique identifiers that are different for every page load. On other sites I have defeated similar strategies by "Block similar elements", but not on The Federalist Papers. I think it is important we solve this before other sites catch onto it. Ideas ?
When I click on a link in an email, Firefox opens it in a new tab instead of in the current tab.
I use Thunderbird for my email and Firefox for my browser. Both are the latest versions for Linux, just updated. When I click on a link in an email, I want it to open i… (read more)
I use Thunderbird for my email and Firefox for my browser. Both are the latest versions for Linux, just updated. When I click on a link in an email, I want it to open in the current tab as it always has, not a new one. How can I get this back to the way it's always been?
Why does FireFox close down all tabs after my computer goes to sleep? I have a MacBook Pro and this just happened within the past two weeks.
There was one topic that was exactly my issue; however, none of the steps provided solved my issue. This literally happened about 1 - 2 weeks ago (probably less). I eve… (read more)
There was one topic that was exactly my issue; however, none of the steps provided solved my issue. This literally happened about 1 - 2 weeks ago (probably less). I even set my FireFox browser back to all of the defaults and that did not work.
Why do I need to close/reopen Firefox in order for pinned Top Sites to get updated after syncing the browser?
I want to sync my Firefox pinned Top Sites so that I see the same Top Sites display on every new tab window across all my Win 10 PCs. The general sync seems to accomplish… (read more)
I want to sync my Firefox pinned Top Sites so that I see the same Top Sites display on every new tab window across all my Win 10 PCs. The general sync seems to accomplish this, but only if I close and reopen Firefox after the sync. The sync should update the Top Sites display immediately. It should not be necessary to close and reopen Firefox. Am I missing something here?
In code inspector, can <pre> contents be shown with line breaks and tabs applied?
I'm using <pre> to show my visitor's HTML code in my webpage. The code contains \t's (tabs) and \n's (line breaks), and seems to render fine in the webpage. As a te… (read more)
I'm using <pre> to show my visitor's HTML code in my webpage. The code contains \t's (tabs) and \n's (line breaks), and seems to render fine in the webpage. As a test, I select all the code and paste it into various other apps, and formatting it maintained (good).
My issue is with how <pre> is displayed in the code inspector: <pre>'s content is shown on one line... the tabs and line breaks are not applied. Initially this made me second-guess my work and make me chase ghosts for awhile ("Where are these spaces coming from?").
Testing with Chrome, in the inspector, <pre> is shown with tabs and line breaks applied. It looks the same as in the webpage, so I don't second-guess it.
Overall this is a silly annoyance, however encountering this for the first time chewed up 30mins of my time. As well, I would expect, without formatting applied, that at least no extraneous spaces would be injected. If there's a space, to me that means I actually have a space inside my <pre> contents.
Let me know if I'm overlooking something!
Opening Firefox by launching a hyperlink results in the top level menu of Firefox not showing.
If I click on a hyperlink anywhere (in an email for instance) that launches Firefox (my default browser) it works but the top level menu of Firefox (File, Edit, View etc.… (read more)
If I click on a hyperlink anywhere (in an email for instance) that launches Firefox (my default browser) it works but the top level menu of Firefox (File, Edit, View etc.) is not visible. I can hover over where it should be and see partal dropdown menus. The same hyperlink works fine if I make Safari my default browser. I have Catalina 10.15.2 - Firefox 72.0.1. I have tried changing screen appearnace from light, to dark to auto and have also disabled add-ons in Firefox. Any advice much appreciated.
How do I disable the pin tabs reminder?
I saw no option to permanently disable this question from firefox, I visited one of my frequent sites and got a pop-up asking me if I wanted to make the page a pinned pag… (read more)
I saw no option to permanently disable this question from firefox, I visited one of my frequent sites and got a pop-up asking me if I wanted to make the page a pinned page. The only options was "Sure", and "Not now".
There was no "Never show me this again" option.
Attached files won't upload in Gmail.
Since the Firefox 72 updates on Windows 10, I have been unable to attach files in Gmail. I tested the same account in Chrome and Opera and there was no problem. File siz… (read more)
Since the Firefox 72 updates on Windows 10, I have been unable to attach files in Gmail. I tested the same account in Chrome and Opera and there was no problem. File size not the issue (one file I tried was only 18K). I tried clearing the cache, history, etc., but it had no effect. Safe mode didn't work either. Neither did a reset.