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Opening PDFs automatically with Firefox and, without any changes I might make, saving them with the download function in Firefox, actually ruins the functionality and data entry function of that file. Specifically this happens with PDF files downloaded from the (not all that amusing) PDFs from the FINCEN, (US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network). I do not see why and how Firefox thinks it is allowed to change files that are simply downloaded and saved on Firefox.

In other words, it seems that Firefox strips away certain "permissions" and/or "functions" (like built-in lookup, menu or choice boxes). This means that the file so downloaded via Firefox can no longer be used to properly fill in data, or to look up and choose data items within the file. (I see many times that ANYTHING having to do with "permissions" tends to be an intractable and unsolvable problem for software makers & experts, so, if you do not know right away how to solve the problem, it will probably take you several years to figure this out.)

The PDF in question is created by a government agency. If you have ever dealt with a government agency, then you know that they act sort of like Adobe or Microsoft: "They don't respond, or they do respond & say they do not understand, and if they understand, they are either unwilling or unable to fix the problem."

If there is a switch or option within Firefox, which lets me tell Firefox "Save this file exactly like it is received, nothing added or removed!", that would be nice. I just have not found such an option yet, and it would be nice if it might get provided someday.

I will share my browser data, but I am sort of convinced that a detailed question like mine will not be addressed within that shared data.

Hi!

I am getting messages that I am blocking ads for many of my internet requests. I had never received these before but all of a sudden I started to get them. I have tried a number of things but nothing works.

I am running Windows 11 and do not have any Ad blockers.

Video's from https://abc7.com do not play. It's the only site this happens to. I don't know how to fix it. Win11. PC.

Hello. I'm having trouble using a password manager or auto script function within that password manager. It says please enable JavaScript within your browser. I use Firefox as my default browser. This is not the only time I've been asked to enable JavaScript. When I go to do so, Java is already enabled. So I can't figure this out without your help. Thank you

Hi, I've been trying to access academic articles through my university library online database. My browser often directs the shibboleth authentication to the sign-in page of my previous university, not to my current ones. An example is provided below: the first link gets automatically changed to the send one. How can I stop the browser from doing this, so that I can log in through my current university account? Thanks very much!

https://www-proquest-com.virtual.anu.edu.au/intermediateredirectforezproxy

https://lib.hku.hk/hkulauth/authenticate/ezproxyha?&scope=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpcCI6IjExOS4xOC4xLjEwNyIsIlJlbGF5U3RhdGUiOiJlenAuMmFIUjBjSE02THk5M2QzY3VjSEp2Y1hWbGMzUXVZMjl0TDJSdlkzWnBaWGN2TWpFek1UTTRPVFE0UDJGalkyOTFiblJwWkQwNE16TXdKbkJoY21WdWRGTmxjM05wYjI1SlpEMU9aM2tsTWtKdlpHTXpOSGsxTXpoc2NWaEVXRkphYURGUGJuTnpjMlpVSlRKQ1dsSnFWSEJYYmtWVGJucFpRU1V6UkNad2NTMXZjbWxuYzJsMFpUMXdjbWx0YnctLSIsImlkIjoiXzE3NjQ4MDEwNDg0MjA2NzUiLCJpc3N1ZXIiOiJodHRwczovL2Vwcm94eS5saWIuaGt1LmhrIiwiaWF0IjoxNzY0ODAxMDQ5LCJleHAiOjE3NjQ4MDE2NDl9.sO1MgGDfy15HeXHEFjnZkM30P9eLjUjQJdyu3pA2-Vo

Hello, So I have chosen Firefox as my default for 10 years now over the others. Lately every time you guys update I can't play videos from Starz and Paramount. First one update ruined Starz and now this past update ruined Paramount. YouTube plays fine and Netflix play fine.. Network TV stations play fine (CBS, NBC, Fox, & ABC). Now no matter what I do as far as setting I can't get videos to play on those 2 Platform

It is extremely annoying that the shortcut tabs forces me to have shortcuts based on my search history

For example, the fact that I visited a website about how to make pasta does not mean that I want that on my home tab every day, I am not wanting to make pasta every single day and if I were to want to make pasta every single day I would most likely not need the recipe

But everyday I do want to access YouTube, so I do want my shortcuts enable. I won’t add it to my bookmarks since they are for more important purposes (also uncomfortable to reach in comparison to shortcuts which are right in the middle of the screen)

That is to say, it is extremely annoying that with the shortcuts enabled I am forced to either filled up all the possible shortcuts or getting shoved some unecessary shortcut recommendations down my throat

There clearly should be an option to do have shortcuts in the home tab but without recommendations based on your search history

All of a sudden, my Yahoo Mail Contacts doesn't load. The following is the error message where my contacts should be listed. How do I fix this? Thank you

Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to cow.huntforenenst.com. SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG

   The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
   Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

Suite à la mise à jour de Firefox avec l'arrivée des nouveaux profils, j'ai perdu tout ce que j'avais enregistré sur ma session : tous mes mots de passe, mes marque-pages ainsi que les données de mon compte. Impossible de les retrouver ou de récupérer les données de mon compte initial. Je ne comprends pas ce qu'il s'est passé et surtout, j'aimerais savoir comment faire pour récupérer mes mots de passes et marques pages qui ont disparus ??

Every time I attempt to open any tab on my laptop computer I get the following message.

Gah. Your tab just crashed. We can help! Choose Restore this Tab to reload the page.

(Two buttons)

Close Tab Restore This Tab

Unable to restore tab. It is impossible to use the Firefox with this upgrade. Looks like I need to find another browser.

Terry Knight [email removed]@att.net

I try hard to use firefox in headless mode for a python selenium project in freebsd. But firefox complains about GPUs and the absense of a X-Server, but this is a headless mode and crashes with a segmentation fault. Why does it want a GPU and X-Server in headless mode? Does not make sense.

The output when i try to start is : " firefox --headless

• • • You are running in headless mode.

Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.117314) [GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.117314) |[1][GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI (t=0.117314) [GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI

Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: glxtest: Unable to open a connection to the X server (t=0.117314) |[1][GFX1-]: No GPUs detected via PCI (t=0.117314) |[2][GFX1-]: Failed to initialize shared font list, falling back to in-process list. (t=0.118314) [GFX1-]: Failed to initialize shared font list, falling back to in-process list. Segmentation fault (core dumped) firefox --headless "

Can anyone help me? Best regards Josef

I've been annoyed recently to see the Firefox symbol on both my Desktop and in the taskbar and finding that there are two in the taskbar when I open one. The bottom line is that I seem to have completely obliterated Firefox as I'd had it set up! Can I restore my Firefox settings to where they were yesterday?