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Visited sites being saved, then listed if "+" alone is typed into address bar.

When a "+" sign is entered, alone, into address bar, a list of some visited sites instantly appears. How do I delete these sites and prevent sites from being saved in th… (read more)

When a "+" sign is entered, alone, into address bar, a list of some visited sites instantly appears. How do I delete these sites and prevent sites from being saved in the future?

I've searched everywhere I can find for an answer to this question, or for a place to submit it, and failed.

In Privacy & Security > History I've un-checked all except "Clear history when Firefox closes" which is checked. In > "Address Bar--Firefox Suggest", I've disabled all options.

I clear "Recent History, Everything" (Cookies and Site Settings are left unchecked) frequently.

Thank you for your help!

Asked by kadams28 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

I screwed up my profile and now websites won't load

Hello, I did something stupid. I was trying to set up the dark/light theme via cli, and I asked openai about it. It suggested this command: echo 'user_pref("lightweight… (read more)

Hello, I did something stupid. I was trying to set up the dark/light theme via cli, and I asked openai about it.

It suggested this command:

echo 'user_pref("lightweightThemes.selectedThemeID", "firefox-compact-light@mozilla.org");' | jq -s '.[0]' > ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default-release/prefs.js

Which resulted in the following error:

jq: parse error: Invalid numeric literal at line 1, column 11

When I opened mozilla, my profile was reset, and websites won't load (except this one!). They just hang there loading forever. My internet is fine, chromium works perfectly.

So how do I fix this and is there a way I can recover my profile? (Yes I know I should've made backups)

Asked by beethovenopus111 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

element.openOrClosedShadowRoot property always returns null

Hello, I'm trying to use https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/dom/openOrClosedShadowRoot functionality in an extension but the eleme… (read more)

Hello, I'm trying to use https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/dom/openOrClosedShadowRoot functionality in an extension but the element.openOrClosedShadowRoot always returns null.

Also is there a place in Firefox Devtools console (similar to the Chrome Devtools dropdown) to switch the context from the user console to the extension console so we can try extension only APIs?

Thanks.

Asked by Tamer Temizer 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

The page isn’t redirecting properly NS_ERROR_REDIRECT_LOOP

It seems that this problem is common in firefox community. So first of all I basically tried all default troubleshooting steps such as dealing with cookies (turning off, … (read more)

It seems that this problem is common in firefox community. So first of all I basically tried all default troubleshooting steps such as dealing with cookies (turning off, tuning on, exceptions), cleaning data, cleaning cache, security settings, etc etc, even though I am on freshly installed firefox.

So lets see now, problem is with https://vk.com/ website. It works until processing my login info. After I enter necessary credentials, it reloads and just produces infamous error. Network monitor displays loop of login.vk.com domain migrating cookies to login.vk.ru which restores them and then finally trying to open actual account php page starts the loop anew. Well until NS_ERROR_REDIRECT_LOOP stops this shamelessness. Resetting all browser data back, just enables me to enter my credentials again and the same process starts again. I can access this website from the same network from different browsers from different devices and operating systems.

Currently I encounter this problem on recently installed Arch linux, with basically dwm and firefox, and since I had very rough time with how unpredictable this system were so far, I don't know how much it is browser issue, so I think I should mention it.

Thank you in advance.

Asked by Arson 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago

Blocking Youtube Ads

Dear Friends, Trust all is well... PLEEZE put an end to this mystery. Can you BLOCK YOUTUBE ADS or not? If so, how is that accomplished. Many of the extension are not … (read more)

Dear Friends,

Trust all is well...

PLEEZE put an end to this mystery. Can you BLOCK YOUTUBE ADS or not? If so, how is that accomplished.

Many of the extension are not safe even dangerous to use.

Thank You!

Best, Ralph

Asked by felix85 4 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 4 months ago

lubuntu refresh rate issue

been at it a week everywhere. how can I change the resresh rate about 60MH. desktop preferences is greyed out. command line didnt do it. not a programmers, please keep it… (read more)

been at it a week everywhere. how can I change the resresh rate about 60MH. desktop preferences is greyed out. command line didnt do it. not a programmers, please keep it simple. was hoping a GUI would make life easier. its blocky on a slow screen scroll. tried loads everywhere. I think it might not happen in chrome.

Asked by Tom Gallagher 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

wrong town name when I open Firefox

When I open Firefox, the wrong town name is always there with temperature. Can't Firefox remember my town name? I'm getting a little upset that so simple a problem can'… (read more)

When I open Firefox, the wrong town name is always there with temperature. Can't Firefox remember my town name? I'm getting a little upset that so simple a problem can't be fixed automatically. Sincerely Bob

Asked by norman72 4 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 4 months ago

bookmarks sync from browser into subfolder on another browser

Is it possible to perform partial bookmarks sync? Let's say, bookmarks from machine A that are synced to the server completely would be then synced from the server to a… (read more)

Is it possible to perform partial bookmarks sync?

Let's say, bookmarks from machine A that are synced to the server completely would be then synced from the server to a bookmarks subfolder on machine B, is it possible? The rest of the bookmarks on machine B would need not to sync to the server in such case.

Alternatively, both machines sync to the server but the user would need to specify which bookmark sections (folders) need to be synced and which not, thus avoiding duplication and maintaining consistency.

Asked by alexei.gusev 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Browsers won't sync when behind Securly.com filter

I'm the tech director (tech janitor) for a public school that is using Securly.com for their Internet filter. Securly requires installing their own certificate so they c… (read more)

I'm the tech director (tech janitor) for a public school that is using Securly.com for their Internet filter. Securly requires installing their own certificate so they can be a man-in-the-middle. I've installed that cert into Firefox and that works fine. However, even with that cert installed, Sync doesn't work when I'm behind that filter. As soon as I take one of my computers off the school network, everything will sync up. I don't get any errors that sync is failing, it's just not working. Any ideas on how I can fix that issue?

Thanks!

-Farren

Asked by farren 5 months ago

Last reply by Dropa 5 months ago

Enable pop-ups on a case-by-case basis

I have run into an annoyance where I am trying to click on a link in my email to open a new page. Clicking on the link makes a bar show up telling me that Firefox has pre… (read more)

I have run into an annoyance where I am trying to click on a link in my email to open a new page. Clicking on the link makes a bar show up telling me that Firefox has prevented a popup from being opened (see attached image). I am given the option of managing my preferences / Firefox settings, where I can either go through multiple steps to permanently allow all pop-ups from that website until I restore my original settings, or uncheck a box to permanently allow all pop-ups from all sites until I check that box again. This is annoying because I have no interest in either allowing or disallowing all pop-ups from all websites, or all pop-ups from this specific website, every time I want to open a single pop-up from a specific site. I would rather that the warning bar which tells me that Firefox has blocked a pop-up also display a button allowing me to allow ONLY THIS SPECIFIC POP-UP IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE.

Is this a setting that exists in Firefox? Alternatively, is there a version of Firefox which does have a setting which would allow this? Or is this simply not a functionality that exists for this browser?

Asked by Tiggy Chen 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Bookmarks

It's no big deal but my music folder which is all YouTube wont sort by name all other bookmark folders I have sort fine. When I sort by name it is all random. This issue … (read more)

It's no big deal but my music folder which is all YouTube wont sort by name all other bookmark folders I have sort fine. When I sort by name it is all random. This issue started about 2 or 3 Firefox updates ago before it would sort by name no problem I am using 118.0.1 I don't know if YouTube has changed something with there icons or its just a bug in Fire Fox

Asked by zzombie hunter 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

error dynamicly get response on Poe web

I use firefox 115.3.1 on debian12 and chat with gpt on poe.com, firefox can't get the response dynamicly and it can only be loaded when the whole response finish, but it … (read more)

I use firefox 115.3.1 on debian12 and chat with gpt on poe.com, firefox can't get the response dynamicly and it can only be loaded when the whole response finish, but it run properly whan I use chrome. Whan I press F12, I see many gets were red(ns-error-net-interrupt), how can I fix it?

Asked by ahji60164 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Slow Websites

Some of my websites load very slowly. So slow that I can use Chrome, login to that site, complete my business, log off, and Firefox is still loading. I don't load extras … (read more)

Some of my websites load very slowly. So slow that I can use Chrome, login to that site, complete my business, log off, and Firefox is still loading. I don't load extras into Firefox and I don't believe I have anything extra loaded. Some of the websites I have problems with on a regular basis are: Yahoo.com, loading articles, and Synchrony.com for credit cards, such as Amazon, JC Penney and others. Occasionally, close to rarely, they will load immediately, but the majority of the time it takes minutes. Thank you.

Asked by Boback 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Can't get touchscreen on Dell Inspiron 3953 to work properly

Currently using stock version of firefox which came with debian 12. I have tried every solution that I could find but none of them work. The touchscreen behaves like a pe… (read more)

Currently using stock version of firefox which came with debian 12. I have tried every solution that I could find but none of them work. The touchscreen behaves like a pen instead of a touchscreen.

Asked by Server 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Ugly blue menu and tab area appeared after firefox upgrade to 115.3

I have just upgraded firefox to 115.3, and now the menu and tab area have an ugly blue color with white text. If I switch to another window, the color returns to gray wi… (read more)

I have just upgraded firefox to 115.3, and now the menu and tab area have an ugly blue color with white text.

If I switch to another window, the color returns to gray with black text, but as soon as I select the window, the menu/tab area becomes blue again. Only the active tab is shown with a gray background.

I have found this bug (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1090432) from 8 years ago, which seems to be the same problem, but the fix described does not work:

In about:config, browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar is set to 0 (not true or false). If I set it to something else and back to 0, the blue color remains. If the value is not 0, one could argue that firefox should use the title bar color, but if it is 0, then the regular window color should be used. Also, regardless of which color ought to be used, the tab header is not connected to the window below, but separated using a blue separator, making the window exceptionally ugly. This is the case even when browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar is nonzero.

I have also created a 100% fresh profile, without addons etc, and the behavior is the same.

Asked by rogier777 5 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 5 months ago

Multi-Account Containers can't create new container

I can't create a new container. The controls to do so are missing. How do I fix that? "uBlock Origin" is the only other extension installed. I use the default privacy mo… (read more)

I can't create a new container. The controls to do so are missing. How do I fix that?

"uBlock Origin" is the only other extension installed. I use the default privacy mode.

Asked by jaros.paul 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago

Update Firefox Browser

When trying to update Firefox on my Linux Mint system, I saw this in settings: Updates disabled by your system administrator. Well, I am the administrator. I checked and… (read more)

When trying to update Firefox on my Linux Mint system, I saw this in settings:

Updates disabled by your system administrator. Well, I am the administrator. I checked and I have administrator privilege, and I would not have disabled updates. How to I convey that to Firefox so I can update my browser?

Please email me: [removed email from public support forum] with a response.

Thanks.

Asked by murphy.al 4 months ago

Last reply by James 4 months ago

browser.translations

After installing version 118, Firefox does not automatically explain the pages.I have to go out in the settings and choose the language of the translation every time. The… (read more)

After installing version 118, Firefox does not automatically explain the pages.I have to go out in the settings and choose the language of the translation every time. The problem occurs after the browser is synchronized. MX Linux system.

Asked by jacekp111 5 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 5 months ago