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I am getting emails from Microsoft saying: 'The safety and security of your information is top priority for Microsoft. To help keep your account secure, Microsoft will no longer support the use of third-party email and calendar apps which ask you to sign in with only your Microsoft Account username and password. To keep you safe you will need to use a mail or calendar app which supports Microsoft’s modern authentication methods. If you do not act, your third-party email apps will no longer be able to access your Outlook.com, Hotmail or Live.com email address on September 16th. '

I have tried installing free Outlook but it does not allow me transfer all my local folders (I have many) with all my history and information.

Is an update to Firefox due that will support this new modern authentication process or do I loose all my local folders?

The new Shiny for Python 1.0.0 seems to be incompatible with Firefox. I made this dummy app:

• • • Start of code ***

from shiny import App, render, ui, reactive from pathlib import Path

app_ui = ui.page_fillable(

   ui.panel_title(
       ui.row(
       ui.column(6, ui.h1("title1")),
       ui.column(6, ui.h1("title2"))
       )
   ),
   ui.layout_sidebar(
       ui.sidebar(
           ui.input_text("input_text1", "input_text1", value=""),
           ui.input_text("input_text2", "input_text2", value=""),
           ui.input_text("input_text3", "input_text3", value=""),
           ui.input_text("input_text4", "input_text4", value=""),
           ui.input_text("input_text5", "input_text5", value=""),

           ui.input_selectize("input_selectize1", "input_selectize1", choices=["1", "2"]),
           ui.input_numeric("input_numeric1", "input_numeric1", value=4),
           ui.input_numeric("input_numeric2", "input_numeric2", value=8),
           ui.input_numeric("input_numeric3", "input_numeric3", value=20),
           ui.input_selectize("input_selectize2", "input_selectize2", choices=["3", "4", "5"]),
           ui.input_numeric("input_numeric4", "input_numeric4", value=1),
           ui.input_numeric("input_numeric5", "input_numeric5", value=1),
           ui.input_switch("input_switch1", "input_switch1", value=False),
           ui.input_switch("input_switch2", "input_switch2", value=False),
           ui.input_switch("input_switch3", "input_switch3", value=False),
           ui.input_action_button("input_action_button1", "input_action_button1"),
           ui.input_action_button("input_action_button2", "input_action_button2", disabled=True),
           width="350px"
       ),
       ui.layout_columns(
           ui.card(
               ui.card_header("card_header1"),
               ui.output_data_frame("card1"),
               full_screen=True
           ),
           ui.card(
               ui.card_header("card_header2"),
               ui.output_data_frame("card2"),
               full_screen=True
           ),
           col_widths=[12, 12]
       )
   )

)

def server(input, output, session):

   @reactive.event(input.input_action_button1)
   def reactive_function1():
       pass

   @output
   @render.data_frame
   def card1():
       return reactive_function1()

   @output
   @render.data_frame
   def card2():
       pass

   @reactive.effect
   @reactive.event(input.write_guides)
   def reactive_function2():
       return reactive_function1()

src_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "src" app = App(app_ui, server, static_assets=src_dir)

• • • End of code ***

Then I started it and opened it with Safari (left) and Firefox (right).

With Shiny for Python 0.10.2 both browsers seem fine (click the link for a screenshot): https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1a40577-6341-40c5-b952-7fb99cb3330e

But as soon as I switch to Shiny for Python 1.0.0, Firefox fails, but Safari is still able to display: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6fbc60a6-2487-4195-a7c3-a326bdfc7373

Not sure, if this is of any use, but I can "expand" the sidebar in Firefox leading to this: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4f2d318f-809b-463d-9c99-7c2a8670397d

Any ideas, what's wrong? Can I fix this in my code or does this need to be fixed by the devs?

I have had a lot of trouble using Firefox lately. I can't get to my e-mail and I can't get to my bank's website without getting a phone call which isn't always practical. My wife uses Chrome and doesn't have any problems. Am I going to have to switch to Chrome too?

I have a recurring problem, just started a few weeks ago. It comes and goes. I try to play netflix videos and get the message "Firefox is installing components need to play audio or video." I can't tell anything is being installed. I've tried purging cache, restarting firefox, restarting my computer. Windows 10. Firefox version 128.0.3 (64-bit)

HI, I suddenly can't get access to my long time Printify account with the Firefox browser on my Mac. One day, yes, next day, no. I have used Firefox for years and it is my go to browser. After entering my "correct" login info, I check the Verify You Are Human box and get an immediate Failure! notice. I can sign in via Firefox on my iPhone and on my Mac with the Safari browser so it seems it has something to do with Firefox Mac browser itself. I tried to go for the forgot password scenario but it also requires the checked Human box and I get the same Failure! message. Very much need access, please help. Thanks, Don Griffin

I can't seem to figure this out on my own so i'm hoping someone here can help.

I have some unwanted emails showing up as suggested when i right click on a browser tab and select "share" and i don't know how to find where they are saved on the browser to be able to delete them so they're no longer auto-suggested. Right clicking on the suggested email doesn't show any options and they are not saved in auto-fill either.

Havent tried deleting all cookies/history, but im not sure if that would help.. Anyone have any ideas?

Hi Just a quick one, I am using a VPN but everytime I open my browser I get bombarded with this dam acatcha and it takes ages to clear it, please there is bound to be away I can turn this off.......

Thanks

I visited eBay.com yesterday, Now, every time I search art or photos, an eBay page selling such items pops up. Adblock Pluse extension does not stop it.

‘Suddenly started receiving ads stacked atop each other. Thought was part of reason for using this browser?’ for ‘Firefox’ So many can't even read content of pages on websites.

My Environment: Host Machine - Intel Core i7-4771 @3.50GHz, 16GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 210 Display Adapter, Intel Gigabit Network Connection (ISP connection is around 700MBps).

OS - Windows 7 Pro V.22H2 Browser = Firefox ver.128.0.3 64bit.

Virtual Machine (VM) - Oracle Virtual Box Ver. 7.0.20 r163906, RAM = 4GB, Network = Bridged Adapter.

OS = Windows 7 Pro V. 22H2 Browser = Firefox ver. 128.0.3 64bit.

The Problem (In my VM only because I never browse sites on my Host PC): Toronto Sun website "Sign In" Screen never loads. A quarter circle just goes round and round. The website in question is - https://torontosun.com/sign-in/ The website itself does load fine and I can browse the site and all articles. But I cannot log into the site because the "Sign in" screen never loads. Also, Firefox tabs crash very frequently on this whole website.

Firefox is the only browser that I have on both my Host and VM (I have deleted MS Edge since it cannot be uninstalled).

On my VM, I tried installing Google Chrome and it works fine. The Toronto Sun Sign In page loads fine and I can log in.

On my Host PC, Firefox actually works. I tried it to see if the "Sign In" screen appears and it does and I can log in. It is only on my VM that it does not load.

What has Changed:

The Oracle Virtual Box software was just updated from ver. VirtualBox-7.0.18-162988-Win to ver. VirtualBox-7.0.20-163906-Win.

What I have tried: I have already done the following: Cleared - "Everything" including History, cookies, Temporary Cached files and pages and Site Settings.

I do not have any add-ons or themes installed.

I have cleared all Windows and User Temp Folders and files. I have rebooted several times in the past couple of days.

I tried increasing the VM RAM from 4GB to 6GB - did not help.

I would appreciate a solution.

Thanks very much. Kenneth

If this is supposed to happen by default. If so. I don't understand why. To me, this is backwards. Can someone please explain the logic to me?

When I reopen my browser, the tabs to the right of what was the active tabs is chosen. Same thing when I close a tab, the tab to the right opens instead of going left.

There has to be a way to reverse these behaviors I assume are related.

When I started the firefox browser today it came up with a blank page & bookmark table on the left side had all text. I re-installed the firefox browser, it recovered my previous session/bookmark tab, and pinned the shortcut to the task bar. But everytime I restart the same thing happens, and I have to reinstall....

I'm having trouble posting here with that error message, and problems uploading images, so forgive me if you have not seen the latest updated post.

error

You are still on the beta update channel as you can see in the "Help -> About Firefox" screenshots.

You can possibly check about:support for the path of the Firefox binary and profile folder..

Above you mention portable, are you using a portable Firefox version? To update, it's just a matter of extracting the executable and replacing the contents of the portable folder.

What differentiates the "portable"method, that I've been using as my method for years without an incident, up until recent recent Firefox releases? The only thing I do when there's an update is replace the contents of the install folder, the same folder that the profile manager is pointing to, with the contents of the extracted executable,

I just realized the existence of this folder in about:support "Update Folder: C:\ProgramData\Mozilla-1de4eec8-1241-4177-a864-e594e8d1fb38\updates\C47CD37E750B0BD0. I tried to delete it. It recreated itself, changed my settins to "Update Autoimatically" and wiped out my entire session.

The contents of it's update-config.json file are the following. Would changing these values to "false" do any good? Or perhaps altering the contents of updates.xml in the same folder

"{"__DEFAULTS__":{"app.update.auto":true,"app.update.background.enabled":true},"app.update.auto":false}"

I do have a "Profile" folder at C:\Users\mr\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles. The two entries are from 2019. One is empty, ans these are the contents of the other

profile contents