MacOS Tahoe 26.2 seems to have made Thunderbird more inclined to trigger the window-focus bug

There's a well known "window-focus bug" in MacOS 26, where clicking on a window (even the title bar) doesn’t bring that app to the front. It seems like Thunderbird is par… (gụkwuo)

There's a well known "window-focus bug" in MacOS 26, where clicking on a window (even the title bar) doesn’t bring that app to the front. It seems like Thunderbird is particularly susceptible to this bug, and I was kind of tolerating it in 26.1. But just today I updated to 26.2, and oddly this has made the problem worse. Is anybody else seeing this and is anybody aware of a fix? Various MacOS discussion groups recommend tweaking MacOS mission control settings, but I don't use mission control at all.

Asked by zolot1958 Nkeji 18 gara aga

Firefox won't accept a valid password for online access that has been used for years.

I have used Directv for 30 years. My password has suddenly become unusable. I can say I forgot the password and change it and it is accepted, but when I try to sign on,… (gụkwuo)

I have used Directv for 30 years. My password has suddenly become unusable. I can say I forgot the password and change it and it is accepted, but when I try to sign on, it still says something went wrong. I changed it a total of 2 additional times with the same results. Then I gave up and went over to Edge where it worked fine. Has anyone else had a problem line this.

Asked by nancy.hobbs Nkeji 54 gara aga

your recent upgrade removed my side panel search bookmarks except those that have icons (left icons only)

your recent upgrade removed my side panel search bookmarks except those that have icons ( icons only)! No description of icon. Those that don't have icons have links bu… (gụkwuo)

your recent upgrade removed my side panel search bookmarks except those that have icons ( icons only)! No description of icon. Those that don't have icons have links but can't read with out hovering for seconds. Impossible to find links quickly!

Asked by cjjc468 Nkeji 57 gara aga

reloading pages

STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP page reloads after losing and regaining focus! This bug makes it impossible to use FF for any tasks that require external authenticatio… (gụkwuo)

STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP page reloads after losing and regaining focus! This bug makes it impossible to use FF for any tasks that require external authentication and is simply incredibly annoying!

Asked by Radzivon Darashkevich 1 aka elekere gar aga aga

How to share the same account with multiple profiles on the same computer?

Yes, I'd like to use the same account on both of my profiles. I understand that for some users, this may be confusing. In my case, the only reason for different profile… (gụkwuo)

Yes, I'd like to use the same account on both of my profiles.

I understand that for some users, this may be confusing.

In my case, the only reason for different profiles is that I need to use a Proxy Server for some websites, and no proxy for other websites. Manually switching proxy settings is painful, and doing so causes traffic for my other tabs/windows to go to the proxy, which I do not want.

I have a main (set of) windows (and its tabs) going straight to the internet, then I have a separate window (and its tabs) configured to go through a proxy (SOCKS5 in this case). I want all other settings, bookmarks, passwords, etc. to be identical to both. I end up having to logout of my main profile, log into the other profile to sync settings, log out of there, and log back into my main profile.

Is there a valid technical reason why an account on the same FireFox installation cannot be shared between two profiles?

I can do this on multiple computers (same account, different computers/profile), seems odd it is restricted to not allow on the same computer.

I have an alternative solution: Install FireFox natively, then install FireFox as AUR or FlatPak, but not sure this will collide as this both uses the same profile directory. Hum...

Wayne

Asked by Prince_By-Tor 1 aka elekere gar aga aga

Remove Bing as Search Engine Entirely

Dear community, in the settings I set Google as default search engine. Yet, every once in a while, when I search in the URL field, it searches via Bing, and when I check… (gụkwuo)

Dear community,

in the settings I set Google as default search engine. Yet, every once in a while, when I search in the URL field, it searches via Bing, and when I check the settings, it - for whatever reason- has reset Bing as default search engine. I would prefer to get rid of it entirely, is there a may to completely "deinstall" that feature or something?

Best regards

Asked by Meydran Hafftstettkerner 1 aka elekere gar aga aga

reinstalled thunderbird due to error message, now missing emails

My computer crashed and so restarted it, when went to open thunderbird got a couldn't load XPCom message. Followed directions to reinstall thunderbird without using the u… (gụkwuo)

My computer crashed and so restarted it, when went to open thunderbird got a couldn't load XPCom message. Followed directions to reinstall thunderbird without using the uninstaller. When I installed it, I reloaded my email to set it up. I have lost all my latest emails, only getting them from 15 years ago. and today, nothing from this year. All my folders have also gone and my contacts.

Can someone please help, how do I fix it, I have emails from this year that I need to keep.

Asked by Alderney 1 aka elekere gar aga aga

Gmail problems with version 146.0

Ever since the latest update, Thunderbird (desktop) is extremely slow when connecting to imail.gmail.com. I frequently experience timeouts and authentication failures. Th… (gụkwuo)

Ever since the latest update, Thunderbird (desktop) is extremely slow when connecting to imail.gmail.com. I frequently experience timeouts and authentication failures. This severely impedes my ability to send/receive email. I am running what I assume is the latest version of Windows 11 and have business class Internet with an ethernet connection. Please help!

Asked by tim332 Aka elekere 2 gara aga

Synch and bookmarks

Hi I foolishly enabled synch yesterday and today find my (extensive) bookmarking folder system has been turned upside down. It appears to have been reorganised most rece… (gụkwuo)

Hi I foolishly enabled synch yesterday and today find my (extensive) bookmarking folder system has been turned upside down. It appears to have been reorganised most recent last - very inconvenient. Two questions: can I reverse this?; and is there an easy system for removing many bookmarks chosen randomly at once, rather than one by one? Thanks Tony

Asked by argabel47 Aka elekere 2 gara aga

Unable to send email with Hotmail but recieving is ok.

After getting fed up with the Outlook app on windows. I decided to switch to TB. Now i can recieve my mails but can't send. I don't Use VPN and also checked if Windows … (gụkwuo)

After getting fed up with the Outlook app on windows. I decided to switch to TB. Now i can recieve my mails but can't send. I don't Use VPN and also checked if Windows Firewall is screwing things up. But those are allowed

Without the following. Unable to login to server (SMTP) smtp.office365.com with username *****@hotmail.com has failed (Translated from dutch)

These are my Settings incoming IMAP server: outlook.office365.com, 993, SSL/TLS, OAuth2 authentication, User Name = *****@hotmail.com outgoing SMTP server: smtp.office365.com, 587, STARTTLS, OAuth2 authentication, User Name = *****@hotmail.com

Asked by damien Nieuwland Aka elekere 2 gara aga

Firefox is not recognizing my current phone number

I'm trying to use an old Apple Powerbook as my 2015 MacBook Pro just died. I use Firefox as my browser on my PowerBook, and it is asking me to enter my old phone number … (gụkwuo)

I'm trying to use an old Apple Powerbook as my 2015 MacBook Pro just died. I use Firefox as my browser on my PowerBook, and it is asking me to enter my old phone number and is not accepting my new phone number.

Asked by apocolibri Aka elekere 2 gara aga

Cannot send emails

You seem to have addressed this topic well but not simple enough for complete non-techies like me who can really only do "Click X, then right hand click Y, then click Z" … (gụkwuo)

You seem to have addressed this topic well but not simple enough for complete non-techies like me who can really only do "Click X, then right hand click Y, then click Z" etc. Is there a noddy solution I could try? Thanks. Derek

Asked by del.henderson1 Aka elekere 3 gara aga

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