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 ?
Firefox
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?
Video playback issues
I am currently having issues with Youtube, Netflix, and vrv.co, all video streaming sites over on Firefox, though only in full screen mode, and only on those particular v… (read more)
I am currently having issues with Youtube, Netflix, and vrv.co, all video streaming sites over on Firefox, though only in full screen mode, and only on those particular video streaming sites, and I don't know why. As everything else works perfectly fine on my computer otherwise. Though curiously, running the browser in safe mode seems to remove those issues. However, I suspect this is some kind of glitch in the browser. Strangely, safe mode removes the issue, but again, not sure why. I did check another browser— Namely Waterfox Classic. That worked fine. And so far the only suggestion anyone has had from the tech service that I have on the machine has made that makes sense is that this might be a video driver issue. I did just recently update my drivers, this is true. However the issue did not start up until a few days after this had occurred. I tried reinstalling the driver to see if that would fix the issue. The issue itself is very weird. It seems like the first third of the top of the screen is suffering from some kind of distortion that looks somewhere between pixelation and screen tearing, while the rest of the video usually plays normally. What's weirder is that this isn't consistent. Sometimes it will occur near the bottom third of the screen, and sometimes it won't happen at all. The only things so far consistent is that a) it happens only in full screen, and b) it only occurs to me when I'm in the browser on those sites. Nothing text based (i.e. Fanfiction.net) has this occur, nor does it occur on my games that are on my system via steam. Even weirder, having a secondary monitor attached causes the playback issue to vanish, as does having a remote repair attempted on it—which I did try to do when this first started— only to return again when the remote connection is shut down or the external monitor is unplugged from the laptop.
Again, Waterfox does not seem to have this issue. At first it was suggested to me on another thread that the issue might be because Waterfox Classic doesn't use hardware acceleration, so I turned that off on Firefox. Which does allow things to play more or less okay, though at times when I scroll, it seems to mess with the screen in a similar fashion to the initial playback issues, and again, it's not consistent with that, just like it's not consistent with the video playback when the browser's Hardware acceleration is on.
However, I just learned that Waterfox Classic /does/ use hardware acceleration, though it seems to have a much lower content limit set by default. This makes me think that whatever is going on may be a glitch in Firefox itself that may have somehow come up. Though how and why I have no earthly clue, as prior to last Monday there was no issue, as I said earlier. More unusually sometimes the effect vanishes on videos where it's shown up.
I have tried to screenhot this and it /never/ appears in screenshots, and doesn't show up when paused either. I've even tried to take a picture of it with my phone or record it with said. Also no luck. I /have/ however, been able to find a video that does this affect deliberately, so I can at least present it here. Again, this is not consistent, seems to move around the screen, and only seems to occur on those three video sites as I stated. Apparently whatever the issue is, it's /NOT/ something to do with the hardware acceleration, as I learned, again, that WaterfoxClassic /does/ use it and it is active in that browser, and was active when I first tried it, so that narrows it down to some kind of glitch either with Firefox or Windows and how it interacts with either the former or the latter, depending on where the glitch is coming from.
Does anyone have any idea what's causing this?
The image attached is an example of what I'm seeing, however, bear in mind that this video is /deliberately/ showing this effect in an attempt to replicate the type of thing one might see on old video tapes being played after years of disuse, but it /is/ the same general appearance, more or less, of what I occasionally see on Firefox when using the videos on the above mentioned sites.
FF doesnt start
I've two computers, both with Windows 7. On laptop Firefox cant start, deinstallation, cleaning, installation, etc, etc - nothing :(. On second computer FF works very w… (read more)
I've two computers, both with Windows 7. On laptop Firefox cant start, deinstallation, cleaning, installation, etc, etc - nothing :(. On second computer FF works very well (I write this post). Please help - I want to use FF on laptop
I just installed windows 10 and now firefox doesn't work right = very slow, it was fine before
I just upgraded my computer to a 1 tb hard drive and installed windows 10. Now firefox doesn't work right, example: I go on Facebook or another site and when I try to typ… (read more)
I just upgraded my computer to a 1 tb hard drive and installed windows 10. Now firefox doesn't work right, example: I go on Facebook or another site and when I try to type a post I have to type 2 or 3 letters, then wait several seconds for them to appear. I have re-position my cursor and type 2 or 4 more letters and wait again. Can this be fixed?
Trying to close Firefox from EXIT and getting message - all windows and tabs will close; how to fix this to restart with all open windows & tabs available?
I have a new copy of Firefox, Version 72.0.1 64bit, installed on a new desktop computer running Windows10 Home Version 1903 64bit and computer is up to date. Firefox is n… (read more)
I have a new copy of Firefox, Version 72.0.1 64bit, installed on a new desktop computer running Windows10 Home Version 1903 64bit and computer is up to date.
Firefox is not my default browser.
Firefox Windows and Tabs History are set to Default.
For all the many years that I have used Firefox I have closed Ff from EXIT in the menu so that when I restart (from my Windows toolbar or Windows Desktop) all of my open regular windows and tabs are immediately available. Ff still offers this option according to Troubleshooting in Help,see IMAGE 1. Now when I click on EXIT I get a box telling me that I am about to close all windows and tabs, see IMAGE 2.
I prefer not to rely on Restore Previous Session, because in the past if Ff crashed, closed the browser for any technical reason. or if I closed a window by accident, not all tabs were always restored.
Comparing my knowledge of the workings of computers to a person's knowledge of a car, I would say that I am qualified to drive but not I am not a mechanic; so please word any replies in regular English rather than techie English.
How can I fix this problem, preferably without losing any stored data, please ?
I would really appreciate the community's help.
How do i remove all passwords on firefox lockwise all at once
I want to remove ALL the passwords in firefox lockwise. No answers here. This is the worse software design I have ever seen from firefox. The old versions allowed you to … (read more)
I want to remove ALL the passwords in firefox lockwise. No answers here. This is the worse software design I have ever seen from firefox. The old versions allowed you to delete ALL passwords with one simple click, it looks like the only way I can get passwords removed in firefox lockwise is do so individually. Who was the mental defect that designed firefox lockwise without providing a ONE CLICK way to remove all passwords?
How do I put my tabs back where they belong (Firefox 72.0.1)?
I recently updated my browser to mitigate the latest scary security issues, and now my tab bar is in the wrong location again. I tried 3 or 4 different solutions from ar… (read more)
I recently updated my browser to mitigate the latest scary security issues, and now my tab bar is in the wrong location again. I tried 3 or 4 different solutions from around the web, including this one that seems somewhat official: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/forum-response-tabs-below-url-bar but I am still unable to get the tabs to show up below the address bar and bookmark toolbar. When I use the Browser Toolbox to examine the layout, it seems that the TabsToolbar object is now a child of a container that includes that and the Menu Bar. Adjusting the CSS allows me to change the order of those two, but I can't get the tabs to move below the bookmarks toolbar, where they belong. Can anyone point me to an article that will help me move the tabs to the right location?
firefox wird als Standartbrowser nicht bestätigt!!
Hallo, Habe Firefox in Edge als Webbrowser ausgewählt, aber wird in firefox als Standartbrowser nicht bestätigt! Auch der installierte Flashplayer wird von Incredimail P… (read more)
Hallo, Habe Firefox in Edge als Webbrowser ausgewählt, aber wird in firefox als Standartbrowser nicht bestätigt! Auch der installierte Flashplayer wird von Incredimail Programm nicht gefunden.
Did Firefox recently separate ClearCache?
For YEARS I had been relying on Firefox not only to clear "history" but also to clear the cache immediately when I exit Firefox. Recently started having major problems w… (read more)
For YEARS I had been relying on Firefox not only to clear "history" but also to clear the cache immediately when I exit Firefox. Recently started having major problems with running ANYTHING after streaming some video. Complained to the streaming web site but then realized it might be that Firefox had been changed somehow with all its "updates". When I looked into Firefox cache clearing I discovered there was already 1.0 Gigabytes of garbage in my cache from a very brief video streaming access following from a warm reboot of my computer needed to get anything at all to run properly. Downloaded the apparent "new" addon called "ClearCache" but wanted to check whether my guess is correct that the years functional cache clearing has now been separated out and that the new addon will solve my operational problem after streaming video.
Account locked because account verification email issue/bug
I just recently began migrating my accounts to new emails using a custom domain that I got, prepending the domain with different names/addresses, based on the types of ac… (read more)
I just recently began migrating my accounts to new emails using a custom domain that I got, prepending the domain with different names/addresses, based on the types of accounts I use to filter my mail and help my inbox stay organized (ie. email addresses like `spam@domain.com`, `work@domain.com`, `important@domain.com`, etc.). When creating my Firefox account I used one of these email addresses, and received a notification saying the verification email failed to send and was returned, and my account was locked out. Then I realized I forgot to enable the specific email address for my domain before trying to create the account, so I went and activated the correct address, tested it, and then tried logging in / creating my account again, but was just given the same 'locked out' error.
Can you guys unlock my account? I have the login information and the email address is working now, but the site just keeps saying that the verification email failed to send, instead of trying to send a new one or something. If you guys can't just unlock it, then it is fine if you can just reset it or completely remove it, so I can create it again with the same email, since the account was brand new and didn't have anything on it yet.
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.
I reinstalled firefox on my mac. I am using sync for a while. Now all my passwort data is lost. What can i do?
I reinstalled firefox on my mac. I am using sync for a while. Now all my passwort data is lost. What can i do? I am sorry, there is nothing more to tell about this. :( … (read more)
I reinstalled firefox on my mac. I am using sync for a while. Now all my passwort data is lost. What can i do? I am sorry, there is nothing more to tell about this. :(
Everything is properly set w/2 DT's, but still won't sync. Had done it previously, w/no changes from me. Solution?
Trying to sync between this computer and the one I'm replacing. Both are properly set up to sync, but when I choolse "sync now," nothing happens. It functioned properly… (read more)
Trying to sync between this computer and the one I'm replacing. Both are properly set up to sync, but when I choolse "sync now," nothing happens. It functioned properly until yesterday (12/04/19), now nothing.
Firefox suggested to "refresh" to fix slow loading and after I did I lost all my bookmarks?
It says they will save your bookmarks when you do a refresh but after it reloaded they are ALL gone. I tried to go back and load from previous dates but it doesn't work.… (read more)
It says they will save your bookmarks when you do a refresh but after it reloaded they are ALL gone. I tried to go back and load from previous dates but it doesn't work.
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?
will not open Vanguard.com
I get an error message saying this page not valid when using stored ID and PW. Worked fine yesterday (Jan 17) Both Win 7 PC's return same error message. Android, Chrome… (read more)
I get an error message saying this page not valid when using stored ID and PW. Worked fine yesterday (Jan 17) Both Win 7 PC's return same error message. Android, Chrome,and Internet Explorer are fine.
New Windows 10, saving book mark only shows five of my folders out of many more. Did not have this problem on 7
When attempting to save a bookmark, using "Bookmark this page" and then selecting Bookmark Menu to display a list of saved folders, the list of saved folders that appears… (read more)
When attempting to save a bookmark, using "Bookmark this page" and then selecting Bookmark Menu to display a list of saved folders, the list of saved folders that appears is a short partial list. This list does not permit scrolling to view the remaining unlisted folders. I hope to be able to use as before with all the folders showing in the save dropdown,, not having to save in "Other Bookmarks and then drag all the way to the folder I want. No problem seeing all of the folders in library or in side bar.
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.