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can't select text to copy it

i need to copy and paste text that's also a link, but firefox isn't letting me highlight it, I can do it in chrome, brave, & opera, it's not a mouse problem either, i… (read more)

i need to copy and paste text that's also a link, but firefox isn't letting me highlight it, I can do it in chrome, brave, & opera, it's not a mouse problem either, if I just right click on the page and select "highlight all" FF wont highlight it, is there a setting for this or a extension I can download? (in the picture the the rad text is also a link, I need to copy the number portion)

Asked by smotedown 10 months ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 10 months ago

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How to open links on a different virtual desktop on Windows.

A recent update (https://windowsreport.com/firefox-fixes-an-8-year-old-windows-bug-that-broke-virtual-desktop-use/) has broken behavior I previously depended on as part o… (read more)

A recent update (https://windowsreport.com/firefox-fixes-an-8-year-old-windows-bug-that-broke-virtual-desktop-use/) has broken behavior I previously depended on as part of my workflows: If I clicked a link in one desktop, it would open that link in the browser instance on the last desktop I'd used, so I could keep all my browser windows on one virtual desktop full-screened for easy viewing, then slide back to my other workspaces for messaging/writing/etc.

Now, apparently as a bug fix, every time I try to open a link on a desktop, it creates a new Firefox instance in that desktop instead of opening the link in the browser I have open on other workspaces. This has dramatically impacted how I work. How can I restore the previous behavior? It is so disruptive having new windows opening all the time instead of keeping them in my dedicated browser workspace. If there isn't a fix for this, I will need to move to a new browser.

Asked by chronoloid 1 month ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 month ago

FIrefox 143 appears to prepend a google link to some links when clicked ... ...

FIrefox 143 appears to prepend a google link to some links when clicked ... ... … … and then after a delay load the page with the correct link. This appears to be some… (read more)

FIrefox 143 appears to prepend a google link to some links when clicked ... ...

… … and then after a delay load the page with the correct link.

This appears to be something new (or never noticed before) after my MAC OSX upgrade to 26.

Can't tell who's problem it is but it's annoying. Have to try other browsers to know if it's just firefox.

Any insights would be appreciated.

FJohn

Asked by mozilla440 1 month ago

Last reply by mozilla440 1 month ago

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Your PC doesn't have an app that can open this link. Try looking for a compatible app in the Microsoft Store.

Installed Firefox on my laptop. Already running on my desktop. Whenever I try to open a link, I get: Get an app to open this 'microsoft-edge' link Your PC doesn't hav… (read more)

Installed Firefox on my laptop. Already running on my desktop.

Whenever I try to open a link, I get: Get an app to open this 'microsoft-edge' link

Your PC doesn't have an app that can open this link. Try looking for a compatible app in the Microsoft Store.

Is this Microsofts way of saying "Use Edge?" Can I change settings to make it work?

Asked by PathMan 9 months ago

Last reply by John Son 9 months ago

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Tabs?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am looking for a solution that will allow links to open in the same tab rather than tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab. I am also having issue with sign ins opening a ne… (read more)

I am looking for a solution that will allow links to open in the same tab rather than tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab, tab. I am also having issue with sign ins opening a new blank tab and not having the ability to sign in at all. I've been using Firefox since I quit Netscape. And yes, I tried many epic fails that were disguised as solutions that don't work. I'm seriously about to give up on this browser if I can't get what I had after a SSD drive fail that forced me to reinstall from the ground up.

Asked by Spunky 8 months ago

Last reply by Mutaz Awad 7 months ago

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All links open youtube videos

Whenever I search something and there is a youtube video included in the search results, all links direct to that video. In the example image it show me hovering over a w… (read more)

Whenever I search something and there is a youtube video included in the search results, all links direct to that video. In the example image it show me hovering over a website link and in the bottom left hand corner it instead tries to open a youtube link at the bottom of the page.

Asked by no.i.will.not.change 4 months ago

Answered by Kiki 4 months ago

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How to disable urlbar simplified search

Recently Mozilla had the brilliant idea of doing something they've done before...obscuring the URL/Address from the user. So now when you search the URL bar never shows t… (read more)

Recently Mozilla had the brilliant idea of doing something they've done before...obscuring the URL/Address from the user. So now when you search the URL bar never shows the address your query is sent to because "usr 2 stoopid, need dum." Mocking aside how do you disable this trash. I just came back to Firefox being fed up with Mozilla pulling idiotic pointless weekly UI/Behavior rug pulls like this and...well some things never change.

Asked by firefox2665 5 months ago

Answered by Ed 5 months ago

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url search options gone

After the recent update, the buttons on the url-bar-search for searching in bookmarks, tabs or search engine, are gone and turned into a drop down. This kinda sucks. the … (read more)

After the recent update, the buttons on the url-bar-search for searching in bookmarks, tabs or search engine, are gone and turned into a drop down. This kinda sucks. the buttons were perfectly fine; one-click.

Any way to get the buttons back?

Asked by Yinmin 6 months ago

Last reply by Yinmin 5 months ago

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Many links will not open except in a new tab

Windows 11, v23H2 After the last update, I have a problem opening some links just with a left click. Most open fine, but on some sites, I can open the site fine, but all… (read more)

Windows 11, v23H2

After the last update, I have a problem opening some links just with a left click. Most open fine, but on some sites, I can open the site fine, but all other links have to be opened in a new tab. Sometimes, I can't even get that menu to come up, so I have to save the link URL and open it in a new tab manually.

I have my browser set to open all tabs in a new window, so that's not the problem.

It's very annoying, especially when I'm trying to get something done quickly.

How do I fix this? TIA

Asked by D A 6 months ago

Last reply by D A 6 months ago

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Mac desktop firefox does not display "see more" link in LinkedIn profiles

Hello, I have a Mac desktop running Seqouia 15.1.1, and I'm using Firefox, primarily. Inside LinkedIn, the "see more" link is missing in people's profile sections. I c… (read more)

Hello,

I have a Mac desktop running Seqouia 15.1.1, and I'm using Firefox, primarily.

Inside LinkedIn, the "see more" link is missing in people's profile sections. I can;t expand any of these sections to read them in full.

They are present in Chrome. They are present on my iPhone.

I've reset everything I can think of but nothing impacts it. Also, this is a fairly new problem. So, something updated that caused this but Idk what.

The attached images give examples.

1st image (FF): Where the "..." is, a "see more" text link should also appear. 2nd image (CH): "See more" is present.

Asked by kenjensen990 10 months ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 10 months ago

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w11 search will not use Firefox-goes to Edge

Have new W11 laptop. Installed Firefox and have set it to my default browser but if I use the search box it opens the results in Edge. Where is the setting to enable W11… (read more)

Have new W11 laptop. Installed Firefox and have set it to my default browser but if I use the search box it opens the results in Edge. Where is the setting to enable W11 search box to use Firefox.

Asked by OldBob2 8 months ago

Answered by OldBob2 8 months ago

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sharing a web site by sending link by e-mail. How do I change the source address

When I find a web site I want to share, I go to file on my i-mac desk top and it opens an e-mail but always sends from my comcast e-mail address. How do I change that s… (read more)

When I find a web site I want to share, I go to file on my i-mac desk top and it opens an e-mail but always sends from my comcast e-mail address. How do I change that so they all go from my aol address? [edited[ @aol.com

Asked by petepatwms 10 months ago

Last reply by James 10 months ago

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Address bar autocomplete and new tabs

Hi – When I type a URL into the address bar, I get a list of suggestions for autocomplete. I can select the site I want, hit enter, and go to that site, or what I usually… (read more)

Hi – When I type a URL into the address bar, I get a list of suggestions for autocomplete. I can select the site I want, hit enter, and go to that site, or what I usually do is hit command+enter, which opens the site in a new tab. But for the last couple days, when I hit command+enter, the autocomplete deselects and I don't open a new tab. For example, if I type "go," the autocomplete suggests "google.com," I hit command+enter, and the current tab I'm on goes to "go.com."

This is really a pain because it's a very natural part of my workflow to go to websites in new tabs. Of course I can just open a new tab and type in the URL there, but I'd love to be able to keep using my browser the way I'm used to. Is it possible that I made a change to my settings accidentally? I can't find anything in the Firefox settings but I imagine i must have done something. I did check and none of my keys are stuck or anything.

I'm on MacOS Monterey, Version 12.7.2, and my Firefox is version 136.0 (64-bit)

Thank you very much!

Asked by henryngifford 8 months ago

Answered by TyDraniu 8 months ago

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Can't access embedded web server for printer

I'm trying to access my printer's embedded web server (EWS) by typing the printer's IP address into the address bar (as instructed by Dell support ). However, when I do t… (read more)

I'm trying to access my printer's embedded web server (EWS) by typing the printer's IP address into the address bar (as instructed by Dell support ). However, when I do this on desktop, Firefox treats the IP address as a search term, and takes me to search results instead of the the EWS. When I tried on Firefox for Android and Firefox Focus for Android, I did not have the same issue, but instead was taken to an all-black page (still unable to access the settings I need!). Any thoughts as to what might be going on and how to fix it?

Google Chrome treats the IP address as a search term on both desktop and mobile, so this might be a problem bigger than Firefox.

Asked by arin.pavlov 8 months ago

Last reply by James 8 months ago

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URL in the address bar changes rapidly

A video of what is happening . This only happens when I search something up, for example, if I search more than one thing up on Pinterest, Google and sometimes Youtube . … (read more)

A video of what is happening . This only happens when I search something up, for example, if I search more than one thing up on Pinterest, Google and sometimes Youtube . . . I'm sure it's not related to any extensions, the only one I installed recently was Privacy Possum, but after noticing this issue I deleted it and it didn't resolve the issue.

Help me Please it's Killing my Eyes

With Respect, Thomas Snell

Asked by hiimprisma 9 months ago

Answered by hiimprisma 9 months ago