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had .htm file that could format and display - now all i get is the source.

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mecane
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created file containing <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> . . . </style></head> <body> <table border=all>. . . </table> </body> <html> - had file:///filename in Most Visited list. up til today could click on list entry and see formatted table. now when I try it, all I see is the source. what has changed overnight??

created file containing &lt;html&gt; &lt;head&gt; &lt;style type="text/css"&gt; . . . &lt;/style&gt;&lt;/head&gt; &lt;body&gt; &lt;table border=all&gt;. . . &lt;/table&gt; &lt;/body&gt; &lt;html&gt; - had file:///filename in Most Visited list. up til today could click on list entry and see formatted table. now when I try it, all I see is the source. what has changed overnight??

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Does the file have a .html file extension?

If not then Firefox might be defaulting to text/plain and not use text/html.

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Does the file have a .html file extension?

If not then Firefox might be defaulting to text/plain and not use text/html.

Modified by cor-el