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How do I prevent Google Translate from displaying its banner unrequested?

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Frequently, the Translate banner appears at the top of a page when it has not been requested. How can I prevent this without removing the add-on?

Frequently, the Translate banner appears at the top of a page when it has not been requested. How can I prevent this without removing the add-on?

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The screenshots on the Add-ons site do not show all the panels, so I don't know whether removing a banner or toolbar is an option: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/s3google-translator/

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Is it possible that the S3.Google Translator extension is causing this?

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The screenshots on the Add-ons site do not show all the panels, so I don't know whether removing a banner or toolbar is an option: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/s3google-translator/

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I tried the "discontinue translation for this site" option. I'll wait and see if this helps.

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I have tried the "discontinue translation for this site" option several times but I keep getting the banner and have to X it.

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Is there any difference if you start Firefox in Safe Mode?

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When I restart without add-ons the banner does not appear. When I restart Firefox the banner frequently appears.

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Whenever Hotmail.com opens my inbox, the Translate banner replaces the Outlook banner with its drop-down boxes. In order to use the drop-down boxes I have to kill the Translate banner. Selecting "discontinue translation for this site" does not prevent the Translate banner from reappearing at some later time.

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If this only occurs when that extension is enabled, I suggest complaining to the developer for a fix. There is a support thread on a different forum (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2829503) or you can use the developer's email address listed on the Add-ons site.

Otherwise, we might be able to suggest a few tricks to override its behavior, but since that would require installing and using the extension, and it seems to cause so many problems, I don't know that any volunteers will sign up for that!

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I'm trying the option "Automatic Site Translation: Disable".

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This seems to have solved the problem.