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I can't seem to find a stop button, unless there is another way to have Firefox stop a superslow or unresponsive web site.

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addawson
addawson

I want to stop Firefox from trying to D/L a website or a web page that is super-super slow in loading, or seems to caught in causality loop or something. I have to shut down the browser in order to get away from that particular problem.

I want to stop Firefox from trying to D/L a website or a web page that is super-super slow in loading, or seems to caught in causality loop or something. I have to shut down the browser in order to get away from that particular problem.

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On most browsers, the X and the reload circle on the address bar will change places. X to stop the page when loading. And then the reload circle takes its place when the page is loaded.

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FredMcD
FredMcD

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On most browsers, the X and the reload circle on the address bar will change places. X to stop the page when loading. And then the reload circle takes its place when the page is loaded.

addawson
addawson Question owner

Thanx to FredMcD-

I guess I was just used to seeing a separate STOP button. Old dog, new tricks and all that.

Thanx again dewey dawson groton, NY

FredMcD
FredMcD

You can have both, and more with this;

Many of us are using; Classic Theme Restorer (Customize Australis) {web link} Restore squared tabs, appmenu, add-ons bar, small button view and more on Australis UI (Windows/MacOSX/Linux + Fx 29+).

This will restore many of the things the last upgrades took away.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2827985 Classic Theme Restorer - Discussion Thread (v2)