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Save Wikipedia page as complete webpage is NOT complete.

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Now before someone think I'm a complete moron, please, I know how to do that: "Save Page As... Web Page, complete". I know exactly how to do that. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-save-web-page

I don't know when this exactly happened, i.e. what version of Firefox it occurred, but, now when I save Wikipedia page, it seems Javascript no longer work or saved. Previously, when I mouse over to citation, it will pop-up a tooltip. Like this: http://imgur.com/zXz9LoZ And when I click a scripted link, it expand or collapse as it should. Like this: http://imgur.com/zdWXKqr Note that, those image are saved webpages.

But now, they're gone.

The latest known saved webpage that work are dated on May 2013. Like I said before, I don't know which version was that. Currently I'm using 32.0.3 and as far as I can remember, this problem happens since 29.0.

Last but not least, I think this happens only on Wikipedia. But I don't know either if this problem was Wikipedia's fault.

So....... How is the workaround? I really need these Wikipedia features.

Regards.

Now before someone think I'm a complete moron, please, I know how to do that: "Save Page As... Web Page, complete". I know exactly how to do that. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-save-web-page I don't know when this exactly happened, i.e. what version of Firefox it occurred, but, now when I save Wikipedia page, it seems Javascript no longer work or saved. Previously, when I mouse over to citation, it will pop-up a tooltip. Like this: http://imgur.com/zXz9LoZ And when I click a scripted link, it expand or collapse as it should. Like this: http://imgur.com/zdWXKqr Note that, those image are saved webpages. But now, they're gone. The latest known saved webpage that work are dated on May 2013. Like I said before, I don't know which version was that. Currently I'm using 32.0.3 and as far as I can remember, this problem happens since 29.0. Last but not least, I think this happens only on Wikipedia. But I don't know either if this problem was Wikipedia's fault. So....... How is the workaround? I really need these Wikipedia features. Regards.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode, try saving the page again.

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I've just tried that but unfortunately it still doesn't work.

Any other idea?

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Go to the folder where you saved the web page. There should be a file with the name of the page or the name you choose. There should ALSO be a folder with the same name. Please check this.

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Yes, and then what?

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It doesn't work for me either in both Firefox and in Google Chrome. Both only show a link to the notes at the bottom of the pages when I hover such a link and no tooltip. If it worked before then there has been a change in the page coding. There is a lot of JavaScript running on the pages and some scripts are loaded via load.php calls and via document.write rules.

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Yes, and then what?

With Firefox closed or not, open the File (not the folder). It should display.

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Firefox saves the page properly as far as I can tell. Only the tooltip pop-up doesn't appear to work, so some JavaScript is failing.

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Firefox saves the page properly as far as I can tell. Only the tooltip pop-up doesn't appear to work, so some JavaScript is failing.

This is what I meant. I guess FredMcD doesn't understand or has never saved a webpage before.

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I have, many times. When I reload the page, I never had a problem.