Mailto links broken with Yahoo Mail

The Context: I'm setting up a new Linux PC (Mint OS). I logged into Yahoo Mail using Firefox and clicked on the browser notification in the corner that said something … (read more)

The Context: I'm setting up a new Linux PC (Mint OS). I logged into Yahoo Mail using Firefox and clicked on the browser notification in the corner that said something like "Make Yahoo the default for mail links".

The Problem: When I click Mailto links in Firefox it takes me to a broken Yahoo Mail page. The page says "Your mail is temporarily unavailable" when that is not the case - Yahoo Mail works when I manually browse it.

Further details: I confirm that the "Applications" section of Firefox settings shows Yahoo mail as the default for mailto links. And specifically, the application details specify that the url used is: https://mail.yahoo.com/mrd/mail/any/compose?src=mailto&url=%s

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Bookmarks

Just made Firefox my default browser in my Samsung a 15 5g and my bookmarks are missing nned help fast or I will switch back to chrome..

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captions

i don't want to change browsers so how do i do this on firefox? Captioning for tutorial videos: Live Captions in Chrome Browser (Version 89 or Higher) Live Caption is o… (read more)

i don't want to change browsers so how do i do this on firefox? Captioning for tutorial videos: Live Captions in Chrome Browser (Version 89 or Higher) Live Caption is only available in English.

         On your computer, open Chrome .
         At the top right, click More   Settings.
         At the bottom of the Settings page, click Advanced  Accessibility  Captions.
         Turn on Live Caption.

Asked by jodyback 5 hours ago

/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/defaults/pref directory does not exist.

My original intent was to customize firefox with userChrome.js scripts. However /defaults/pref directory is nowhere to be found. Tested on both apple silicone and intel… (read more)

My original intent was to customize firefox with userChrome.js scripts. However /defaults/pref directory is nowhere to be found.

Tested on both apple silicone and intel macs running macos sequoia 15.3, firefox 135.

Custom userChrome.css files are in use but I don't think it matters.

I did use browser console to find and recheck file directories. Going through every folder in both firefox.app/contents and /Users/(myname)/Library/Application Support/Firefox/ showed nothing.

Show hidden files are turned on, and the following commands via terminal showed no valid responses.

sudo open /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/defaults/pref

open /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/defaults/pref

cd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources ls -la cd defaults ls -la cd pref ls -la

find /Applications/Firefox.app -name "pref" 2>/dev/null

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How to enable Java in Firefox?

Hi I am needing to be able to enable Java in Firefox on a Macbook Air, and I just cannot figure out how to get that accomplished. Do you have a place you can point me t… (read more)

Hi I am needing to be able to enable Java in Firefox on a Macbook Air, and I just cannot figure out how to get that accomplished. Do you have a place you can point me to get instructions to do that? Thanks Lana LeSoleau [edited email from community support forum]

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Firefox Android Homepage

Hi. I cannot figure out how to customize my Homepage. I have tried everything but can find no setting where I type in the URL I want for my Homepage. Help please? Thank y… (read more)

Hi. I cannot figure out how to customize my Homepage. I have tried everything but can find no setting where I type in the URL I want for my Homepage. Help please? Thank you.

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Bookmarks Toolbar Disappears When I Tap Search Results

My bookmarks toolbar goes away when I go on YouTube or click a search result on a new tab. To be clear, the typing bar, extensions, and Pocket icon remain, but just the b… (read more)

My bookmarks toolbar goes away when I go on YouTube or click a search result on a new tab. To be clear, the typing bar, extensions, and Pocket icon remain, but just the bookmarks toolbar goes away. I tried to check settings as per recommended by a Google search, and it did not help anything. Is this a new update, or did I accidentally mess something up? Any and all help is very deeply appreciated, and thank you in advance.

Asked by Raven-chan 1 day ago

Firefox seems to force the dark color schemes on all websites.

So I noticed that for websites without CSS files or some websites seem to have Firefox's dark color scheme automatically applied to them. I do like websites auto-syncing … (read more)

So I noticed that for websites without CSS files or some websites seem to have Firefox's dark color scheme automatically applied to them. I do like websites auto-syncing with my theme, but I don't want Firefox to force the color scheme either.

My laptop doesn't have this weird side effect so I don't know if it's a feature I enabled or somehting.

Asked by maxzie 1 day ago

How to change time format for calendar and mailbox entries from 24hr back to 12hr

I am running TB 128.7.0esr (64-bit) on Windows 10. Last month(?) the time format for calendar entries changed from 12hr to 24hr. Then I saw that it also changed the time … (read more)

I am running TB 128.7.0esr (64-bit) on Windows 10. Last month(?) the time format for calendar entries changed from 12hr to 24hr. Then I saw that it also changed the time format in mailbox entries. I wanted to go back to 12 hr.

After a lot of searching, I FOUND A FIX posted in this Linux forum:

 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=358828

The time format is specified in a TB preference, intl.date_time.pattern_override.time_short using the Config Editor.

Go to Tools - Settings - General.

Press the Config Editor button - it is at the bottom of the General section, on the right.

In the screen that comes up, enter the preference name:

 intl.date_time.pattern_override.time_short

It shows the current value. On my system it was HH:mm.

On the right side, press the pencil icon to change the value per below.

When done, press the Check box.

THE NEW VALUE WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL YOU EXIT AND RESTART TB.

The time format is a single stream in 4 parts:

  hour - separator - minute - meridian

Note: No dashes or spaces between the parts.

Part 1 - H is 24hr HH is 24hr with leading 0

             h is 12hr   hh is 12hr with leading 0

Part 2 - separator character. Typically  : Part 3 - mm is 2 digit minute Part 4 - bb displays AM/PM/noon. If blank, nothing displayed.

I use h:mmbb for 12 hr format with no leading 0, and meridian.

8:05AM, 12:00noon, 10:14PM

I believe this will work for all versions on all platforms.

Asked by Galaxy Sky 1 day ago