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firefox cookie deletion

I'm looking for a simple extension. A one-click extension that would enable me to delete cookies at any time during a firefox browser session. I would like to exclude som… (funda kabanzi)

I'm looking for a simple extension. A one-click extension that would enable me to delete cookies at any time during a firefox browser session. I would like to exclude some cookies from deletion, so I'd like a whitelist option.

Has anyone come across an extension like this?

thanks for your consideration

Asked by batsparks 1 inyanga edlule

Firefox cannot detect plugins when running in a container.

I am trying to install Adobe Flash player in Firefox 84.0 (the last version support Flash player) when running in a docker container (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS). I had tried to … (funda kabanzi)

I am trying to install Adobe Flash player in Firefox 84.0 (the last version support Flash player) when running in a docker container (Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS). I had tried to run Firefox in my real machine (Linux 6.1.0-17-amd64 Debian 12) and it worked well. I just copy the file "libflashplayer.so" to the path "~/.mozilla/plugins". But when Firefox is running in a container, I do the same but it can't found Flash player plugin. No matter where I place the libflashplayer.so, like "~/.mozilla/plugins" or "/usr/lib/firefox/firefox", it don't work, I can't find Flash player in "about:plugins" or "about:addons". I start Firefox from a terminal and there is no error log. I have no idea why it can detect flash player plugin while running in a real system but don't work when running in a container. Thanks.

Asked by learning 1 inyanga edlule

Addon windows do not retheme automatically when toggling light/dark mode

When the system theme (light/dark) is switched globally, Firefox recognizes this and also switches its theme automatically (if configured appropriately). This should also… (funda kabanzi)

When the system theme (light/dark) is switched globally, Firefox recognizes this and also switches its theme automatically (if configured appropriately). This should also retheme addons opened in the sidebar (Tab Stash or Sidebery for instance), and it does so under certain conditions, namely if either a) no sidebar was opened when starting Firefox and the addon sidebar window is opened directly, or b) the sidebar was opened with start of Firefox. Unfortunately, no retheming of the addon window occurs when some other Firefox sidebar (such as bookmarks or history) was opened after Firefox start and before system theme switch. In that case, the addon window (which is opened as the system theme is switched) does not retheme. This can be mitigated by either restarting Firefox or by opening a Firefox sidebar such as bookmarks or history, and switching back to the addon window.

So to reproduce this behaviour:

  1. Open Firefox and some sidebar addon directly (such as Tab Stash in my case, with Ctrl-Alt-S)
  2. Switch system theme globally (I do this with Night Theme Switcher in GNOME)
  3. Observe that Firefox correctly redraws the addon window
  4. Open bookmarks (Ctrl-B) or history (Ctrl-H)
  5. Reopen the addon window
  6. Switch system theme globally again
  7. Observe that Firefox does not correctly redraw the addon window
  8. Open bookmarks (Ctrl-B) or history (Ctrl-H) again
  9. Reopen the addon window
  10. Observe that Firefox redrew the addon window

This has already been reported to the addon developer, who stated that it might be a bug in Firefox, since his addon only tells Firefox which colors to use in which mode.

System details:

  • OS Version: Linux 6.7.4-arch1-1
  • Browser Version: Firefox 122.0.1
  • Desktop environment: GNOME

Asked by biloilo 1 inyanga edlule

Mozilla / Firefox Brand

I noticed the mozilla.org website has a new favicon. I feel like that sort of thing usually alludes to some forthcoming development. Hmm... My question is. Hmm? I wonde… (funda kabanzi)

I noticed the mozilla.org website has a new favicon. I feel like that sort of thing usually alludes to some forthcoming development. Hmm...

My question is. Hmm? I wonder what's going on over at Mozilla.

Asked by centRe Web Design 4 emasontweni adlule

PDFs are shown as empty pages after suspend/resume on linux

Hello, I'm using a document management system (SeedDMS for those who know) through Firefox 122.0.1 (64-bit, canonical 1.0, downloaded from packages.ubuntu.com for focal, … (funda kabanzi)

Hello, I'm using a document management system (SeedDMS for those who know) through Firefox 122.0.1 (64-bit, canonical 1.0, downloaded from packages.ubuntu.com for focal, running on Debian Bookworm, kernel 6.1.0-17-amd64/Debian 6.1.69-1 x86_64, X.Org X Server 1.21.1.7, KDE Plasma 5.27.5, KDE Framework 5.103.0, QT 5.15.8, i7-5820K, GeForce GTX 1070).

Within this document management system pdf.js (v4.0.379) is being used to preview/view PDF Documents. After starting Firefox the PDF view inside the DMS works fine until I suspend (to memory) and resume my machine. Regular HTML-content looks fine but the resumed DMS session shows only blank (all white) Pages inside the PDF view. Changing to a different PDF file doesn't help. The number and size of these pages is presented correctly. I can even select and copy (invisible) text from these blank PDF pages. The problem applies to all PDFs, whether they're single or multi paged, have images inside them (like with PDFs from a scanner) or not, etc. Reloading the page/closing reopening the affected browser window doesn't help, i.e. the problem persists.

I recently found out, that this also applies to PDF files directly opened inside Firefox (which also seems to use pdf.js as a PDF viewer), that is, this is not related to a specific site like my DMS.

The problem always persists until I kill Firefox and start it over.

Pdf.js seems to use a canvas inside a div (see screenshots attached) to draw the visual PDF content and another div to make the text layer selectable/searchable etc. I don't know what's happening to canvases on a system suspend/resume cycle in Firefox on Linux, but I suspect that's where the problem originates from.

This problem already affected older versions of Firefox and pdf.js.

Please let me know, if you need further information from my side to investigate that issue.

Thanks a lot!

Asked by thomas360 4 emasontweni adlule

How to disable "Open my links with Firefox"?

I'm installing a Docker service set onto a new Ubuntu system, that has Firefox installed by default. One of the services is a GUI application. However, when opening Fire… (funda kabanzi)

I'm installing a Docker service set onto a new Ubuntu system, that has Firefox installed by default. One of the services is a GUI application.

However, when opening Firefox for the first time, a dialog shows up that I would like to disable (attached).

How can I disable this?

I'm running Firefox using: "/usr/bin/firefox --kiosk http://localhost"

I've already followed a lot of the suggestions in here: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-release/source/remote/shared/RecommendedPreferences.sys.mjs (and verified they are indeed set after installing my own "user.js" file), but I cannot find an about:config preference that disables what I'm still seeing.

Any help or ideas?

Asked by Devin 3 emasontweni adlule

Build Firefox from sources

Hi, During of build process we have an error related to auto deduction before 'auto' in dom/bindings/TypedArray.h For example the call ProcessTypedArrays() at line 128 … (funda kabanzi)

Hi,

During of build process we have an error related to auto deduction before 'auto' in dom/bindings/TypedArray.h

For example the call ProcessTypedArrays() at line 128 in file ChromeUtils.cpp give the error.

Asked by kosteltsev 3 emasontweni adlule

Why, why why?

Hello, Like I suppose any user of older systems (Macs...) that cannot be updated to a newer OS version and thus locked-in to an older Firefox browser I received an email… (funda kabanzi)

Hello,

Like I suppose any user of older systems (Macs...) that cannot be updated to a newer OS version and thus locked-in to an older Firefox browser I received an email today:

"Don’t stop the sync. Upgrade your Firefox before March 31st."

Why, why, why??

Why would Mozilla take away this last little bit of usefulness after already having abandoned all updates to the browser itself? Why actively "fix" something that ain't broke in a why that does actually break it?

And don't give me the sacrosanctuous security argument please ;) - I never synced sensitive information, not even my browsing history. If security *is* the reason it should be hardly more difficult to disable/disallow just the syncing of that information at the server end. We're clearly speaking at a change on that end anyway, otherwise everyone NOT running the very latest version would be urged to update, not just users of v78 and older.

Anyway, I'm sadly aware of the fact this little rant or even a concerted action isn't likely to change anything, so what options are there? Any suggestions for browser extensions that provide syncing of bookmarks and maybe open tabs or even browser preferences?

Thanks!

PS: I'm posting this from another older system currently still running a Ubuntu 14.04 version that is in fact hardly younger than my Mac's OS but still enjoys Firefox updates...

Asked by RJVB 3 emasontweni adlule

How to allow for self signed certificates?

Hi, I'm developing web app. I created and set up ssl auth for localhost with self signed cert. When I hit my endpoint with firefox I see: Secure Connection Failed … (funda kabanzi)

Hi,

I'm developing web app. I created and set up ssl auth for localhost with self signed cert.

When I hit my endpoint with firefox I see:


Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to localhost:8081. SSL peer cannot verify your certificate.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_ALERT

   The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
   Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.


How to disable security in FF so I can test my endpoint?

Asked by Krzysztof Łempicki 3 emasontweni adlule

Cookie-deletion and blocking fails for this site.

I'm using the current Firefox-ESR for Linux x86_64. Under Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Exceptions, I blocked http:174.138.51… (funda kabanzi)

I'm using the current Firefox-ESR for Linux x86_64. Under Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data > Manage Exceptions, I blocked http:174.138.51.92 and https:174.138.51.92 several weeks ago. But Manage Data shows 10 cookies last used 45 minutes ago, and Remove Selection for these cookies fails (incidentally retaining the "last used" value), even when repeated multiple times as fast as I can mouse the select, then Remove Selection, then Save Changes then Manage Data .

How can I delete these cookies and site data? And why does it fail for this site and this site only? And how can I block them permanently, short of black-holing that site in /etc/hosts?

Asked by cjcoats 2 emasontweni adlule

Saving an annotated PDF and opening it again causes all non-text annotations to become immutable

Expected behavior: After re-opening a PDF which has been previously annotated, the annotations can still be tweaked, deleted, or repositioned. Actual behavior: Re-open… (funda kabanzi)

Expected behavior: After re-opening a PDF which has been previously annotated, the annotations can still be tweaked, deleted, or repositioned.

Actual behavior: Re-opening a PDF which has been previously annotated causes drawings and images which had previously been mutable to become an unchangeable part of the PDF.

Steps to recreate: - Open a PDF in Firefox's PDF viewer - Using the "Draw" tool, add a few highlights, scribbles, or other annotations - Using the "Add or edit images" tool, add an image - With either the draw or image tool selected, observe how either annotation type can be clicked on, the repositioned, deleted, or (in the case of drawings) altered in thickness or color - Save the PDF, either by pressing Ctrl+S or by clicking the "Save" button in the top right - Open the saved version of the PDF - Observe that the drawings and images added in steps two and three can no longer be modified or repositioned using the methods in step four.

This does not seem to apply to Text.

This was experienced on Firefox 120.0 running NixOS 23.05 using the default Firefox package (pkgs.firefox)

Asked by Emi 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Display resolution error with Wayland

Running firefox 121 with Gnome I was hoping a problem that existed with earlier versions would be resolved. When the window protocol is wayland and the window is fullscr… (funda kabanzi)

Running firefox 121 with Gnome I was hoping a problem that existed with earlier versions would be resolved. When the window protocol is wayland and the window is fullscreen (F11), playing video fullscreen causes the image to be "oversize" and only the upper-left quarter is shown.

Doing the same thing with window protocol of xwayland results in fullscreen video displaying properly.

I believe this is due to an issue with the way my 4k screen with 2x UI scaling is being reported to Firefox:

Under xwayland, I get the following information for my display (Display0) 3840x2160@120Hz scales:1.000000|2.000000

When running wayland, I get 7680x4320@120Hz scales:2.000000|2.000000

Thanks in advance

Asked by jamdox 2 izinyanga ezidlule

file not found

I got File not found Firefox can’t find the file at /usr/share/jupyter/kernels/sagemath/doc/. Check the file name for capitalization or other typing errors. Check… (funda kabanzi)

I got File not found

Firefox can’t find the file at /usr/share/jupyter/kernels/sagemath/doc/.

   Check the file name for capitalization or other typing errors.
   Check to see if the file was moved, renamed or deleted.

At the same moment edge and opera open this url. System is ubuntu 22.04; firefox from snap, 121.0(64bit). Everything I know of is up to date.

Asked by edlazarus2 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Disable video auto-loop

On some websites, the videos that are being displayed come with the loop attribute associated with it. Firefox conveniently adds an option in the right-click menu which i… (funda kabanzi)

On some websites, the videos that are being displayed come with the loop attribute associated with it. Firefox conveniently adds an option in the right-click menu which in entitled "loop", where you can enable/disable the video from looping. Here's an example of what it looks like: https://assets-prod.sumo.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/media/uploads/images/2024-01-06-07-22-59-911af7.png

However, some websites have auto-looping by default, meaning that if I want to see several videos without auto-looping, I would have to disable it on every video I see, which becomes very (very!) cumbersome.

Surprisingly I haven't found a way to make sure that this checkbox is disabled by default, i.e. that all videos play without auto-loop enabled. This leads me to my questions: Is there a way to consistently disable auto-loop across websites on FireFox?

Asked by Undercover 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Facebook occasionally goes beserk, jumping way ahead. Going backwards can get me back to where it jumped from, but then it just jumps again, again... Ony happens in Firefox !!!

Facebook occasionally goes berserk, jumping way ahead. Going backwards can get me back to where it jumped from, but then it just jumps again, again... Only happens on Fa… (funda kabanzi)

Facebook occasionally goes berserk, jumping way ahead. Going backwards can get me back to where it jumped from, but then it just jumps again, again... Only happens on Facebook., Only happens in Firefox !!! Well known problem for about a year or so...

Also See: https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/vrdtbd/facebook_scrolling_jumps_forward/

Asked by RogerDavis 2 izinyanga ezidlule

Is it safe to save credit cards in Firefox on Linux?

Just recently I realized that the master password does not apply to credit card information. Firefox on Mac and Windows, if a login password exists, allows us to require … (funda kabanzi)

Just recently I realized that the master password does not apply to credit card information. Firefox on Mac and Windows, if a login password exists, allows us to require authentication to autofill, view or edit saved credit cards. Firefox on Linux doesn't allow this authentication. So, I'm guessing that the credit card information is stored in Linux in an insecure manner. This is true? Another question about Mac and Windows. Does requiring authentication for credit card processes mean that the card information is encrypted on disk? Or does the password only protect information from unauthorized viewing, and the cards are stored on disks in text form?

Asked by YDUBINSKY 2 izinyanga ezidlule

logging back on the account

I accidentally logged my self out of my Mozilla browser and i don't have access to the email registered in this account cause i had decided not to pay for extra space the… (funda kabanzi)

I accidentally logged my self out of my Mozilla browser and i don't have access to the email registered in this account cause i had decided not to pay for extra space the gmail account (tindijack@gmail.com), I opened a new email jtindi300@gmail.com is there away i could link the two to use a single account? I have my school passwords the mozilla account under that email, i still have access on my phone but i just don't have it on my laptop how can you guys help me?

Asked by Jack Tindi 1 inyanga edlule

Is there a way to add "Search [search engine] for [highlighted text] in new container tab" option to the right click menu?

I would like to be able to highlight texts in one container and search for them in another container (or no container) from the right click menu. Is there a way to add th… (funda kabanzi)

I would like to be able to highlight texts in one container and search for them in another container (or no container) from the right click menu. Is there a way to add this functionality?

Some additional points: i) Currently, if I highlight a text and right click and search Google for it, the new tab opens in the same container (or no container). I don't want to remove this option, I just want to add the option to be able to do this search in any container I have available. ii) Functionality I want is very similar to how it works when you highlight links, where you have option to open in new tab or open in new container tab you choose. iii) I don't want to assign all my searches to a specific container by forcing "always open [domain] in [container]". For example, I already have a Google container, I do not want searches to go to that container by default, I want to be able to choose where they go. Assigning all Google links to a container makes it hard for me to segregate searches from containers where I use other Google services. iv) The way I do this currently is by highlighting text and then opening a new tab in a container and then searching separately, which is inconvenient. v) If this feature doesn't exist, is it possible to request this feature? How would one go about doing that?

Thank you very much for any help. This is something that's been bugging me a bit lately.

Asked by oru124 1 inyanga edlule