Firefox isn't clearing cookies for a website in my exception list after closing the browser
I put twitter.com into the Preferences->Cookies&Site Data->Manage Permissions list, with "Allow for Session" as the option. I left "Delete cookies and site dat… (funda kabanzi)
I put twitter.com into the Preferences->Cookies&Site Data->Manage Permissions list, with "Allow for Session" as the option.
I left "Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed" unchecked, because we're not worried about most of the websites.
However, it didn't have the desired effect!
I'm using the FF password manager to keep all my passwords under one master password, sync'd across all my devices which is great, but our family computer is causing problems: I want some important websites to have its session cookies cleared down when anyone exits the browser, so that I have to re-enter the master password before anyone's passwords are available.
So it seems that the Manage Permissions list isn't working. The only effect I saw is that twitter now askes me to approve the use of cookies every time!
After trying it out several times, my logged-in session on twitter.com is still active and I can see with an add-on that all the twitter cookies are still there. In fact there must be about 50 cookies there, loads of them!
After experimenting a bit more, I realised that it's because I kept the twitter tab open when I closed FF, and FF opens up twitter again straight away when restarted.
So do I have to close the tab before I close FF? What happens if it's the only or last tab open?
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Include overlay content (e.g. GDPR dialogs) in Firefox quick find for links
I find the Quick Find keyboard shortcut ' for links in Firefox very useful for navigating a large portion of the web with keyboard only, but I notice that it doesn't work… (funda kabanzi)
I find the Quick Find keyboard shortcut ' for links in Firefox very useful for navigating a large portion of the web with keyboard only, but I notice that it doesn't work with most overlaid content, for example most GDPR dialogs or prompts to please log in or register. Is there a setting or add-on for Firefox to fix that or would a simple change to the HTML make that content searchable with Quick Find?
Example: Delete cookies. Open Yahoo. Press 'OK. Search result not found. Press Ctrl-F OK. Search result found. Then it's possible to press Tab and Shift-Tab to select the OK link, but by pressing the apostrophe key it apparently never works for any links on overlay windows.
Disclosure: I had asked this question four months ago on superuser, but didn't get any comments or answers (https://superuser.com/questions/1413795/include-overlay-content-e-g-gdpr-dialogs-in-firefox-quick-find-for-links)
Firefox freeze my Kubuntu system
OS: Kubuntu 18.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.12.7 KDE Framework Version: 5.44.0 Qt Version: 5.9.5 Kernel Version: 4.15.0-50-generic OS Type: 64-bit Firefox: 67.0 (64 bit) Prob… (funda kabanzi)
OS: Kubuntu 18.04 KDE Plasma Version: 5.12.7 KDE Framework Version: 5.44.0 Qt Version: 5.9.5 Kernel Version: 4.15.0-50-generic OS Type: 64-bit Firefox: 67.0 (64 bit)
Problem: in the last couple of months, every so often (i think every couple of week, or so) Firefox freeze my entire system. It happens randomly, doesn't matter what website I'm browsing. Nothing responds, absolutely nothing, and I'm forced to reboot the system.
When the system reboots, I restart Firefox, does not matter if I chose to start a new session or restore the previous one, after a few minutes the same freeze happens. And I'm forced to reboot.
After a freeze, if I delete the history and cookies, Firefox is going to freeze again after a few minutes. So far, the only work around I have found is to create a new profile, and let Sync doing the rest of the job. This however is only a workaround, it does not stop Firefox to eventually freeze again the entire system. As I told you before, after a couple of weeks (top) it freezes again.
Is there any way I can understand why Firefox freezes my system?
Latest version of Firefox can't play a streaming radio station.
The latest version of Firefox isn't playing a streaming radio station (WWOZ, https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/). The site appears to load fine but the Play button does … (funda kabanzi)
The latest version of Firefox isn't playing a streaming radio station (WWOZ, https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/). The site appears to load fine but the Play button does nothing when I click it. (That is, it turns into a Pause button as it should for less than a second before reverting to a Play button.) It works fine on a different browser and on firefox on a different computer.
This system, where it does NOT work is: Firefox 67.0.4 (64-bit) for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0 Running on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, 64 bit, GNOME 3.28.2
It DOES work on: Version 75.0.3770.90 (Official Build) Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit) (same laptop as above)
and it DOES work on: Firefox 67.0.4 (64-bit) for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0 Running on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (different laptop from above)
Any idea why this is happening? Any other troubleshooting info I can provide?
Not able to enable DRM
I have installed Ubuntu Mate on a Pi 3b, Ubuntu Mate 64 bit (Experimental) for Rasberry Pi3b, AArch64 (Armv8) Running Firefox 67 as the default browser. I cannot find an… (funda kabanzi)
I have installed Ubuntu Mate on a Pi 3b, Ubuntu Mate 64 bit (Experimental) for Rasberry Pi3b, AArch64 (Armv8) Running Firefox 67 as the default browser. I cannot find anywhere to enable DRM. Every other installation of Firefox that I am running has this option. How can I get DRM enabled. I am not an experienced Linux user.
path cookies file on private mode
On non private mode, cookies stores on cookies.sqlite. But how private mode do? where is the path file of cookies stores while browsing in private mode or incognito? on r… (funda kabanzi)
On non private mode, cookies stores on cookies.sqlite. But how private mode do? where is the path file of cookies stores while browsing in private mode or incognito? on ram memory? after check on response header and request header some website via developer tools->network, I found that web stores cookies even on private mode. Yes it is true, when we close the browser, the cookies is gone. But, I need to know where path file the cookies is stored in private mode, for security reason. thank you very much.
Don't follow links when filling a form
Hello, I'm wondering if there is a way to set up firefox in which it doesn't follow any links if there is a form (partially) filled in the current page. Or a way to make … (funda kabanzi)
Hello, I'm wondering if there is a way to set up firefox in which it doesn't follow any links if there is a form (partially) filled in the current page. Or a way to make firefox ask if it should follow the link before changing the page in that situation. Or an add-on that does that. Do you know of any?