Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization. Popular questions Turning off Firefox's cache Remember new passwords without prompting Simulating a limited bandwidth experience Other browsers google-chrome ...
3
votes
1answer
42 views
How to make Google Chrome's tabs behave more like Firefox?
Is there a way to have the following in Google Chrome, like Firefox?
A right arrow slider to navigate the tabs.
A drop down list of open tabs.
-2
votes
0answers
21 views
how can I change mozilla name displaying in volume mixer?
I tried changing the brand name of Mozilla Firefox, it changed the display of browser but the name displaying in volume mixer still coming the same. How can I change that?
2
votes
2answers
42 views
Where is userChrome.css?
I am using Firefox 12 with Windows 7.
Here it is recommended that I can use the userChrome.css file to make custom styles.
However neither the file nor the chrome parent folder seem to exist on my ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views
Make Home and End Keys Move Window in Firefox
I am using Firefox 12.0. When I click on text on a page, I get a blinking cursor. When I press Home or End, it goes to the start or end of the line.
I want those keys to move the window to the start ...
2
votes
1answer
59 views
Firefox, show link URLs in status bar?
For web browsing I use Pale Moon. Pale Moon has a Status Bar, similar to what is now known as the Add-on Bar in Firefox.
With Pale Moon when I hover over a link
URL is shown in the status bar
URL ...
0
votes
0answers
15 views
Firefox says self-signed HTTPS sites error - The URL is not valid and cannot be loaded
Recently Firefox has started telling me that any HTTPS sites which use self-signed certs have Invalid URLs, where as the exact same URLs work fine in Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer at least ...
1
vote
1answer
28 views
How to disallow redirects to specific sites?
I would like disallow all redirects to specific sites (e.g. loomia.com).
How can I do this?
A browser-independent solution is preferable, of course, but if that's not available, I am looking for a ...
1
vote
1answer
50 views
How to perform automatic translation browsing on Firefox?
Problem:
I'm searching for a (miraculous) way to perform automatic translation browsing, according to following requirements.
Mandatory requirements:
1. Translate pages automatically after entering ...
2
votes
0answers
18 views
How to Download Youtube Videos into different segments
I am aware of tons of Firefox Addons that enable downloading of Youtube videos. However, I am in a situation where my net connection frequently breaks and the download process is reset. I plan to ...
1
vote
1answer
29 views
site loads in Ubuntu but not in any browser in XP
I'm volunteering for an organization which uses shiftboard.com to schedule shifts.
I have a dual-boot setup with WinXP and Ubuntu on my laptop.
When I'm in XP, shiftboard.com (or any variations of ...
0
votes
1answer
25 views
Cannot browse external website with IE8 but still can with Firefox
Yesterday at my workplace something happened that meant that I could no longer visit any sites apart from from those within the company Intranet with IE8 any more. This also applies to Chrome, which ...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
Firefox not remembering settings
I have this problem since recently (I have installed extension LiveHTTPHeaders), my firefox settings are getting lost everytime i restart it. I have set it to open tabs from last time, to load tabs ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views
search from textarea
In Firefox I can select text and right click to search the selected text in the current search engine is use. This works only for static text; for example any text I select in the textarea (or ...
0
votes
2answers
40 views
Controlling browser while another window is being used
Is there a way to scroll the browser while having another window open. For instance I would like to be able to scroll down the browser while I have a terminal window open which is opaque. So that I ...
1
vote
1answer
33 views
Effects of turning off the browser cache
What are the effects of turning off the cache in a browser (for instance, using this method in Firefox):
network.http.use-cache - false
I'm building an application using PHP and it uses cookies and ...
0
votes
0answers
12 views
How do I diagnose casual crashes of Firefox launched via Selenium?
The environment is as follows:
Windows Server Enterprise 2003 R2 SP2 x64
Selenium RC v 1.0.1
Firefox v3.6.28
So, I run the selenium server and launch some tests remotely using it. At some moment I ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
Reveal hidden form elements by modifying their display attribute
How can I make a bookmarklet for Firefox that shows form elements hidden by display: none;?
3
votes
1answer
40 views
Firefox is showing the wrong arrow characters
I see up arrows in Math texts where the arrow should go from left to right, and down arrows for arrows that should go from right to left. If I cut and paste to another text editor, I get the proper ...
0
votes
1answer
45 views
Firefox is extremely slow and sometimes crashes with new video card(s)
Windows 7 x64, Dell Optiplex 990, 3 Dell monitors, everything else stock.
Two monitors are running off of the built in VGA and Display Port. I originally installed a Geforce 6200 to get the third ...
0
votes
0answers
6 views
Add-on sdk : Message passing from contentscript to panel [migrated]
How can I emit an event from cotent script to panel add-on script and vice versa. And how can i dynamically update the panel content Please help.An example in this regard will be greatly helpful for ...
2
votes
1answer
56 views
multiple users' firefox bookmarks to new laptops
Our workplace is getting new laptops in a month and they will need their bookmarks transferred to the new laptops. We don't do roaming profiles for them (they use one laptop on our domain). I am ...
0
votes
0answers
49 views
How to make toolbar buttons for Javascript bookmarklets? (Firefox V4.x=>V12)
My browser usage requires that screen real estate be maximal so everything surrounding the 'meat' of my browser is as small as I can make it.
I do not use the 'Bookmarks Toolbar' at all, and I've ...
4
votes
1answer
299 views
How do I install Firefox 12 on Debian Squeeze?
Background
I am trying to install Firefox 12 on Debian Squeeze x86_64. I have extracted the contents of the compressed Firefox downloadable into the /opt directory and have marked the files ...
0
votes
2answers
66 views
Firefox 12 on Windows XP can't print, black screens with Page Setup, no improvement with Safe Mode
A computer running Firefox 12 on Windows XP is unable to print. When I open the Print Preview dialog box, no preview is displayed. Attempting to print results in a blank page or no output at all. ...
1
vote
1answer
60 views
Can I throttle downloads in Firefox 12?
How can I throttle my downloads in Firefox 12?
Like a global setting, "Maximum download speed: 20kbps". And thereby every download would share that maximum download pool of 20kbps.
3
votes
2answers
79 views
How to replace a link's text with the absolute `href` URL?
Using an extension for Firefox or Google Chrome, how can I modify all links on a page such that
<a href="www.google.com">Google</a>
becomes
<a ...
1
vote
1answer
54 views
How to copy the download url to clipboard in firefox?
When I click a download button, I get a popup-dialog like this:
If the file is large, I want to download it by wget -c URL.
Right-clicking download button to select Copy Link Location doesn't work.
...
1
vote
3answers
51 views
Firefox always sends me to localized domains
I'm using Firefox. Whenever I go to Hotmail, Yahoo, Google, etc. I get myself thrown to hotmail.mx, yahoo.mx, google.mx and so on.
This of course is not what I want, and yeah, the same page gives me ...
0
votes
1answer
27 views
Latest Instructions on creating a cookie log in Firefox
I am trying to run Firefox in cookie-logging mode as described here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Creating_a_Cookie_Log , and
...
1
vote
1answer
43 views
Firefox can't access internet in Ubuntu 10.04
I installed Ubuntu 10.04. Firefox will not access the internet. It works fine in 10.04.
This happens every time Firefox opens. Do I have to update the kernel, is there another way?
-3
votes
2answers
78 views
What addon causes Firefox to open new tabs so slowly? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to investigate why my firefox is so slow?
Sometimes I have to wait for about 20-60 seconds before I can type anything. Firefox is singlethreadedly CPU-bound during ...
0
votes
0answers
29 views
http-on-modify-request/http-on-examine-response in Add-on Builder [closed]
How to identify the Response of html document using http-on-examine-response and print the response in console. Can any one explain it with an example.
1
vote
1answer
59 views
How to disable all keyboard shortcuts for Firefox?
I know how to modify them, but there is no option to delete them, I can only replace them with another key combination, but I dont want to put some magical key combination to all possible functions, ...
0
votes
1answer
40 views
In Firefox, how to migrate certificates (from cert8.db on XP) and add it to another cert8.db on win7
I have a usecase where, I need to move the certificates stored in Firefox to another machine.
Say for example:
1) On my source machine, I have 2 certificates (say cert-a, cert-b) on WinXP machine ...
1
vote
2answers
62 views
How can I disable Quick Find hotkey in Firefox?
Firefox's Quick Find, activated with ‘/’, is a feature that I really don't use and the key conflicts with access keys in certain web sites (namely Pinboard and ScalaDoc). How can I disable this ...
1
vote
2answers
143 views
How i can install Google Toolbar for latest version of Firefox browser?
Is there any way to install Google toolbar for the latest version of Firefox (12.0)? Recently I have reinstalled Firefox and can't seem to be able to install Google Toolbar anymore.
0
votes
0answers
46 views
Making chrome full screen when using 2 monitors
I want to change to chrome from firefox (i do love firefox, but my graphics card seems to handle youtube allot better when run in chrome).
I run a laptop and connect it to an external monitor at ...
0
votes
2answers
22 views
Need Mozilla policy on patching older Firefox
I need a Mozilla web page or document that answers the following question: If I have Firefox N installed (not an Extended Support Release version), Mozilla releases Firefox N+1, and then later ...
1
vote
0answers
36 views
How/Where does Firefox 12.0 on Mac OS X store uri maps?
I have a site that started behaving strangely yesterday in Firefox 12.0.
When clicking on a link /home/write-journal, the actual request is sent to a different URI /join.
In Safari & Chrome this ...
0
votes
0answers
15 views
Windows 7 Duplicate Pinning Error
I have Firefox on windows 7, and occasionally accidentally unpin it for the bar. And yes, it sometimes makes a duplicate which I know can be fixed by unpinning the original and re-pining the new ...
0
votes
2answers
61 views
Prevent users from clearing Firefox history
As a parental control, I'd like to disable the ability to clear the history in Firefox.
Also, how can I have this history be automatically sent to my e-mail address?
-4
votes
2answers
108 views
How to exit Firefox kiosk mode?
I've set up Firefox on Ubuntu to run in kiosk (full-screen) mode. This means the user can visit only the predefined URLs. That works fine.
Now I want to set up a second machine the same way, but I ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
JavaScript won't reload frame in Firefox and Safari [migrated]
I'm having trouble with the following code in Firefox and Safari. The page is listing items and this code is allowing the user to filter the results. So the user chooses their filter items and then ...
0
votes
1answer
108 views
share firefox/thunderbird profiles between windows and ubuntu - profile is in use
I have a dual boot PC with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I want to share my Firefox and Thunderbird profiles between the to OS. I have a "DATA" partition where the profiles are located.
I have set the ...
3
votes
1answer
55 views
Is there a Chrome-like plugin container for Firefox?
This is exact opposite of Is there a Firefox-like plugin container for Chrome.
With my 100+ tabs open in FF, there are two and a half alternatives:
use plugin-container and get it eat CPU, memory ...
0
votes
0answers
67 views
Sites not loading but downloading working fine
The problem involves all three browsers I have installed on my system:
Google Chrome 20.0.1130.1 (up to date)
Mozilla Firefox 13.0 (up to date)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 (up to ...
0
votes
1answer
23 views
how to start firefox using fresh session?
sometimes firefox crashes and when I go to start it again by double clicking on the icon, it tries to reopen all sites I had open in the tabs, and this can cause the same problem again.
Is there a ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views
How to backup Firefox User Styles?
I would like to backup Firefox User Styles (from Stylish plugin) used in my installation and import later in a brand new setup. Can you suggest how to perform this operation?
0
votes
0answers
9 views
Firefox: Ignore next/prev-buttons on the keyboard
My thinkpad notebook has "next page" and "previous page" buttons right next to the cursor keys. While writing code (sometimes in textareas on pages such as StackOverflow) accidentally hitting one of ...
0
votes
1answer
53 views
Basics of how a virtual private network works?
My office laptop has a VPN client installed. At home, I start this client, choose one host out of given many hosts and connect using an RSA token. From this point onwards, my browser is able to access ...
