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Firefox sync without browser restart and external services
I have several machines ( work / home / laptop ) running on debian sid with the same version firefox.
I want to sync open tabs, bookmarks and installed plugins without firefox restart ( it's really ...
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What is the difference between “unable to connect” and “connection was reset”?
These actual error message texts were extracted from my Firefox. But I suppose these describe two general scenarios in networking.
The common thing in both is the end result, that I cannot reach data ...
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firefox adblocker that downloads but doesn't display ads
I'm searching for an adblocker for firefox that doesn't prevent the ads from downloading but prevents them from being shown. This has the following two use cases:
I want to support an ad driven site ...
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AutoRefresh with shortcut in Firefox
I am using AutoRefresh Addon in Firefox and my requirement is to monitor a portal that I usually set 3s, which is working perfectly for me. Now I have a requirement to stop it frequently, so what I ...
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In Firefox, what exactly does “Reset Firefox” do?
What exactly does the "Reset Firefox" function do in Firefox? (Firefox->Help->Troubleshooting Information->Reset Firefox) It says that things get reset to their default state -- is there a precise ...
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How does mega.co.nz work? [closed]
Firefox 20 user here.
What is Mega.co.nz doing to achieve local storage? Where is this information being stored? Is there a way to view it? Do 3rd parties have access to it? Can I delete it? Copy it? ...
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Change the firefox default style when a site has no css
How can I customize my Firefox, so if a page has no style-definitions firefox will use a local stylesheet, that I can define myself?
I found this addon: Context Style Switcher, that can remove the ...
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Suddenly, I notice Windows 7 window manager behaves strangely
Windows 7 window manager has recently started to behave strangely.
Firefox and Steam are running simultaneously. I am looking at the window of Firefox.
Now, I click on the Steam icon in the ...
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Flash player keeps crashing in all browsers
Whenever i try to watch a video using flash player the flash player crashes. Sometimes ti playes a couple of second of the video but will crash after them sometimes it just crashes right away. I tried ...
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Mozilla firefox bookmarks and unsorted bookmarks have disappeared
i have about 4-5 .json back up files from different dates but none of them give me anything. each of them say unable to execute when i choose to IMPORT THEM within the mozilla firefox bookmark option. ...
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Task-Mechanistic-Firefox now running on port localhost:52074 - doable?
i tried to install Task-Mechanistic-Firefox-0.01.tar.gz
unfortunalty without generating a report for all the processes
but let me tell you - some investigations
during the tests sevral new brwoser ...
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installing Task Mechanistic::Firefox failed due to Make-test [closed]
fans
as it failed many many times to install Mozrepl with Mechanize::FireFox i tried another package
this here Task::Mechanistic::Firefox
which comes packed with the prerequesites -
i did the ...
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controlling & handling dependencies in installing Mechanize::FireFox on Linux-box
as i try to install Mozrepl and Mechanize::FireFox on a OpenSuse-Linux-Box i run into issues. See some of them. note - this was a earlier try - with the version 0.58
But the issues are still the ...
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How to make Firefox open all links in private tabs except those whitelisted?
In the last Firefox versions the possibility to open private tabs was introduced. Is there some way to open any link by default in a private tab except links from a whitelist?
My goal is to prevent ...
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Use Firefox to run JavaScript on a local file [closed]
I want to load a file from my computer, run a javascript on it, and save it back in the same directory and with the same name. Each file is in a different directory. Does anyone know a way to do this? ...
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Wordpress login crashes Firefox and Chrome in Xubuntu
I run Xubuntu (XFCE 4.8), and my Wordpress site has some very reproducable crash behavior in both Firefox and Chrome. I can view the site (before logging in), and I can also view other Wordpress sites ...
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How can I ensure Firefox history is completely deleted after exiting?
I have set the option to clear my browsing history when I exit Firefox, but it does not clear completely. When I re-open Firefox, my History panel is clear but the address bar auto-completes websites ...
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How can I see the structure of a webpage inline?
How can I see a webpage's structure "inline" with the visual representation of the actual page, all at once?
I'm trying to understand HTML layout better, but it's hard to get a feel for it, even ...
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Firefox import certs direct from Windows
Is it possible to programatically import a certificate from the Windows certificate store straight to the Firefox NSS store?
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How to hide irrelevant languages in Wikipedia in Firefox
Is there any way i can hide irrelevant languages in Wikipedia in Forefox browser?
I want to hide everything except English and Ukrainian for instance so i do not have to scroll on every page up and ...
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How to switch to the last used tab by clicking on the selected tab in Firefox?
I prefer to use mouse when I browse. I mostly use Opera for that, it has all the features I need, out of the box. Opera has a very good feature: when I click on the currently selected tab, it switches ...
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How to open a new tab on the left end of the existing tabs in Firefox
Do you know how to make Mozilla Firefox to open new tabs (using the command Ctrl+T) at the near left end of the tabs?
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Is it possible to start a “Private Tab” vs a “Privat Window” in Firefox 20?
I use Firefox 20 on my Nexus 7 tablet and under Linux. This is my desktop browser string:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:20.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/20.0
On the tablet, it is possible to open ...
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Automated hiding of specific CSS while browsing
For a long time, headers that remain "stuck" at the top of the page have bothered me. Here is the latest example I have run into:
Website before scrolling:
Website after scrolling down a bit:
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No Padlock in Firefox on interior pages - no mixed content
I'm at a loss. Chrome shows my site with a green padlock throughout but I can't convince Firefox.
My homepage shows a padlock in Firefox (https://www.pianopronto.com)
However all the interior pages ...
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Why is the context menu only halfway appearing?
When I right-click, the outline and shadow of the context menu shows up, but the actual menu doesn't show, nor even a placeholder of blank/white space. How would I go about fixing this?
I've attached ...
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Enabling Java browser plug-in on OS X 10.7.5
I have JDK 1.6.0_43 installed. My browser (Firefox 20.0) has Java applet plug-in 14.6.1 installed and enabled (which, according to Firefox's plugin check, is up-to-date). But applets do not work.
For ...
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Firebug - turn of (deactivate) panels that are not used
I have all firebux panels on right now. There is one javascript application that horibly laggs when all panels are active.
So how do I turn panel (HTML, DOM, CSS, Net) off when I don't need one, but I ...
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When adding a tab with the “+” in firefox, why does it open yahoo, instead of my homepage?
I am running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1. When firefox is running, and I click the "+" to add a tab, firefox launches yahoo in the new tab, instead of my home page. How do I correct this?
Here is a ...
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How to revert Inspect Element to its old style?
Recently (in version 19 or 20, I think), Firefox's Inspect Element has changed. Before, it had a nice layout in an inverted L shape that allowed me to see a lot of the styles on the right-hand side. ...
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Firefox Live Bookmarks - how to manually create?
I need to manually create a Live Boomark in Firefox by specifying the URL myself.
There are no options to do this inside the Bookmarks menu or the "Show all Bookmarks" / Library window. You can ...
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Possible to set keyboard shortcuts for items in context menus?
Is there a way to set (non-native) keyboard shortcuts for items in context menus?
In Firefox, there's an addon I use that adds entries to the right-click context menu. I'd like to be able to engage ...
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Prevent Firefox “Search for” Context Item from Taking Focus [duplicate]
The 'search' context item in Firefox currently moves focus to the new tab with search results. This wasn't always the case; is there any way to revert to the old behavior?
I'm currently using Nightly ...
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How to enable NTLM for all intranet sites in Firefox?
I know I can add specific URLs in the network.authmatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-urls and seprate them by comma, but I would like to enable NTLM for all intranet sites. I tried http://* and http://. but that ...
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How to find mega downloaded files location
I did download a file from Mega.co.nz, and when it finished downloading I closed the open file command, and now I could not find the downloaded file.I use Firefox to access the Mega download link.
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Why can't pictures using lightbox be saved?
If you try and click on the round pillow on this website, then a larger version of the picture will zoom out.
I have seen this zoom out effect / box on other websites, where I also don't get the ...
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cannot update firefox browser [closed]
I want to update the firefox browser.
Current firefox version: 20.0
My OS is Windows Server 2003.
When trying to update, there is the following error message:
The update could not be installed. ...
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Force Firefox to start a private session in the current window
I noticed that in the latest versions of Firefox when I open a private browsing session, it is always started in a new window, rather than in the current one.
I don't use this feature extensively ...
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Where is my Plus button?
There is a button known as "add a new tab button" or Plus as I call it by its pet name. It just disappeared the other day. It's been missing for days now. I don't know what to do. I am really worried ...
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DNS resolution issue on lan
I have a domain pointing to my home network. Router and net connection was upgraded recently. keeping the same fix IP address as it's the same provider. So no changes on the IP association with the ...
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how to prevent users from changing settings on firefox 20.0.1
I installed firefox20.0.1 under admin account, I was trying to make default settings and applying for all users, but non of the settings can be applied to users and users are still have permissions to ...
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Tamper only traffic to particular website
Is there any way to let Firefox's Tamper Data plugin to tamper only traffic to a particular website?
Most of the websites send AJAX requests even without the user's knowledge. So when I am trying to ...
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How to remove icons from a toolbar in firefox
I've just updated my toolbar in Firefox, I accidentally hit restore default button, which brought back the default set.
There are two icons, namely Home and Download, that I don't need - but I can't ...
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Make Firefox open an URL or focus the window/tab if already loaded
Is there a way to make Firefox open a new window on a certain URL or raise the tab/window where that URL is already loaded?
I would like to call Firefox with
firefox --open-or-focus ...
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Problems logging in to work application using Suse 12.3 and Citrix Receiver in Mozilla
Citrix receiver installed OK certificates copied across. I can now logon successfully (I get the launch icon for the remote desktop application) but when I try to launch it I get a blank gray screen ...
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Is there a Chrome(ium) alternative for the Firefox “Self-Destructing Cookies” extension?
I am huge fan of the Firefox extension https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/ and am looking for something like this for chrome.
Note: I am not looking for some random ...
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The address bar of my browser won't behave since I configured it to pass by Squid
I have installed Squid on a computer (a Raspberry Pi) to act as a web cache proxy and have configured my system to go through it before reaching my router. Everything works fine except for this small ...
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Firefox changes Google results URLs to direct [duplicate]
Suppose I am googling for a word, like "firebug":
The first link Google gives me looks like this:
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Confine Chrome to One website for Kiosk [duplicate]
I'm setting up a giving kiosk for the foodbank I direct to allow patrons to contribute. I have created a website in a subdirectory of my hosting account that is strictly for this purpose. There are ...
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Firefox maximized layout when normal window
When Firefox is maximized, it puts the orange Firefox button, the tabs and the minimize/maximize/close button all at the same height.
But it does not do that when it's not maximized.
How do I make ...
