A little Firefox help please

Marmel · 03-28-2005, 08:06 PM

I just realized there was a new update so I got 1.0.2.

Here is how my screen looks now:

How do I get rid of that annoying big grey bar at the bottom of the screen? I can't change the size of it with the cursor like the taskbar...so frsutrating.

edit: i dont think the image is working either.

Anyway, there is a grey bar between the browser window and the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. it is about 1 inch thick and is a part of the browser.

Marmel · 03-28-2005, 08:14 PM

Marmel · 03-28-2005, 08:14 PM

Image now working, at least for me.

Cuckoo · 03-28-2005, 10:15 PM

Yikes. I wish I could help. I upgraded to 1.02 as well, and that's not happening to me. I'd suggest uninstalling completely and reinstalling.

the_meanstrosity · 03-28-2005, 10:57 PM

I'd try unchecking a couple of the Toolbars (View/Toolbars) and see if that does anything. I'd then do as Cuckoo suggested and re-install.

Mac Howard · 03-29-2005, 12:57 AM

A simple check: press the F11 key (it toggles between a full screen and one with the various toolbars you have set.)

Press again to get back to your own screen.

Logan · 03-29-2005, 09:56 AM

Is anyone else getting many more popups through Firefox recently?

When I woke up this morning (I leave it on at night), I had 5 or 6 popups, including a couple that were opened using Internet Explorer, which I haven't used since switching over to Firefox months ago.

I actually talked to my sister, and she's having the same exact problem.

Suicane75 · 03-29-2005, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Logan

Is anyone else getting many more popups through Firefox recently?

When I woke up this morning (I leave it on at night), I had 5 or 6 popups, including a couple that were opened using Internet Explorer, which I haven't used since switching over to Firefox months ago.

I actually talked to my sister, and she's having the same exact problem.

I am no expert at all, but the same thing happened to me with IE pop ups while i was useing Netscape a few months ago and it was pretty wicked spyware.

Arles · 03-29-2005, 11:20 AM

Is there some kind of death trap with loading pdfs in Firefox? Everytime I accidentally click on one while browsing I have to manually kill the browser.

Marmel · 03-29-2005, 11:22 AM

FYI, The problem was in either an entension or theme. I had to wipe them all out, uninstall, reinstall, then reinstall all my extensions. A real pain, but it is working now.

On a related note, I had a great extension that would allow me to highlight text that read hxxp://www.etc... and it would automatically convert that to http. Very helpful at FOFC with all the hxxp links. Anybody have the name of this or a link for where to get it again??

terpkristin · 03-29-2005, 11:24 AM

Logan-Yes, I've had some popups breaking through Firefox and it's annoyed me to no end, now if only those people who design the methods to outsmart the popup blockers would put their energies to something actually useful (cure for cancer anyone, to steal a Fark-ism).

Arles-I found that Adobe 6.0 had a LOT of problems, especially when it came to killing browsers. It was wicked slow and disgusting. Adobe 7.0 has solved some of these problems, though it's still slower than I'd like.

As for the original problem, sorry, don't know.

/tk

JeeberD · 03-29-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Marmel

On a related note, I had a great extension that would allow me to highlight text that read hxxp://www.etc... and it would automatically convert that to http. Very helpful at FOFC with all the hxxp links. Anybody have the name of this or a link for where to get it again??

I got it when I first used Firefox way back in the day (you were the person who mentioned it, actually) It's called "Plain Text Links", but unfortuntely there doesn't seem to be an updated version having been created in quite some time...

vtbub · 03-29-2005, 12:01 PM

Drudge Report is notorious for pop-ups w/ firefox

gstelmack · 03-29-2005, 12:21 PM

They're not popups, they're pop-unders. The advertising folks have finally burrowed through Firefox's protections and figured out how to get pop-unders working.

st.cronin · 03-29-2005, 02:46 PM

I can't get Firefox (1.2) to work with GoldTach.

Logan · 03-29-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

They're not popups, they're pop-unders. The advertising folks have finally burrowed through Firefox's protections and figured out how to get pop-unders working.

Don't think thats what it is, at least in my case. A site I go to everyday uses pop-unders, which have pretty much always come thru FireFox. What I've been experiencing lately isn't the same thing.

But I agree with your main point...someone surely by now found a way around how Firefox blocks ads.

jbmagic · 04-15-2005, 09:25 PM

Firefox 1.3 is out

ice4277 · 04-16-2005, 06:52 AM

Anybody know of a reason why I can never get Firefox to open my Hotmail account? I can get to the password screen and enter my password, then it just goes to a blank screen.

03-28-2005, 08:14 PM	#2
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	__________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-28-2005, 08:14 PM	#3
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Image now working, at least for me. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-28-2005, 10:15 PM	#4
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	Yikes. I wish I could help. I upgraded to 1.02 as well, and that's not happening to me. I'd suggest uninstalling completely and reinstalling. __________________ Commissioner - North American Football League Dallas Cowboys GM

03-29-2005, 12:57 AM	#6
Mac Howard Sick as a Parrot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Surfers Paradise, Australia	A simple check: press the F11 key (it toggles between a full screen and one with the various toolbars you have set.) Press again to get back to your own screen. __________________ Mac Howard - a Pom in Paradise

03-29-2005, 11:20 AM	#9
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Is there some kind of death trap with loading pdfs in Firefox? Everytime I accidentally click on one while browsing I have to manually kill the browser. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

03-28-2005, 10:57 PM	#5
the_meanstrosity College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002	I'd try unchecking a couple of the Toolbars (View/Toolbars) and see if that does anything. I'd then do as Cuckoo suggested and re-install.

03-29-2005, 09:56 AM	#7
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Is anyone else getting many more popups through Firefox recently? When I woke up this morning (I leave it on at night), I had 5 or 6 popups, including a couple that were opened using Internet Explorer, which I haven't used since switching over to Firefox months ago. I actually talked to my sister, and she's having the same exact problem.

03-29-2005, 11:22 AM	#10
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	FYI, The problem was in either an entension or theme. I had to wipe them all out, uninstall, reinstall, then reinstall all my extensions. A real pain, but it is working now. On a related note, I had a great extension that would allow me to highlight text that read hxxp://www.etc... and it would automatically convert that to http. Very helpful at FOFC with all the hxxp links. Anybody have the name of this or a link for where to get it again?? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-29-2005, 11:24 AM	#11
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Logan-Yes, I've had some popups breaking through Firefox and it's annoyed me to no end, now if only those people who design the methods to outsmart the popup blockers would put their energies to something actually useful (cure for cancer anyone, to steal a Fark-ism). Arles-I found that Adobe 6.0 had a LOT of problems, especially when it came to killing browsers. It was wicked slow and disgusting. Adobe 7.0 has solved some of these problems, though it's still slower than I'd like. As for the original problem, sorry, don't know. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

03-29-2005, 12:01 PM	#13
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Drudge Report is notorious for pop-ups w/ firefox __________________

03-29-2005, 12:21 PM	#14
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	They're not popups, they're pop-unders. The advertising folks have finally burrowed through Firefox's protections and figured out how to get pop-unders working. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

03-29-2005, 02:46 PM	#15
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I can't get Firefox (1.2) to work with GoldTach. Last edited by st.cronin : 03-29-2005 at 02:46 PM.

04-15-2005, 09:25 PM	#17
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	Firefox 1.3 is out

04-16-2005, 06:52 AM	#18
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	Anybody know of a reason why I can never get Firefox to open my Hotmail account? I can get to the password screen and enter my password, then it just goes to a blank screen.

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