I have been having a problem with firefox (on a ThinkPad T23). Basically, it exits as soon as certain sites are accessed. I downloaded the sources at one of these sites (with wget) and the same behaviour occurred when looking at the file.
I think the problem lies in javascript; when I turned it off (in Firefox Preferences) the problem stopped in most (but not all) cases.
I tried removing and re-installing firefox and js (with yum) but this didn't do any good.
It seems to me the problem probably lies in a firefox plugin. So I was looking at these, and found the whole setup pretty confusing.
I wonder if there is any document that explains firefox setup clearly? I really hate these directories with names like "9eaqek76.Default User". Why these idiotic names?
Is there any simple way of seeing what plugins are in use? And if one deletes a plugin, how can it be replaced?
Timothy Murphy wrote:
I have been having a problem with firefox (on a ThinkPad T23). Basically, it exits as soon as certain sites are accessed. I downloaded the sources at one of these sites (with wget) and the same behaviour occurred when looking at the file.
I think the problem lies in javascript; when I turned it off (in Firefox Preferences) the problem stopped in most (but not all) cases.
I tried removing and re-installing firefox and js (with yum) but this didn't do any good.
Somehow I do not see a package called js in my list? Is this something that you installed from a different repo? Could you send across the sites (if they are public) to the list?
could you also try running the browser in safe mode (no plugins / themes are loaded)
firefox -safe-mode
If you are still seeing issues, then I guess there is an issue with firefox itself
thanks, Rogue
It seems to me the problem probably lies in a firefox plugin. So I was looking at these, and found the whole setup pretty confusing.
I wonder if there is any document that explains firefox setup clearly? I really hate these directories with names like "9eaqek76.Default User". Why these idiotic names?
Is there any simple way of seeing what plugins are in use? And if one deletes a plugin, how can it be replaced?
Rogue wrote:
Timothy Murphy wrote:
I have been having a problem with firefox (on a ThinkPad T23). Basically, it exits as soon as certain sites are accessed. I downloaded the sources at one of these sites (with wget) and the same behaviour occurred when looking at the file.
I think the problem lies in javascript; when I turned it off (in Firefox Preferences) the problem stopped in most (but not all) cases.
I tried removing and re-installing firefox and js (with yum) but this didn't do any good.
Somehow I do not see a package called js in my list? Is this something that you installed from a different repo? Could you send across the sites (if they are public) to the list?
[tim@elizabeth ~]$ grep js /var/log/rpmpkgs js-1.60-2.fc7.i386.rpm
I thought it was from one of the standard Fedora repositories. I see it is described in
http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora/7/i386/js-1.60-2.fc7.i386.html
as a Fedora 7 package, though I admit I do not find it in my local repository.
The entry above says it is in the Development/Languages group.
Rogue wrote:
could you also try running the browser in safe mode (no plugins / themes are loaded)
firefox -safe-mode
Thanks very much, I didn't know about that, and will try it.
If you are still seeing issues, then I guess there is an issue with firefox itself
I don't really think so, as it does not occur with two other ThinkPads I have. I think my firefox setup must be screwed up in some way.
Hey Tim:
In the address bar type:
about:config
to list the firefox config parameters or:
about:plugins
to list the plugins.
Regards, Lou
On 7/3/07, Timothy Murphy tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie wrote:
I have been having a problem with firefox (on a ThinkPad T23). Basically, it exits as soon as certain sites are accessed. I downloaded the sources at one of these sites (with wget) and the same behaviour occurred when looking at the file.
I think the problem lies in javascript; when I turned it off (in Firefox Preferences) the problem stopped in most (but not all) cases.
I tried removing and re-installing firefox and js (with yum) but this didn't do any good.
It seems to me the problem probably lies in a firefox plugin. So I was looking at these, and found the whole setup pretty confusing.
I wonder if there is any document that explains firefox setup clearly? I really hate these directories with names like "9eaqek76.Default User". Why these idiotic names?
Is there any simple way of seeing what plugins are in use? And if one deletes a plugin, how can it be replaced?
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Lou Spironello wrote:
In the address bar type:
about:config
to list the firefox config parameters or:
about:plugins
to list the plugins.
Thanks, I tried that. I was rather surprised to see that there is no javascript plugin. I assume it is built-in to firefox?
I was amazed how many config settings I was supposed to have changed!
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Lou Spironello wrote:
In the address bar type:
about:config
to list the firefox config parameters or:
about:plugins
to list the plugins.
Thanks, I tried that. I was rather surprised to see that there is no javascript plugin. I assume it is built-in to firefox?
Yes.
Rahul
On 03/07/07, Rahul Sundaram sundaram@fedoraproject.org wrote:
Timothy Murphy wrote:
Thanks, I tried that. I was rather surprised to see that there is no javascript plugin. I assume it is built-in to firefox?
Yes.
Might be closer to the truth to say Firefox is built in Javascript ;)
On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 20:53 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Lou Spironello wrote:
In the address bar type:
about:config
to list the firefox config parameters or:
about:plugins
to list the plugins.
Thanks, I tried that. I was rather surprised to see that there is no javascript plugin. I assume it is built-in to firefox?
I was amazed how many config settings I was supposed to have changed!
One thing you can do is the following: Go to: about:config in the browser, Then change the value of the config parameter: browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions from true to false. This will allow you to go to: Edit->preferences->Content Then in box called File types click on Manage. There you will see a list of what application handles which extension type. This can now be changed. This hidden feature of firefox is helpful in situations such as yours.
-- ======================================================================= Rule of the Great: When people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they probably are thinking about lunch. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@sbcglobal.net
Aaron Konstam wrote:
One thing you can do is the following: Go to: about:config in the browser, Then change the value of the config parameter: browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions from true to false. This will allow you to go to: Edit->preferences->Content Then in box called File types click on Manage. There you will see a list of what application handles which extension type. This can now be changed. This hidden feature of firefox is helpful in situations such as yours.
Thanks very much, I'll try that.
I found that about:config brings up so many variables one could spend several hours trying to work out which are relevant.
A bit like 10 pages of Terms & Conditions which one has to agree to for almost anything nowadays. If we really spent our time reading them we would have no time to use the product.
On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 13:06 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Aaron Konstam wrote:
One thing you can do is the following: Go to: about:config in the browser, Then change the value of the config parameter: browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions from true to false. This will allow you to go to: Edit->preferences->Content Then in box called File types click on Manage. There you will see a list of what application handles which extension type. This can now be changed. This hidden feature of firefox is helpful in situations such as yours.
Thanks very much, I'll try that.
I found that about:config brings up so many variables one could spend several hours trying to work out which are relevant.
A bit like 10 pages of Terms & Conditions which one has to agree to for almost anything nowadays. If we really spent our time reading them we would have no time to use the product.
browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions is the only one that I claim you should fool with. -- ======================================================================= Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. -- Neil Armstrong ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@sbcglobal.net
on 7/4/2007 5:06 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Aaron Konstam wrote:
One thing you can do is the following: Go to: about:config in the browser, Then change the value of the config parameter: browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions from true to false. This will allow you to go to: Edit->preferences->Content Then in box called File types click on Manage. There you will see a list of what application handles which extension type. This can now be changed. This hidden feature of firefox is helpful in situations such as yours.
Thanks very much, I'll try that.
I found that about:config brings up so many variables one could spend several hours trying to work out which are relevant.
A bit like 10 pages of Terms & Conditions which one has to agree to for almost anything nowadays. If we really spent our time reading them we would have no time to use the product.
FYI http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries