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xamphear posted:Now that there's support for h.264 (on Windows) is there some trick to getting YouTube to use the html5 player whenever possible? I joined the html5 trial but it didn't seem to have any impact at all. I still get "click to enable flash" when watching a video. YouTube will always use the Flash player if the video has ads.
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Install Gentoo posted:What versions enable that h.264 support, or how can I check if what I'm using now does? 20.0+, and make sure media.windows-media-foundation.enabled is set to true. EDIT: Oh, and you need Win7+ for now. If you're on Vista, then 1) and 2) it doesn't work yet (but it will eventually). Avenging Dentist fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Jan 29, 2013 |
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Avenging Dentist posted:20.0+, and make sure media.windows-media-foundation.enabled is set to true. What about XP, or will I not get Firefox H.264 on my work laptop for another couple of years?
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 00:57 |
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XP doesn't have Media Foundation, so your Firefox on your laptop won't be able to take advantage of it.
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 01:08 |
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Are there any extensions around that will allow me to hit a hotkey and remove all chrome (possibly including the titlebar) from the browser window without fullscreening?
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 01:23 |
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Install Gentoo posted:What versions enable that h.264 support, or how can I check if what I'm using now does? http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mozilla-firefox-browsers-h264-video,20012.html quote:The upcoming Firefox 20 for Windows will include a Windows Media Foundation playback backend that will enable the browser to support H.264, AAC, and MP3. TL;DR: FF 20 [edit] Oops, there was another page of posts....
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 04:30 |
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I have read up on this thread with all the font rendering issues, but I keep having this problem for the past 2 months. I have tried to reset the browser, ran it in the safe mode, completely uninstalled & reinstalled Firefox, removed all addons, changed values in :config, and yet I still have this problem. When I load Firefox, there are many sites that render the font like this. It seems to happen mostly in comment areas but also in the WYSIWYG editor for Wordpress. Here is how it will initially render (sorry for the content, it was the first instance I could find): Everything looks normal. However, after a few page refreshes, this is how it looks: I don't know what is causing this bolding of the font, but it keeps coming back. This is on Firefox 18.0.1. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. edit: just realized that my images are terrible, but you can make out how bold the bottom version is. Sorry about that, didn't want to break tables. Mr Hands Colon fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Jan 30, 2013 |
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Mr Hands Colon posted:I have read up on this thread with all the font rendering issues, but I keep having this problem for the past 2 months. I have tried to reset the browser, ran it in the safe mode, completely uninstalled & reinstalled Firefox, removed all addons, changed values in :config, and yet I still have this problem.
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 06:05 |
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Alereon posted:What operating system, what videocard, and have you installed the latest video drivers? Sorry about that. Window 7 Home Premium 64 SP1/8gb RAM, card is Intel Media Accelerator HD (Core I5). And yes, everything is up to date (aside from my wifi drivers as the most recent one disables the ability to use Intel Mifi/WiDi).
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 06:40 |
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Mr Hands Colon posted:I have read up on this thread with all the font rendering issues, but I keep having this problem for the past 2 months. I have tried to reset the browser, ran it in the safe mode, completely uninstalled & reinstalled Firefox, removed all addons, changed values in :config, and yet I still have this problem. This trick worked for me: my stepdads beer posted:All you font issue bros:
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# ? Jan 30, 2013 11:22 |
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WastedJoker posted:This trick worked for me: I tried that, no dice.
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# ? Jan 31, 2013 17:34 |
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Mr Hands Colon posted:I tried that, no dice.
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# ? Jan 31, 2013 21:43 |
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Alereon posted:This really does sound like a graphics driver issue. To confirm, you have the latest Intel HD Graphics drivers from the Intel website, right? Must have been a driver issue. I was up to date with drivers but it seems like a graphics driver was out of date. This laptop has the WiDi on it and when I had previously updated, it killed the WiDi connection. Fonts seem to be rendering proper now, sorry for wasting everyone's time on this. edit: once again, the issue is still there upon reboot. And yes all drivers are up to date. Mr Hands Colon fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Feb 1, 2013 |
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WastedJoker posted:Cheers. Stratiform! Same author, more options. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/stratiform/
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# ? Feb 2, 2013 09:55 |
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The latest messenger update did something to my firefox 18.0.1. Now every time I start after booting the computer, it switches to the default firefox skin instead of nautopolis, forgets the yahoo homepage I have it set for, and all default options are reset; including using hardware acceleration which causes it to crash constantly. Also opening any tab gets this error Firefox can't find the server at https://www.[r;;iåvÞyevq¾qîx»òki.com. Anyone have any ideas? Using XP by the way.
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# ? Feb 2, 2013 19:35 |
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Rabidredneck posted:The latest messenger update did something to my firefox 18.0.1. Now every time I start after booting the computer, it switches to the default firefox skin instead of nautopolis, forgets the yahoo homepage I have it set for, and all default options are reset; including using hardware acceleration which causes it to crash constantly. Also opening any tab gets this error
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# ? Feb 2, 2013 20:16 |
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Alright, tried it. After the reset, I installed a new theme, found most of the addon's I used before and set the options to how I like them. After rebooting the system, Firefox STILL.. 1. switches back to it's default theme even tho the new theme says it's enabled. I manually have to switch to default, restart firefox, then enable the new theme and restart firefox again to get it to look how I want. 2. forgets the homepage I told it to use so I manually have to set it there again. 3. resets defaults so I manually have to turn off hardware accel so it doesn't start crashing every 30 minutes or so. I wish I could figure out why it suddenly starting acting up like this after messenger got updated to skype. I can't find anything through searching that relates to this problem.
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# ? Feb 2, 2013 21:30 |
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Rabidredneck posted:Alright, tried it. After the reset, I installed a new theme, found most of the addon's I used before and set the options to how I like them. After rebooting the system, Firefox STILL.. Try uninstalling it and going to C:\Users\yourName\AppData folder and burning down anything related to Mozilla in the various folders (double check to make sure nothing is left in Program Files too). I had this problem with a workplace desktop image and this + reinstalling was the only thing that fixed it.
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# ? Feb 2, 2013 23:37 |
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If something keeps changing your homepage, isn't it time to start looking at possible malware infestation? maybe scanning the system with a bootable antivirus USB stick or CD?
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# ? Feb 3, 2013 00:56 |
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Homepage / search engine constant changes are most likely malware. Run a full scan of Malwarebytes and see what it finds. I bet you it will find something.
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# ? Feb 3, 2013 03:00 |
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WastedJoker posted:What's the name of that tool which removes unwanted locales info from your extensions? Finally found this motherf... http://www.techgravy.net/tip-speed-up-firefox-and-decrease-page-loading-time/ It basically removes all the locale info from your extensions/jar files then re-zips them up. Some extensions don't like it - they'll show as "incompatible" after you've used this tool but a simple update of add-ons "fixes" it. Themes will also need re-enabling after running the tool. It's not worth running if you only use 3/4 extensions but if you're a heavy extension user, it does make a difference.
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# ? Feb 3, 2013 09:50 |
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jeeves posted:Homepage / search engine constant changes are most likely malware. Ran Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, and Avira. They all found stuff and deleted them, but Firefox still keeps reverting stuff after a system reboot.
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# ? Feb 3, 2013 19:34 |
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Rabidredneck posted:Ran Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, and Avira. They all found stuff and deleted them, but Firefox still keeps reverting stuff after a system reboot.
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# ? Feb 3, 2013 19:48 |
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Also disable the Java browser plugin, not sure if you actually have it installed, it's just a hunch.
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# ? Feb 4, 2013 04:21 |
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18.0.2 is out.
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# ? Feb 5, 2013 05:15 |
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It's just a Facebook crash fix, if you don't use Facebook there is no reason to update, also v19 is right around the corner.
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# ? Feb 5, 2013 15:42 |
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How can I tell Firefox to start with the Speed-Dial (or whatever they call it)? I only see options for blank page or page x.
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# ? Feb 6, 2013 15:05 |
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midnightclimax posted:How can I tell Firefox to start with the Speed-Dial (or whatever they call it)? I only see options for blank page or page x. Set it to show homepage and set the homepage to about :newtab But yeah, it's weird there is currently no option for it.
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# ? Feb 6, 2013 15:07 |
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Sereri posted:Set it to show homepage and set the homepage to about :newtab Works like a charm, thanks. And yeah, I agree it's weird.
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# ? Feb 6, 2013 15:20 |
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How can I get all my settings, preferences, bookmarks, that sort of thing, from Firefox on my old computer to my new computer? Is that what sync is used for or is that just for mobile devices?
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# ? Feb 7, 2013 21:50 |
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Outpost22 posted:How can I get all my settings, preferences, bookmarks, that sort of thing, from Firefox on my old computer to my new computer? Is that what sync is used for or is that just for mobile devices? Sync does that between desktop clients too. Just go to sync on the new machine from the start page.
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# ? Feb 7, 2013 22:09 |
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Outpost22 posted:How can I get all my settings, preferences, bookmarks, that sort of thing, from Firefox on my old computer to my new computer? Is that what sync is used for or is that just for mobile devices?
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# ? Feb 7, 2013 22:37 |
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What I tend to do is export my bookmarks to a bookmark.html file, then export my saved passwords via PasswordExporter addon. Then I just rebuild my profile, and manually re-add my extensions (only use half a dozen or so), and redo my bookmarks and passwords from those exported files. The benefit of this is that you have a fresh profile, as it seems Firefox likes having a new profile after a year or two of use.
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# ? Feb 8, 2013 01:01 |
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jeeves posted:What I tend to do is export my bookmarks to a bookmark.html file, then export my saved passwords via PasswordExporter addon. Why not use the automatic method in about :support?
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# ? Feb 8, 2013 02:43 |
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xamphear posted:Why not use the automatic method in about :support? Because to be honest I've been using Firefox for so long they didn't have that poo poo before so I forget it is there. :dog: Also I was talking about exporting stuff to a new computer, not just rebuilding a profile.
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# ? Feb 8, 2013 20:24 |
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What is the best anti-tracking cookie addon? Beef Taco, Ghostery's cookie protection, or something else?
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# ? Feb 11, 2013 19:34 |
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NihilCredo posted:What is the best anti-tracking cookie addon? Beef Taco, Ghostery's cookie protection, or something else? Just disabling 3rd party cookies in the settings will get you almost 90% of the way there. Ghostery does block tracking cookies, yes, but is more about blocking tracking via images/javascript/etc.
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# ? Feb 11, 2013 21:15 |
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NihilCredo posted:What is the best anti-tracking cookie addon? Beef Taco, Ghostery's cookie protection, or something else? RequestPolicy hands down, RequestPolicy blocks all cross-site bug requests by default, unlike Ghostery and Co that uses blacklists to filter. The downside to it's very comprehensive permission controls is that for many it's a large learning curve, so prepare yourself to spend some time teaching it through whitelists like you needed to do with NoScript. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/requestpolicy/
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# ? Feb 11, 2013 23:45 |
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Huh. I'm actually already using RequestPolicy, but since Ghostery is still giving me regular "Adcrapsite blocked" notifications I was assuming RP only handled content embedded in the page itself.
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Is there a specific reason that people have moved too chrome? Or is it just personal preference? I have chrome but I don't really see the difference on a browsing level, also ff seems to have more interesting add ons?
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