Frustrating problem with FireFox

[Gene]

I've been using Firefox for years. As of recently, I'm experiencing a very annoying problem. Almost every time I click on a link that is supposed to open a page in a new window, the window appears but is much narrower than the content. It cannot be resized. Is there a setting somewhere to specify that the window should use the default size of the content? I'll attach a screenshot below...

Thanks

 

[dgridley]

Hm, that's funny.. IE seems to be working fine for me :p

 

[Gene]

Hm, that's funny.. IE seems to be working fine for me :p

Gee thanks! LOL

 

[Sufyan]

Option #1

Uninstall and re-install FF. This will resolve the issue.

Option #2

Once the resized window is open, maximize it and then close it and close FF. Then restart your PC and open FF and check. This might solve the problem as well.

 

[Gene]

Option #1

Uninstall and re-install FF. This will resolve the issue.

Option #2

Once the resized window is open, maximize it and then close it and close FF. Then restart your PC and open FF and check. This might solve the problem as well.

Thanks... but there is NO maximize option. So if I have to, I guess a reinstall is in order. But I was hoping for a simpler solution.

 

[Sufyan]

Thanks... but there is NO maximize option. So if I have to, I guess a reinstall is in order. But I was hoping for a simpler solution.

Wait. Try this.

Windows:

* Click "Tools", then "Preferences"
* Select the "Content" tab
* To the right of "Enable Javascript" click "Advanced"
* Uncheck the box next to "Move or Resize Existing Windows"


OS X and Linux :

* Click "Edit", then "Preferences"
* Select the "Content" tab
* To the right of "Enable Javascript" click "Advanced"
* Uncheck the box next to "Move or Resize Existing Windows"

 

[golfbunny]

Reinstalling isn't all that bad. At least you won't have to dive into sheets of coding. :D

Edit: Oopsies! I didn't see the last post in the thread.

 

[Gene]

Wait. Try this.

Windows:

* Click "Tools", then "Preferences"
* Select the "Content" tab
* To the right of "Enable Javascript" click "Advanced"
* Uncheck the box next to "Move or Resize Existing Windows"


OS X and Linux :

* Click "Edit", then "Preferences"
* Select the "Content" tab
* To the right of "Enable Javascript" click "Advanced"
* Uncheck the box next to "Move or Resize Existing Windows"

Thanks for trying, but this still doesn't fix the problem, even after a reboot. Very strange.

 

[liquidcherry]

Have you installed lately an add-on, maybe disabling them one by one fixes it....

And, gototool.options.tabs...there you have the option to switch how the new sites are openend...just switch it to "Tab"

Hope that helps

Cheers,

Frank

 

[notlikeyou]

Do you have the Tab Mix Plus add-on installed?

 

[Bill]

Gene, have you tried using Firefox 3?

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-beta.html

Or:

Uninstall Firefox, then delete all registry entries. Then re-install. That should fix it.

-Bill

 

[weblord]

let me test it here on my mozilla, what's the link?

 

[Bill]

let me test it here on my mozilla, what's the link?

Use

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html
or
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Both links go to the same place.

-Bill

 

[SearchGuru1]

heres a quick fix for anyone that has FF, loves FF, and wants nothing else BUT firefox. If anything EVER happens and its all jacked up? Dont bother going to the forums or the bugzilla thingy or stressing out lol. Go directly to hijack this. Itll fix whatever bug is going on. THAT sounds like a bug to me. Theres THREE ways to resize the page. Two are the same. One: if you have a scrolly thing on your mouse, press control and move the wheel scroll thing on your mouse. Two: control+ or control-. Three: tools, options, content.

If reinstalling it DOESNT work do the hijack this thing. I had a weird thing happening to me for almost 2 years and no one could help me. Hijack this fixed it in 2 minutes. Its easy. People in the forum WILL help you. And its quick.

 

[wikes82]

try this...

on FF address bar type -> about:config

then under 'preference name' find dom.disable_window_move_resize
change the value to true by double clicking...then restart firefox..

I hope it works..

 

[Gene]

Do you have the Tab Mix Plus add-on installed?

No, should I?

Gene, have you tried using Firefox 3?

Or:

Uninstall Firefox, then delete all registry entries. Then re-install. That should fix it.

-Bill

I'll try these as a last resort... thanks!

heres a quick fix for anyone that has FF, loves FF, and wants nothing else BUT firefox. If anything EVER happens and its all jacked up? Dont bother going to the forums or the bugzilla thingy or stressing out lol. Go directly to hijack this. Itll fix whatever bug is going on. THAT sounds like a bug to me. Theres THREE ways to resize the page. Two are the same. One: if you have a scrolly thing on your mouse, press control and move the wheel scroll thing on your mouse. Two: control+ or control-. Three: tools, options, content.

If reinstalling it DOESNT work do the hijack this thing. I had a weird thing happening to me for almost 2 years and no one could help me. Hijack this fixed it in 2 minutes. Its easy. People in the forum WILL help you. And its quick.

Thanks... I did download hijackthis some time ago. I'll give that a shot.

try this...

on FF address bar type -> about:config

then under 'preference name' find dom.disable_window_move_resize
change the value to true by double clicking...then restart firefox..

Never knew about that! Gonna try it now...

 

[notlikeyou]

No, should I?

I was just attempting to determine if it was a setting in Tab Mix Plus that was giving you the odd window. But yes it's a great add-on.

On a complete tangent...... if you don't have these installed they are well worth checking out:

Adblock Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Download Statusbar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26

Mouse Gestures
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/39

Snap Links
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4336

Tab Mix Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1122

Bugmenot
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6349

Colorzilla
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271

Domain Lookup
http://tools.qualitynonsense.com/domainlookup/

FireFTP
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684

IE Tab
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Measure IT
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539

MouseZoom
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2244

 

[SearchGuru1]

Hijack this seems a little over whelming at first. It did for me anyway but if you just do what the directions say youll see its not really as over whelming as you originally thought lol. And itll prolly fix your problem.