Firefox questions, issues
 

So what's the deal with entering a URL in the Firefox address bar and it always adds the extra C in dot com? Please tell me I am not alone here. In case I am....If I type something, then the dot, then com--there is always ".Ccom".

Also, what version of flash does Firefox have on PR1.1. I can not get PR1.2 or download the Flash Player on Ovi, but I just noticed that Firefox does (very poorly) play videos in the browser already.

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No such issue on Firefox/pr1.2 here. If you don't have flash player installed, you are using webm/html5 to play videos in ff.

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Geez, didn't think of that. Duh. Sorry. But I guess I assumed Flash from how poorly it was 'playing'. Really choked on 360p Youtube video.

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I'm having a really stupid problem with Firefox on the N9.

Okay, I slide the screen to the right and reveal the tabs pane. At the bottom I click the "+" icon to access my recent history and book marks.

Problem is that I can't back out of this screen. I must open one of these bookmarks/recent addresses, and then slide the screen to the right again to close it.

How can you access your bookmarks list, but just to look at and edit them without first having to open one of the bookmarks?

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Just tap above the address bar.

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Yes, I found this annoying as well. I'm not sure if there is even a normal way to get back from that screen without opening some link first. Try asking this here just in case:

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=47

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On the thin area above? It does nothing (at least for me).

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To better describe it, I would say the top edge of the screen. I can honestly say it isn't intuitive.

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wow thanks for this, i guess this is why romaxa diceded to hide the satusbar as it could get in the way.

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Same problem OP.

If we're sharing problems add the following to the list:

- Using swipe every word is capitalised automatically.
- I am unable to copy text within the browser. If i do manage to somehow higlight the text i cannot bring up the option to copy/paste.

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Nope, this doesn't work on N950 at least. And that area is so thin, I'm not sure it's easy to tap it so precisely using the capacitive screen.

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If you can reproduce those bugs - better report them to official bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/

(Post links back here please, for the reference). Thanks.

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Will do when I get a chance. There is no issue reproducing the bugs as they occur every single time I use Firefox.

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If this is useful for anyone: those who use Diaspora* had a known issue with not being redirected to mobile version in mobile Firefox.

As it happens, there are explicit mobile URLs:

https://joindiaspora.com/stream.mobile
https://joindiaspora.com/activity.mobile
https://joindiaspora.com/notifications.mobile

(Or change it to your pod from joindiaspora if needed).

Logging in didn't work in the mobile version though (so you'll need use the regular one at least for the log in step).

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Really, only one other person having the .Ccom issue. Like the other person said, this happens every single time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovjJYajkNJA

Also, just try to Edit a bookmark as you first make one.

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Actually I don't have this Cc issue, but I'm using N950 and Firefox 11 from: http://romaxa.info/fennec/mozilla-release/

Don't hesitate to file bugs if you reproduce them. Just describe your OS version, device, and Firefox build/version (can be seen in about:support).

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Hi there,

I have a major problem with Firefox. I received the new update of flash 4.0.0-73.1 and firefox 11 (the updates from 14th of March)
Before I was so happy because I could enter Google Docs with Firefox.
It is not possible to enter Google Docs with the N9 browser. After the above updates Firefox just brakes down when I enter Google Docs. It not just a window within the browser which brakes down and dissapear it is actually the whole Firefox browser. I dont get this. Anyone here knows how to solve this issue?

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It's probably because of the auto-capitalisation when using the Swype keyboard. See eariler post by afaq.

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Ah yes bookmark editing. Forgot about that one. Almost impossible due to the placement of the vkb.

this vkb placement is an issue on many other sites as it hides the text entry field.

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Swype on N9 is totally horrible, it has a lot of bugs, i wont talk about that.
But my main problem with Firefox is that it sucks battery, even in the background. Has anyone experienced that?

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Yes, it's quite energy hungry. Can you try switching off Sync and compare the results? Also, Firefox uses GPU for accelerated layers and to increase the responsiveness of the UI. I wonder if it drains battery more than usual. Heavy GPU usage gives speed, but comes with the battery drainage price.

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For a test, you can disable accelerated layers in the about:config

Set:

layers.acceleration.disabled=true

(expect that to cause sluggishness though).

Hardware acceleration test: http://demos.hacks.mozilla.org/openweb/HWACCEL/

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so i turned off sync, restarted just to be safe. /opt/fennec/lib/fennec-11.0/fennec still continously spends 8-15% of CPU while in the background. I am parked on the home screen in the background.
i can try the hardware gpu off, but why should that be used when firefox is in the background and not “drawing” anything at the moment.

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the hardware stress test took a long time to load in firefox compared to the stock browser. And it was beat, stock 5fps, firefox 4fps.
where is about:config located?

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Just type in about:config in the address bar as any other address and press Enter.

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oh yes, if you click on add tags to bookmarks, the only way out is to swipe out and back into the application.

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I can't seem tup install the update for firefox. Every time i try to upgrade it through device update, the update fails. Anyone got any ideas?

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Can you try to update manually and check what errors dpkg shows? The packages can be found here: http://romaxa.info/fennec/mozilla-release/

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So i downloaded the file, clicked on it to install and now it says "cannot find installation package"

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turning hardware acceleration off renders it useless. It flockers and goes blank. V. 11.0.0.1. But cpu usage remains the same.

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Uninstall firefox on your phone first, then install from Ovi. It worked for me.

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balisingh: Does it drain battery when no tabs with content are open? If yes, then it's something to debug / profile. Please file a bug to bugzilla with your findings.

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yes. bugzilla Mozilla is vast, where do I file the bug, under fennec? give link here.

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You can use this link, once you are logged in:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_b...h=dupes|Fennec
(It refers to Fenenc XUL, in contrast with Fennec-Android-native). Describe the OS (Harmattan/version), Firefox version (see in about:support), the issue, and so on.

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=735749

No back button in firefox for N9 has been deemed to a WONTFIX [Unfortunately,Firefox is no more supported for MeeGo.]

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Not attributed the drain to any particular app but yes firefox could be to blame. I just have it plugged in when i use the N9.

Another issue i mentioned before but is now becoming a pain - copy and paste within the browser. I have tried everything but i cant copy text. Anyone know how?

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Those who mark it as wontfix aren't supposed to do that (their mistake). Just post the bug numbers here when you post them to BZ. So those who could work on them will be informed.

About the bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=735749
There is a non obvious way to go back from the bookmarks All Pages, Bookmarks, History etc. UI. Just tap on the thin area right above the address bar. It should take you back to the previous screen.

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It's a very very thin area and not everytime it will work.

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Yes, it's not intuitive and it didn't work for me right away as well.

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Am I missing something?

The back button is there, you have to swipe from right to left and arrows will appear. If you have zoomed a lot, you also have to swipe a lot...

Note that I am using a nightly build.