location: Diff for "firefox"

Institute of Mathematics - PublicMathWiki:

Differences between revisions 1 and 10 (spanning 9 versions)
Revision 1 as of 2009-05-05 09:21:45
Size: 13
Editor: crose
Comment:
Revision 10 as of 2012-12-12 11:24:43
Size: 1107
Editor: crose
Comment:
Deletions are marked like this. Additions are marked like this.
Line 2: Line 2:

<<TableOfContents>>

= This Connection is Untrusted =
{{attachment:ff1.png}}
 * You see this message on encrypted sites with selfsigned certificates. If you trust the site, click:
{{{
I Understand the Risks > Add Exception > Get Certificate > Confirm Security Exception
}}}

= Profile in use / Clean lock files =
 * After an unclean stop of Mozilla or Thunderbird (application crashes, desktop session crash, server crash ) it happened frequently that a new start of the application fails with:
{{attachment:inuse.png}}
 * To clean the setup, start either
  * `Applications > System Tools > Clean Firefox/Thunderbird - Remove Lock', or`
  * call `rmlock.sh` from a terminal.

= Turn off Spell Checker =

== Windows ==
`Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Check my spelling as I type: Off`

== Solaris / Linux ==
`Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General > Check my spelling as I type: Off`

= Firefox Not Scrolling with Up/Down Arrow Keys or Home/End Keys =
 * Hit '''F7''' to activate/deactive 'caret browsing'
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caret_navigation

Firefox

This Connection is Untrusted

ff1.png

  • You see this message on encrypted sites with selfsigned certificates. If you trust the site, click:

I Understand the Risks > Add Exception > Get Certificate > Confirm Security Exception

Profile in use / Clean lock files

  • After an unclean stop of Mozilla or Thunderbird (application crashes, desktop session crash, server crash ) it happened frequently that a new start of the application fails with:

inuse.png

  • To clean the setup, start either
    • Applications > System Tools > Clean Firefox/Thunderbird - Remove Lock', or

    • call rmlock.sh from a terminal.

Turn off Spell Checker

Windows

Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Check my spelling as I type: Off

Solaris / Linux

Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General > Check my spelling as I type: Off

Firefox Not Scrolling with Up/Down Arrow Keys or Home/End Keys

PublicMathWiki: firefox (last edited 2023-06-01 09:18:47 by crose)