Firefox bugs

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 15:39

If I go to a forum, scroll down the list of threads, open up, for example, the bottom thread, click the back button, Firefox decides to scroll all the way back up to the top .. very annoying, Internet Explorer remembers where on the page you were.

Not really an annoying bug .. but weird, if I show the bookmark toolbar but don't have any links in it .. it starts bouncing .. why?

downquark1 · 11-01-2005, 15:42

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Originally Posted by Bifta

Not really an annoying bug .. but weird, if I show the bookmark toolbar but don't have any links in it .. it starts bouncing .. why?

That may be a buggy theme, are u using the default theme?

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If I go to a forum, scroll down the list of threads, open up, for example, the bottom thread, click the back button, Firefox decides to scroll all the way back up to the top .. very annoying, Internet Explorer remembers where on the page you were.

Works for me

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 15:47

Default theme, fresh install of 1.0, no extensions. (and btw, "it works for me" isn't helpful in the slightest for anyone who's thinking about posting further words to that effect)

downquark1 · 11-01-2005, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Bifta

Default theme, fresh install of 1.0, no extensions. (and btw, "it works for me" isn't helpful in the slightest for anyone who's thinking about posting further words to that effect)

Fresh profile?

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 15:50

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Fresh profile?

It's on a machine that has never had firefox installed, so yes, it also does it on the copy I have installed here which does have a non-default theme.

**Chris** · 11-01-2005, 15:50

It works for ....

... ah, I'll shut up.

EDIT

I've tried backing and forwarding around CF from threads to forum views etc, and it all works normally. But I have a nagging half-memory of finding this to be a problem recently, because I remember noticing that IE doesn't do it. But now I can't remember where I saw it (whether it's somethin FF used to do on my PC, or possibly whether it was my home (Mac) version) that was playing up. I'll try my Mac version later if I get a chance, I'm curious now.

Paul K · 11-01-2005, 15:51

To be honest I've noticed the "dump you at a random point on the page or right back at the top" feature of Firefox, I've always wondered if it was a cookie issue and if I cause it having cookies restricted. At least I know I'm not alone with that one

As to the bookmark bar bouncing I have mine hidden so I don't know if it does it, I'll have it on view when I get home to see if it does it there, will let you know if it does.

downquark1 · 11-01-2005, 15:53

The bookmark bar isn't suppose to bounce, no.

I take it it's the official build. Try turning smooth scrolling on/off

then try this:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewto...kmarks+toolbar

Bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=247116

Richard M · 11-01-2005, 16:22

Firefox is being compliant by not ignoring the http no-cache headers. IE is not.

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 16:25

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Firefox is being compliant by not ignoring the http no-cache headers. IE is not.

How do you explain that away when the forum I'm browsing doesn't use no-cache meta tags?

downquark1 · 11-01-2005, 16:28

Perhaps bifta you could search the mozillazine bug forum or bugzilla

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewfo...34d818345b8f51

So you can benefit from people who know the software inside out.

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 16:31

Also, how do you get rid of the bloody annoying Google search bar?

Edit: NM, found it

Richard M · 11-01-2005, 18:43

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How do you explain that away when the forum I'm browsing doesn't use no-cache meta tags?

No browser (IIRC) reads them in META tags, I'm talking about the http headers sent by the server before the HTML.

Bifta · 11-01-2005, 18:51

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No browser (IIRC) reads them in META tags, I'm talking about the http headers sent by the server before the HTML.

So what's <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> for? Browsers to ignore?

Richard M · 11-01-2005, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Bifta

So what's <META HTTP-EQUIV="Pragma" CONTENT="no-cache"> for? Browsers to ignore?

Well none that I know of apart from maybe Netscape 4 or IE <= 4 would listen to it.
You should be sending out http headers like this for it to work as intended:

Code:

Expires: 0
Cache-Control: private, post-check=0, pre-check=0, max-age=0
Pragma: no-cache