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woody with a view - 8-4-2012 at 06:45 PM

i just updated to firefox 14 and now all of my tabs (quick links?) below the address bar are gone. anyone know how to fix that? the bookmark tab is there but not the other tab.....

DavidE - 8-4-2012 at 07:00 PM

History?

woody with a view - 8-4-2012 at 07:03 PM

no. in the very right corner below the google search window it says bookmarks with a star on the tab. next to that it has 2 << which are more bookmarks.

i guess i have a virus or something because everything is back to normal.....

desertcpl - 8-4-2012 at 07:07 PM

Yea,, I just went this with Google Chrome,,

Delete it and then if you want to reinstall

at this point I have not chosen to do so

I did Google my problem and this seems to be a problem

I dont know about Firefox ,, but it could be the same Problem

and my computer is a new one, maybe 3 months old

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 06:38 AM

Woody, right click on the tool bar area, it should give you the options to show your fav tabs.

woody with a view - 8-5-2012 at 07:27 AM

right. but they weren't there. it was blank even after closing and opening FF a couple of times and then they reappeared.

:?:

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 07:34 AM

Ahhh, I see. FF 14 is buggy. You can reset by typing in "about :support" , w/o " in the address bar.
Here is one for you - Maybe you can help with this problem. When I right click , check spelling is checked and it saves and add ons any word I have checked. So, I have a zillion variations of any word I spell ck and can't get rid of "spell check " box in the menu.

woody with a view - 8-5-2012 at 07:49 AM

i never knew you had to right click. mine underlines the bad word. where does it save to?

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 07:55 AM

highlight the underlined word, rt clk and it shows in the rt clk menu, giving you choices of variations , guessing at what you wanted to type. :) Just clk the correct word. Not saved anywhere and should disappear after you choose a word. Mine stays and keeps adding words. So, my rt clk menu is huge and I have to reset ff often to clear it.

woody with a view - 8-5-2012 at 07:59 AM

i typed about :support, w/o into the address bar and it isn't a valid url.

Marc - 8-5-2012 at 07:59 AM

I am not smart enough to have computer problems.:?::?::?:

BajaBlanca - 8-5-2012 at 09:03 AM

:lol::lol:


me either Marc !

DENNIS - 8-5-2012 at 09:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I am not smart enough to have computer problems.:?::?::?:


:lol: Well said. :lol:

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 09:11 AM

woody
go to "Help" in the upper tool bar then " troubleshoot"

Katiejay99 - 8-5-2012 at 09:29 AM

How to edit your spelling dictionary in Firefox:

If you have used Firefox’s built in dictionary, you will know there is a limitation to it. Firefox allows you to easily add words to dictionary, but lacks a user interface for removing words. This can be a problem since the “Add to dictionary” button is directly under the corrected words, providing easy access for adding misspelled words to the dictionary.

Since I frequently add misspelled words, I had to learn the method for removing these words. To remove misspelled words, first close down Firefox then navigate to your profile folder. The folder’s location varies depending on your operating system:

Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\

Windows Vista

C:\users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\

Mac OS X

~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/xxxxxxxx.default/

Linux

~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxxx.default/

Once in your profile folder, look for a file named persdict.dat, and open it with your favorite text editor. Inside you’ll find all of your custom defined words, each on their own line. Just delete the words which don’t belong and save. Firefox will no longer incorrectly identify those misspelled words as correct.

Edited to say: I didn't write this, I just copy and pasted it.

[Edited on 8-5-2012 by Katiejay99]

woody with a view - 8-5-2012 at 10:12 AM

^^^^post of the day^^^^

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 10:33 AM

Thanks, I did a search for that file and I don't have it. Windows 7

Here is a screen shot of my problem, I can not uncheck "check spelling"

Katiejay99 - 8-5-2012 at 10:45 AM

Try to find the file: persdict.dat on your computer. You can do this using Windows Explorer - you should have that file on your computer - look under all programs - accessories. Once open, click on the Seach option at the top. Search by file name and put in that file (persdict.dat) then choose to search your C: drive. When it comes up, double click the file to open it. If it asks you to use what program, choose Notepad then delete the misspelled words and save it.
Try that.

To unclick the check spelling - go to firefox - tools - options- advanced - then click on the "General" tab and you can unclick it there.

[Edited on 8-5-2012 by Katiejay99]

[Edited on 8-5-2012 by Katiejay99]

willyAirstream - 8-5-2012 at 11:00 AM

Thanks, as above, I did a search for that file, no joy. C:\users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[unique-alphanumeric-string].default\persdict.dat and "start">search

It is saving any and all words that I highlight, not words added to dictionary, which I don't use. Oh well, thanks for trying. I'll keep resetting FF.

not baja related, so we should move to u2u if you have any ideas

Thanks!

Katiejay99 - 8-5-2012 at 11:06 AM

I sent you a u2u - you can do this! hang in there.