Author Topic: Firefoc Help (Read 20681 times)

nymph4 · « **on:** December 17, 2008, 02:13:20 PM »

Does anyone know how to have Firefor Clear you Histry and Tempary Files when you close it??

I see a Lot of things for get rid of Cookies and my Information when I close it. But I don't want it to forget Passwods and things like that.

Kip · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:41:25 PM »

In Firefox's menu bar, go to "Tools" and click "Options...".
In the Options window, go to the "Privacy" tab.
In the "Private Data" section at the bottom of the window, click "Settings...".

From there, you can customize what Firefox should clean out.
For example, to clear your browser history, check the box next to "Browser History".
To keep your passwords, uncheck "Saved Passwords".
If you do not want to have something cleared, just uncheck it.

After you have adjusted what you want Firefox to delete or keep, click "OK".
Back in the Options window, check the box next to "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox".

Now, every time Firefox closes, it will clean out only what you want it to.

nymph4 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2008, 08:06:31 PM »

Thank you for the help.

I whent into settings in the Privice Tab to customize the things Firefox gets rid of.

It ask me.
When Firefox asks me to Clear things what sould it clear.

So I whent down the list Cookies and Files and Forms and Data and all the things like that.

And then I clicked on OK and it takes me back to the Main Privice Tab Window.

If I put a Check Mark in Clear Personale Data when Firefox Closes will this clear everything I set in the Customize Window when Firefox Closses???

Kip · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2008, 08:19:43 PM »

Firefox will clear whatever you set it to clear (like your history) when it closes. Firefox will still remember your settings.

nymph4 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2008, 09:32:36 PM »

OK Firefox did an Update and now it keeps going back to the Firefox Home Page.

I keep going into te Main Tab and clicking Show Home Page and under that I tryed clicking on use current pages.

And it always goes back to Firefox Home Page.

So I tryed just typing in Google.com and it still goes back to Firefox Home Page when I open Firefox up.

Do I have a Check Mark ware I sould take it out of? Like Clear Forms and Data or something like this??

Gakkles-3 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2008, 09:38:24 AM »

Oh, you're doing okay. Firefox is ambiguous in some of its instructions.

Go to that MAIN page, and put in whatever Home you want. Be sure that you have scrolled all the way to the left in the text-window, so you are sure there is nothing else there. (That is quite possible, and it can mess up your setting.)

Type in whatever you want. It should look something like this:
http://www.google.ca/

Then simply turn off Firefox, and start it up again. Note: If you have Firefox running on its fast-startup mode, you have to right-click your taskbar notifications icon to make sure you really turned it off.

Should work now.

—By the way, after updates to Firefox or to some of your add-ons, you get a "one time only" display of a page that tells you the update has been done. Then you have to press on your Home button. But that is just for one time.

nymph4 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2008, 02:33:08 PM »

well it still wont go to the Home Page I tell it to.
When I go back to check it has Google.com or what ever that was you told me to put in you know how to type it out.

But up top it puts back in Show Destop something and I have to dropdown the list and put show Home Page.

You told me Firefox may be set to Qwick Start how can I check or stop this?
When I close Firefox I look in the System Tray and I see no Firefox Icone just my Virus Program and Firewall

nymph4 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2008, 08:08:02 PM »

Anyone?

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Kip · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2008, 08:13:09 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on December 18, 2008, 02:33:08 PM

But up top it puts back in Show Destop something and I have to dropdown the list and put show Home Page.

Could you please clarify?

Quote from: nymph4 on December 18, 2008, 02:33:08 PM

You told me Firefox may be set to Qwick Start how can I check or stop this?
When I close Firefox I look in the System Tray and I see no Firefox Icone just my Virus Program and Firewall

I doubt you are using a fast-startup mode. It is a feature which you have to add to Firefox. I am not familiar with it but if you do not see a Firefox icon in the system tray, you probably are not using a fast-startup mode.

Also, please list any Firefox add-ons you have installed.

nymph4 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2008, 10:12:07 PM »

Now Firefox goes to my Home Page I don't know why now it works again.

But When you are on a web page and you want to Bookmark it you just go to Bookmark this page and then click on Bookmark this page.

And it ads the Link to the end of the List right under ware it says From Internet Explorer.

How can I get it to go in with my Links and things I had from Explorer.

See when I go to Bookmark and go down the list I see a Folder that sys From Internet Explorer and then there is all of my Links.

But when I Bookmark something it puts it undr the Folder that says Froom Internet Explorer.

Gakkles-3 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2008, 06:09:17 AM »

In Firefox, under File >Bookmarks >Organize Bookmarks, you can manipulate everything just the way you want it. You can move your bookmarks and favourites so you get the ones you want on your toolbar. Exactly as you wish.

BUT—Firefox 2 and previous Firefoxes were much nicer for this. Firefox really wrecked a good system of bookmarking with Firefox 3. The problem is that not many people know how to make a good "tree" [hierarchy] and I'm sure that some Firefox devs didn't know, themselves. So they basically tried to get rid of a perfectly good system.

Same thing in Vista: Bill Gates wanted you to use "search" for everything, as opposed to arranging your files in good order.

Anyway, if you go into Organize Bookmarks, you can do the job. It just isn't as easy or pleasant as it used to be. Actually the same thing works better in reverse with IE 8.

You'd be wise to copy your Firefox bookmarks.html somewhere else on your computer while you were experimenting. It's probably in your AppData Mozilla Profiles, but it could be in your main Firefox program too. Notice its size; the empty default file will be much smaller than the one that contains your bookmarks.

Good luck.

nymph4 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:31:26 PM »

OK I am going nuts going through all the Firefox Settings and I can't find how to change the way Web Pages print out.

Every time I print a Web Page the Text is very very small.

nymph4 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:57:32 PM »

OK I whent on Google and found how to change the Font Size under contant.
Then under Advanced unchack Allo Web Site To Pick Font Size.

On both Contant and Advanced pages I set it to 15.
And clicked OK

And I turned Firefox off and whent back online and Pinted out a Web Page and still very very very small text?

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sree1234 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 16, 2009, 10:11:42 PM »

i don't know how to post a new question that's why i am pasting this one
recently i updated firefox
after that when ever i open firefox a new page opens spontaneously
and each time i close it, it opens again after 1-2 minutes
is it a virus or some thing
please help me

nymph4 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2009, 01:09:10 PM »

You may have to Reset all of your Firefox Settings again and see if that helps.

And do not let Firefox Run in the System Tray when you do not use it.

I have had some problems getting Firefox to stick with my Home Page but now it dos.

Some times and I don't know why you may have to Set Firefox Settings over and over befor they stay I have to do that and now it works almost ok.

nymph4 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2009, 01:28:20 PM »

Everything I print comes out very very small the Text comes out small.

I did go into the Contant Tab and put the Font size to 14 and text still prints veruy very small.
So I go into Advanced Tab and Uncheck Alow Web Page to force Font size or whatever that is it says.

And still Text from Web Sits print very very small.
Can anyone help

patio · « **Reply #16 on:** January 17, 2009, 02:15:34 PM »

Use Print Preview...then resize it to your liking...

nymph4 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 17, 2009, 05:00:56 PM »

OK I will try this.

But if I use Print Prevu then why does Firefox have in the Contant Tab Font Size and Advance Tab to change everything? When you go into Contant Tab and change Font Size what is this for???

Kip · « **Reply #18 on:** January 17, 2009, 05:14:36 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 17, 2009, 05:00:56 PM

But if I use Print Prevu then why does Firefox have in the Contant Tab Font Size and Advance Tab to change everything? When you go into Contant Tab and change Font Size what is this for???

I think that setting is for webpages that have not specified the font size themselves.

nymph4 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 17, 2009, 06:29:30 PM »

OK here it goes

When I go into the Contant Tab ware Font Size is right next to it I click on Advanced Tab.
In here I Un Check the Box Let Web Page Set Font Size.......This sould let me set the Font Size but it still has no efect WHY?

?

And one more thing in print Prevu I do not see anything for Font Size??

nymph4 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2009, 12:27:46 PM »

OK well I foundout that when you set the Font Size in Firefox that it just efects the size text looks on screen.

So I am not sure why my text is printing so so so small..

I do not see in pint Prevu anything for Font Size or things like this.
Am I right that Firefox does not have anything to do with printing size??

nymph4 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2009, 01:06:57 PM »

Now I am realy miss understanding how Text Prints.

I whent onto Google and I foundout everything you do with Text Font and things like this is for the on screen display.

Then I saw all this stuff about page setup but not for what I am talking about.

Does anyone know what I meen all the Text on every web page is printing very very very small.

And it just started.
I have Win XP PRO and Firefox do these two things have anything to do with it??

Kip · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2009, 02:07:41 PM »

The setting in print preview which Patio mentioned is titled "Scale:".
Try experimenting with the different percentages on the drop-down menu.
Some pages do not print well at a high percentage but it is worth a try.

"Page Setup" also has the scale setting but you cannot preview the results from there.

nymph4 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2009, 03:42:11 PM »

OK I tryed going to Scale and if I set it to 30 it is very small no change.
But the next number is 50 and it would not print at all.

Did this every happen to anyone els it just is for Web Page Text everything els prints greate.
And Text off the Web Prints greate?

?

nymph4 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2009, 03:47:04 PM »

Inside Firefox Contant Tab ware Font Size is under Advanced Tab I see a Dropdown List called MONOSPACE

What is this for?

nymph4 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2009, 05:08:16 PM »

Anyone?

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patio · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2009, 05:22:30 PM »

Normal bumps here are $1.75...
But since you have abused the "anyone" bump they are now billed at $2.25...
Please send in $87.50.

Thank You for your continued support.
Management.

nymph4 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:35:21 PM »

OK I sent $ 25.00 in so he it goes.

I whent on YouTube and looked around for Font Setting for Firefox and this is what I foundout.

When you go into Contant Tab and set Font Size and even if you go into Advanced Tab and set Font Size there to. And even if you Un Check Let Web Site Force Font Size.

All of these things just will have efect on how Text is Displayed on screen.

Now when I go into Print Prevu I set Scale but it jumps from 30 to 50 and you can't hand type a number in there and when I set it to 30 it still was very very small no change.
And when I set it to 50 it would not print.

What step do you think I should try?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2009, 11:42:14 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 18, 2009, 08:35:21 PM

OK I sent $ 25.00

25 is a good start, but the accrued interest overall on such a long term set of payments often exceeds the total cost of the bumps... in this case starting at the introductory rate of $1.75

however, over a certain annoyance limit the price is raised to "tier 2" at which point an "anyone bump" costs $2.25 (stupid questions are still free).

however, if you aren't careful, you might be promoted to tier 3, where all your questions cost a princely sum to post, bumps are a small fortune, and nobody replies.

In any case.

If you want to print BIGGER text, why are you using a PERCENTAGE smaller then 100% to do so? possible clarification as to the existence of any logic there?

nymph4 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 19, 2009, 04:06:26 PM »

OK if I am under the ADMIN Account and when I am on the net with Firefox I go to Print Prevu and set Scale to 100% and everything prints greate and normale Sized Font.

Under the Limited Account I go to Print Prevu and do the same thing set Scale to 100% but it never stays set to 100% under the limited Account.

As soo as I leave and closs Firefox and go away and come back to Print a Web Page I have to set Print Prevu Scale to 100%

The Limited Account wont remember it. How can I get it to remember it???

My ADMIN Accut remembers it.

nymph4 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 20, 2009, 12:08:21 PM »

Anyone?

?

Kip · « **Reply #31 on:** January 20, 2009, 01:04:35 PM »

You could try setting the scale to 100% in the "Page Setup..." window.

patio · « **Reply #32 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:03:55 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 20, 2009, 12:08:21 PM

Anyone??

This puts your new balance at $89.75...
Minus the $25.00 which you said you sent in but we have yet to recieve...however we will give you the benefit of the doubt for now...

New Balance:
$64.75,

Thank You for your continued Support.

nymph4 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 20, 2009, 10:09:29 PM »

OK when I am in the ADMIN Account and go to Firefox and go to Print Prevu and set the Scale to 100 % it prints out every web page with greate size text.

And it always remembers the Scale Size is 100 % even when I go out of Firefox.

But under the LIMITED Account I always have to go back into Print Prevu Tab and set Scale Size to 100 % to get web page text to came out ok. And if I closs out of Firefox and go back latter to a web page under the LIMITED Account I always have to put back my Scale Size to 100 % it always forgets this JUST in the LIMITED Account.

So you would say Un Install Firefox and Re Install it. But since I can only Install Programs under the ADMIN Account I think it would just act the same way?

Kip · « **Reply #34 on:** January 21, 2009, 01:09:39 PM »

Did you try setting the scale to 100% in the "Print Options..." window (not the "Print Preview" window) while in the limited account?

nymph4 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:42:27 PM »

Thank you the Printer Prints all Text from web pages ok now.

nymph4 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 22, 2009, 11:55:16 AM »

OK I have Firefox Printing ok now and all is well.

One thing if anyone can help?
I know you can set Firefox to Clear Tempery Internet Files every so many Days and you just type in the Number.

But is there a way to have Firefox Clear your Histry everytime you closs Firefox.

And by Histry I meen all the Web Site URLs that stay in you Dropdown List eware you type n the Web Site you want to go to.
Thanks

Kip · « **Reply #37 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:14:12 PM »

Quote from: Kip on December 17, 2008, 04:41:25 PM

In Firefox's menu bar, go to "Tools" and click "Options...".
In the Options window, go to the "Privacy" tab.
In the "Private Data" section at the bottom of the window, click "Settings...".

From there, you can customize what Firefox should clean out.
For example, to clear your browser history, check the box next to "Browser History".
To keep your passwords, uncheck "Saved Passwords".
If you do not want to have something cleared, just uncheck it.

After you have adjusted what you want Firefox to delete or keep, click "OK".
Back in the Options window, check the box next to "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox".

Now, every time Firefox closes, it will clean out only what you want it to.

If you have the "Browser History" box checked in the "Clear Private Data" window, the URLs in the drop-down list will be cleared.

nymph4 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:17:59 PM »

I whent into the settings for Firefox and put a Checkmark in Clear My Privit Histry Everytime Firefox Closses

And I clossed Firefox and whent back on to the net and Hit the Dropdown pointer in the Address Bar

And it still has all the places I whent in it.

What am I doing wong to get Firefox to clear my Histry???

nymph4 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:44:21 PM »

OK I think I am getting the hang of Firefox but one thing??

Every time I close Firefox it clears all my Passwords out of difernt web site.

Now I don't have a checkmark in Clear Cookies so souldn't this make Firefox keep my Passwords???

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #40 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:45:28 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 22, 2009, 08:44:21 PM

OK I think I am getting the hang of Firefox but one thing??

Every time I close Firefox it clears all my Passwords out of difernt web site.

Now I don't have a checkmark in Clear Cookies so souldn't this make Firefox keep my Passwords???

Do you have a checkmark in "Save passwords"? Because sometimes it'll delete passwords if it's checked...

nymph4 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:50:18 PM »

OK let me ask this if Serial Ports Tranfer Data one Bit at a time and say you have a 9 Pin Serial Port.

So I get this it will send one Bit at a time until 8. Bits ware sent then it sterts over.
So it sends 1 Byte and then 1. Byte ok.

But if you have a Serial Port that is a 9. Pin then after the 8. Bits are sent what does the one Pin left over do you know the NINTH Pin??

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #42 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:54:12 PM »

the pins have specific functions.

1: Carrier Detect
2: Receive Data
3: Transmit Data
4: Data Terminal Ready
5: Signal Ground
6: Data Set Ready
7: Request To Send
8: Clear to Send
9: Ring Indicator

nymph4 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:44:24 AM »

OK so every Pin in a Serial Port has a Diferant signal for something els.

But if you have a 25 Pin Port or a 9. Pin Port are they both just as fast if they are both Serial???

nymph4 · « **Reply #44 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:47:45 AM »

OK I still don't know what to have a checkmark in if I want it to not clear my Password but I do want it to clear Histry.

Dias de verano · « **Reply #45 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:56:41 AM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 23, 2009, 10:44:24 AM

OK so every Pin in a Serial Port has a Diferant signal for something els.

But if you have a 25 Pin Port or a 9. Pin Port are they both just as fast if they are both Serial???

25 pin serial port uses 9 pins.

Code: [Select]

Name        25-pin         9-pin
---------------------------------------------------------
TxD           2             3       transmit data
RxD           3             2       receive data
RTS           4             7       request to send 
CTS           5             8       clear to send
DSR           6             6       data set ready
GND           7             5       ground
DCD           8             1       data carrier detect 
DTR          20             4       data terminal ready

Useful guide here:

http://www.beyondlogic.org/serial/serial.htm#2

Kip · « **Reply #46 on:** January 23, 2009, 04:38:59 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 23, 2009, 10:47:45 AM

OK I still don't know what to have a checkmark in if I want it to not clear my Password but I do want it to clear Histry.

In Firefox's menu bar, go to "Tools" and click "Options...".
In the Options window, go to the "Privacy" tab.
In the "Private Data" section at the bottom of the window, click "Settings...".
In the Clear Private Data window, uncheck the box next to "Saved Passwords".

That should keep Firefox from clearing your passwords.

nymph4 · « **Reply #47 on:** January 23, 2009, 08:31:52 PM »

Anyone??

Kip · « **Reply #48 on:** January 23, 2009, 08:37:39 PM »

Did you try what I just suggested in post #46?

nymph4 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:10:23 PM »

I am sorry BUT Firefox is still not Clearing my Histry from the Address Bar.

I have a Checkmark in Cler My Privit Data When Firefox Cloasses

And it still wont.
What am I doing rong??

patio · « **Reply #50 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:25:35 PM »

You do realise that it does this when you re-boot not when you close Firefox...right ? ?

nymph4 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 24, 2009, 01:06:39 PM »

Anyone?

??

nymph4 · « **Reply #52 on:** January 24, 2009, 03:45:09 PM »

I go to Export my Bookmarks so I go to Bookmarks and then Orgonize Bookmarks and then Import Backup Tab.

Then I go to Export and it has HTML

What is this going to do and is this what I want?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #53 on:** January 24, 2009, 05:01:50 PM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 24, 2009, 03:45:09 PM

Then I go to Export and it has HTML

What is this going to do

It will create an HTML page which will contain your bookmarks, as links.

Quote

and is this what I want?

You tell me!

nymph4 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:05:23 PM »

I want to Export my Bookmarks so if I loss everything and put Firefox back I can just Import my Bookmarks.

So if I Export it as HTML like you and me said then can I always Import it back again???

nymph4 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:52:06 PM »

Anyone?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #56 on:** January 25, 2009, 02:41:34 AM »

Bumping threads is BAD MANNERS, nymph4. Didn't you know that?

Quote

I want to Export my Bookmarks so if I loss everything and put Firefox back I can just Import my Bookmarks.

So if I Export it as HTML like you and me said then can I always Import it back again???

1. You can export bookmarks to an HTML file.
2. You can import bookmarks from an HTML file.
3. You lazy girl, the answer is obvious!

YES.

nymph4 · « **Reply #57 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:02:51 PM »

Soory but I need help again with Firefox settings.

In Privice Tab I checkmarked Clear Privid Data When Firefox Closses.

And it does but not my Histray.
I whent on Google and no help there.
Can anyone help?

Dias de verano · « **Reply #58 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:19:11 PM »

http://www.helpwithpcs.com/tipsandtricks/clear-history-firefox.htm

nymph4 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 25, 2009, 09:48:26 PM »

Anyone I still am trying diferant settings and Firefox still wont get rid of my Histery when I closs it??

Dias de verano · « **Reply #60 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:34:52 AM »

Quote from: nymph4 on January 25, 2009, 09:48:26 PM

Anyone I still am trying diferant settings and Firefox still wont get rid of my Histery when I closs it??

That's because Firefox does not have this feature. But try this

Tools-Options-Privacy-History
Set it to 0 Days

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