catgate Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Over this last couple of days FF (I think) has been playing silly . Very frequently when I click on a bookmark, or feed in a URL, the fool thing will think about it for a long time (well maybe sometimes as long as a minute) and will then come up with a panel telling me Firefox can not find the URL. However, when I click on the "Try again" button the URL appears immediately. I can not decide if it is Firefox or Onetel's machinations.Has anyone else had this problem? I am not aware that I have altered any settings and all the panoply of updated Malware Guards indicate a clean bill of health.Edit:- I must also get my fingers overhauled and get a spill chocker that will work with Firefox and W98SE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 I had an exact same problem in a previous version of Firefox then, one day, it refused to open at all.Did a fresh install and all was well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 I'm using FF 1.5 and never had that problem catgate, I'm with BT though. I didn't have any problems like that with the old version either. There is a spell checker available with an English dictionary for v1.5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Thanks for that, pops. I have downloaded a new copy and installed that. I shall monitor developments over the next 24 hours.Re the Spell Checker, Gandalph. I have downloaded SpellBound 0.7.3 and Mozilla Spellcheck libraries 1.0.1.0 and for some reason, in my "extention" dropdown box, it tells me they are disabled because they are incompatible with Firefox 1.5.0.1. Am I pressing the wrong button again? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 http://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloa...ev_20060108.xpiTry this, if the link works it should take you to the one that works. It installs itself.http://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloa...ev_20060108.xpiEdit doesn't seem to work as it cuts the link short, sorrytry thisEdit 2 Still doesn't work.://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloads/spellbound-dev_20060108.xpiPut http in front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 [http://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloa...ev_20060108.xpiEdit doesn't seem to work as it cuts the link short, sorryIt's just the display text of the link that gets truncated; the link itself works fine.Over this last couple of days FF (I think) has been playing silly . Very frequently when I click on a bookmark, or feed in a URL, the fool thing will think about it for a long time (well maybe sometimes as long as a minute) and will then come up with a panel telling me Firefox can not find the URL. However, when I click on the "Try again" button the URL appears immediately. I can not decide if it is Firefox or Onetel's machinations.Has anyone else had this problem? I am not aware that I have altered any settings and all the panoply of updated Malware Guards indicate a clean bill of health.If the problem persists, can you try to start FF in safe mode [start -> Programs -> Mozilla Firefox -> Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)] ? This will start FF without any extensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Catgate, just out of curiosity did you ever get so many problems with IE? I rapidly gave up on Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 [http://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloa...ev_20060108.xpiEdit doesn't seem to work as it cuts the link short, sorryIt's just the display text of the link that gets truncated; the link itself works fine.I tried the link and it wouldn't work. The only way it would work was to past the last one into the (don't know what it's called) place at the top of screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Catgate, just out of curiosity did you ever get so many problems with IE?Oh yes.I still use IE sometimes. But it is usually because OE will not always pick up my Onetel email account and the only way then is to use the Mail button on IE. I have thought about going over to Thunderbird, but that means an awful lot of farting about with moving things around. So, being of a bone idle nature, I just let sleeping dogs lie and hope for a little miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Going to thunderbird is easy, if I remember it dose it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I have downloaded the http://exchangecode.com/spellbound/downloa...ev_20060108.xpi as suggested and am now testing it with this post and by the hecky thump it works.Now...if I can have the same success with connecting to URLs, without being told they can't be found, I am on my way to Nirvahna (it does not know Nirvana.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I don't get any of this bother with IE or OE. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I don't get any of this bother with IE or OE. :DYou don't know what fun you're missing!edit: anyone know of a good grammar checker????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 edit: anyone know of a good grammar checker?????That's what my granddaughter says.(At least, I think that's what she said)Thos. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joysness Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 catgateI have the same intermittent problem with Firefox. It has been that way with every version I have used.It seems to come and go. I think it's just a quirk in Firefox, as I think I remember reading something about it on their forum.Not sure what causes it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted February 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 catgateI have the same intermittent problem with Firefox. It has been that way with every version I have used.It seems to come and go. I think it's just a quirk in Firefox, as I think I remember reading something about it on their forum.Not sure what causes it though.Well if it goes on like this I may just migrate to Opera for a trial. It's a bit of a pity though because after about six months of messing about I have just got a workable spell checker on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 catgateI have the same intermittent problem with Firefox. It has been that way with every version I have used.It seems to come and go. I think it's just a quirk in Firefox, as I think I remember reading something about it on their forum.Not sure what causes it though.Well if it goes on like this I may just migrate to Opera for a trial. It's a bit of a pity though because after about six months of messing about I have just got a workable spell checker on it.Why not go back to IE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 catgateI have the same intermittent problem with Firefox. It has been that way with every version I have used.It seems to come and go. I think it's just a quirk in Firefox, as I think I remember reading something about it on their forum.Not sure what causes it though.Well if it goes on like this I may just migrate to Opera for a trial. It's a bit of a pity though because after about six months of messing about I have just got a workable spell checker on it.Why not go back to IE?I think someone's getting lonely, also not heading his own comments in the numerous posts about IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 catgateI have the same intermittent problem with Firefox. It has been that way with every version I have used.It seems to come and go. I think it's just a quirk in Firefox, as I think I remember reading something about it on their forum.Not sure what causes it though.Well if it goes on like this I may just migrate to Opera for a trial. It's a bit of a pity though because after about six months of messing about I have just got a workable spell checker on it.Why not go back to IE?Tooooooooo slow, try Opera ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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