I'm running Firefox 106.0.2 (64-bit) under Windows 10 21H2
Lately Firefox has stopped displaying photos on some web sites. Instead of the photos all it displays are gray rectangles.
Is there a fix for this?
Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
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Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
Last edited by Clueless in Seattle on October 27th, 2022, 3:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
Can you provide a link to one of those sites that displays the problem ?
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
Do you possibly have enabled "Resist Fingerprinting" ?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fi ... erprinting
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fi ... erprinting
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
Maybe. That might depend on what is causing the issue, which we might be better able to determine if you identified one or more specific sites?
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
privacy.resistFingerprinting is set to "false."
Here's a link to a page with the problem I described:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/obit ... dead.html
The web page displays like this in Firefox 107.0 (64-bit):
Blank photos in NYT web pages by Will Anderson, on Flickr
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150056224 ... en-public/" title="Blank photos in NYT web pages"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/525 ... b3b9_w.jpg" width="400" height="203" alt="Blank photos in NYT web pages"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
My apologies for all the clutter in my post. I'm nearly 80 and losing both my eyesight and my memory and I can't remember how to insert images or URLS into my posts anymore
Here's a link to a page with the problem I described:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/04/obit ... dead.html
The web page displays like this in Firefox 107.0 (64-bit):
Blank photos in NYT web pages by Will Anderson, on Flickr
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150056224 ... en-public/" title="Blank photos in NYT web pages"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/525 ... b3b9_w.jpg" width="400" height="203" alt="Blank photos in NYT web pages"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
My apologies for all the clutter in my post. I'm nearly 80 and losing both my eyesight and my memory and I can't remember how to insert images or URLS into my posts anymore
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
That's due to some real crap by the web page designer. On my system, the image loads and 1 second later a pop-up appears that pretty much covers the image.
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
That is the NYT. {edited to remove offensive comment]. You must join to view/read.
Edited to remove comment.
Sorry for any offense.
Bruce
Edited to remove comment.
Sorry for any offense.
Bruce
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I often take a long windy road to my destination. Upon arrival, I wonder how I missed the shortcut.
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
The image appears no problem with JavaScript disabled, then with it enabled the paywall descends and blocks it out, but not entirely. Never entirely grey.
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Re: Firefox Grays Out Photos on Web Page
kukla -- I did not mean anything offensive or racist. This was a phrase used in Vietnam. If you didn't pay you wouldn't get your laundry washed. I was relating to NYT -- some sites wont let you view/read if you don't join. I apologize if it is offensive and racist.
I often take a long windy road to my destination. Upon arrival, I wonder how I missed the shortcut.