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Detailed problem with firefox

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I got some problems with the firefox. I have some screenshots that I will provide so the problem be more exactely understood.
I have 2 computers on witch Firefox Mozzila is instaled. on my secondary computer, computer 2, it is as it should be.

These are the problems:
1. On my Computer one, Mozzila cannot render anymore any animations. Emoticons, or Gif pictures, they are all static.
2. The download window lost informations. When downloading instead of: x mb of x mb at x kb/s download it is: x mb at x kb/s. unknown file size. The blue bar also have been transformed into a 1/4 size and its moving from left to right, just as the bar is when windows xp is boting.

Computer 1 pictures - faulty firefox mozzila.


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Computer 2 pictures - Firefox mozzila that works ok.


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Post by hellene »

Two standard troubleshooting steps are

(1) Start Firefox in FIREFOX SAFE MODE and see if the problem persists. If it does not it is likely to be a faulty extension causing the problem

(2) Try creating a clean profile (don't delete your old one!! you probably have 5000 bookmarks in it) and see if the problem persists.

The FAQ post at the top of the forum contains further instructions if these are new activities for you.
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I have tried Both standard troubleshooting, and both 2 problems (image animations and download) still persist.
Please advise.
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A little bump ...
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Uninstall/Reinstall didnt worked! omg...
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OK another tack.

Zone Alarm can block animated gifs http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=263039 and could also cause some of the issues with downloads

Some animations require plugins (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=257665) but I guess you already thought of that

There is also a setting in about:config for animation (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_Tip ... ted_Images also http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=246706 - although this user's problem also turned out to be Zone Alarm)
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As for the download, I have noticed that if (I think) Firefox cannot establish more then one connection to the download. I think it uses one to download the file, and another to request info like file size. If it can only establish one, it does not get file size info.

I think.
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Post by Messerschmitt »

Well What can I say, Thank you very much. It seems that it was the ZA that torubled me on both problems. It seems that on medium, the animations were blocked (woneder why).
Also the download bar and information was screwd by cookies settings witch I had on medium also. Block 3rd party cookie and remove private header information was giving me that incomplete data about a download to almost all the downloads I made. Even if both selected, or only 1 of them, the problem was the same.
I didn't thought that 3rd cookie is used in the download window... or a private header information :/
Anyway thanks again.
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Post by Messerschmitt »

Still, how come some of the emoteicons are not animated still?
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Messerschmitt wrote:Still, how come some of the emoteicons are not animated still?

They are .gif's, and you probably have them blocked in your firewall, and set AniDisable to "normal" if you're using it.

I just installed EZ Trust Armor, and it seems it's driven by Zone Labs. Here's a screen shot of how I had to set mine to make AniDisable usuable. I assume EZ and ZA have similar set ups.
<a href="http://img90.echo.cx/my.php?image=firewallinterference0bt.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://img90.echo.cx/img90/3647/firewallinterference0bt.th.png" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a>
Hellene, you can add this to you Zone Alarm list.
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Done - I've added a link to your post.
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Post by Messerschmitt »

Have the settings low. Its still many majority dont have anymation.
Here is my ZA settings witch is almost identical
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Here is a example of gif that I dont see the animation.

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Also some gif for example (same gif) on some forum I cant see it anymated, but on another I can.

And as I understood from a friend this 1.0.4 screwd up the images animations :/
Maybe the 1.0.5 would repair this?
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Post by Roger77 »

ZA and EZ are remarkably similar, aren't they. Actually, our settings are identical for now, and I can still see the animation.
Try this one, go to about:config and filter for image. There's an entry for "image.animation_mode". If it doesn't say "normal" right-click on it and modify it to normal.
I sure you'll let me know if it works. :) <- not animated.
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Roger77 wrote:ZA and EZ are remarkably similar, aren't they. Actually, our settings are identical for now, and I can still see the animation.
Try this one, go to about:config and filter for image. There's an entry for "image.animation_mode". If it doesn't say "normal" right-click on it and modify it to normal.
I sure you'll let me know if it works. :) <- not animated.


I am sory but I do not know where is this about:config is found.
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