FF does not remember the Gmail password

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FF does not remember the Gmail password

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I do not know if this is due to a Gmail bug or FF bug, but FF never remembers a password for the Gmail login screen as it does for other web login screens. (my list of sites for which never to save passwords is empty and I have that feature switched on).

I am using the 1.0RC1 for Linux now, but the same problem already existed with the 1.0PR.
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Post by TheOneKEA »

Unless this used to work and regressed, Gmail is most likely forcing the Fx Password Manager not to remember passwords typed into the box.
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I am mostly posting this here to learn whether all others are having problems too?

Or can somebody who knows how it is check the web page to see if Gmail "forces .... not to remember"? How can that be done?
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Post by TheOneKEA »

The autocomplete attribute for <input/> prevents the browser from remembering what was typed into the box and offering to fill it in.

This is what Gmail does:

<input type="password" name="Passwd" autocomplete="off" size="18">
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Post by fyo »

If you want Password manager to work on pages like this, there is a VERY simple method:

BOOKMARKLETS

Go to this page: http://ostermiller.org/bookmarklets/utilities.html
Scroll down to "Remember Passwords" and DRAG the link to your personal toolbar. Go to a page with autocomplete=off, e.g. gmail. Press your new bookmarklet. A javascript popup informs you, that one form has had autocomplete disabled. Enter your username and password. Firefox now asks if you want to remember username/password.

Done.

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Post by fyo »

Oh, btw johann_p... you're running SuSE right? Does Firefox look right to you? On my Suse 9.1 box (runnign KDE 3.2), I'm getting lots of extra spacing and large buttons (in the toolbars). Customize toolbars page looks completely wrong and selecting small icons doesn't change a thing (and is hard to select because the look is so utterly messed up).

Thanks,

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Post by johann_p »

Thank you TheOneKEA and fyo for your help!!

I am using Suse 9.1 professional with KDE updated to 3.3 and FF looks fine here - apart from the customize dialog that always looked odd, but I think that is on purpose :)

My icons look fine and small icons changes them to be small.
Are you using the default theme?
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Post by fyo »

johann_p,

Yes, I am using the default theme. The problem for me is that Firefox has extra spacing around all the icons in the navigation bar (especially). Are you using KDE or Gnome with your SuSE?

Checking agian... changing to large icons does actually increase the size slightly, but the whole look is still wrong. Too much spacing and the background is "streaked". Like this: http://www.gjk.dk/~krn/snapshot1.jpg

Note the streaking and the extra space above and below the navigation bar.

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Post by johann_p »

I usually use KDE, but it also works fine in Gnome or other Window managers.
Your URL gives me a 404,
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Post by fyo »

Grrr... the proper url is:

http://www.gjk.dk/~krn/firefox/snapshot1.png

Sorry.

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