Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad
Aidan Holmes wrote: Miark wrote: You may have to blow away your ~/.mozilla directory. Actually, I'd rename it to something else, let Firefox make a new directory, then copy my bookmarks from the old directory to the new. Miark Can't seem to find the .mozilla directory - any clues as to where to look? Since I still rely on urpmi (and can't see a good reason not to at this stage) I still have no idea where things get installed on my system. Aidan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com /home/[username]/.mozilla filenames starting with a "." are hidden. I belief in nautilus and konqueror you can set it to display hidden files, just like Windows' explorer, if you need to. SigmaX Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad
Thanks Miark and Graham for your help and for being so prompt, you're both lifesavers. Especially the tip about renaming the folder. I use the net all day at work and while I could recreate my favourites, being able to restore them to the new .mozilla directory has certainly saved me heaps of time. Aidan. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad
Aidan Holmes wrote: Can't seem to find the .mozilla directory - any clues as to where to look? Since I still rely on urpmi (and can't see a good reason not to at this stage) I still have no idea where things get installed on my system. It's in your home directory - you'll need to switch on "show hidden files" in your file manager in order to see it though. -- Graham Watkins It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad
Miark wrote: You may have to blow away your ~/.mozilla directory. Actually, I'd rename it to something else, let Firefox make a new directory, then copy my bookmarks from the old directory to the new. Miark Can't seem to find the .mozilla directory - any clues as to where to look? Since I still rely on urpmi (and can't see a good reason not to at this stage) I still have no idea where things get installed on my system. Aidan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Firefox gone bad
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:27:38 +0800, Aidan wrote: > This morning firefox asked me to look for an update for the > theme I was using. I clicked the update now button and things > have gone horribly wrong. All the buttons etc now appear as > text... You may have to blow away your ~/.mozilla directory. Actually, I'd rename it to something else, let Firefox make a new directory, then copy my bookmarks from the old directory to the new. Miark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Firefox gone bad
Hi all, This morning firefox asked me to look for an update for the theme I was using. I clicked the update now button and things have gone horribly wrong. All the buttons etc now appear as text. But the fonts are all too big and everything overlaps. It's a mess! It's impossible to use the firefox menus to change over to a different theme. I've tried the good'ol windows uninstall - reinstall method but the new firefox install just picks up the old preferences so the problem remains. Can anyone direct me to some preference / config files I may be able to edit to get my firefox useable again. Aidan. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
