I am not sure if that is imagezoom extension problem since I remember having the same issue with another extension.
For me - it opens fine on the 2nd try (after I close that first tiny one and click on preferences once again) -- could you confirm that it works for you the same way? -- Preferences dialog is empty in Firefox https://launchpad.net/bugs/76662 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs