Can't "X" out of Firefox

[ricardisimo]

Binary package hint: firefox

As per one suggestion in Bug #270303, I deleted the "localstore.rdf" files in my .mozilla/firefox/blahblahblahdefault folders in order to fix the problem described in that report. It worked, but ever since then I am unable to "X" out of Firefox. That is, I can't close FF with the "Close Window "X" button in the upper right-hand side of the window; I can only do so using File >> Quit, and this of course shuts down every instance, not just the active window. Pop-ups, of course, don't have a "File" option, so I can't help but shut down Firefox entirely. Very annoying.

Furthermore, as per a suggestion in UbuntuForums, I completely uninstalled FF, deleted my .mozilla folder, rebooted and then reinstalled FF. Oddly enough, I think this solution worked for a short time (and I had forgotten just how fast FF is without plugins and add-ons!) But soon thereafter, the problem was back... assuming it was ever really gone. I may have been mistaken about that.

I'm on Ubuntu 8.10, using Firefox 3.0.8. thank you for any help you can give.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, according to this bug report, you are not using the most recent version of this package for your Ubuntu release. Please upgrade to the most recent version and let us know if you are still having this issue. Thanks in advance.

[ricardisimo (ricardisimo)]

I did a fresh install of Jaunty on my machine, with what I know for a fact was an absolutely up-to-date version of FF, and it worked perfectly until I copied and pasted my old .mozilla folder back into my Home folder. At that point it once again failed to "x" out as expected. I deleted my .mozilla folder again and decided to start from scratch. All has been well since then.

I'm not sure what I could do short of sharing that old folder (which I'm not willing to do) but please feel free to ask. Thanks for everything you do.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with a new profile. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status . Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

If you would like help recovering some of the data from your old profile, please open a support request in the Answer Tracker:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0