fire fox title bar goes off the screen and is not accesible

[imdfuture9999]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

im using ubuntu 8.10 >. the problm i m facing is i cannot view or access my firefox's title bar or but can use firefox efficiently.. i cannot also avant window manager while this problem occcurs.. i hav to either switch between programs using alt+tab or switch 2 next screen.. but cannot directly close ,minimize or maximize..this problem occurs even when i am not running compiz or desktop effects..

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64

[Alain Wolf (awolf)]

Same problem here, I noticed that if I switch to fullscreen and back again (using the F11 key) the titlebar and panels reappear, but only for a minute or so, then they dissapear again.

[Carol Chimera (carol-chimera)]

same here. i found if you press f11 twice in succession, the bar comes back (found that on another linux forum). this has only been a problem in ff3 on ubuntu 8.1. i was running ff3 on ubuntu 8.04 without issue

[domingoma (domingo-martinez)]

Thats right, but pressing f11 dont fix at all the bug on the status bar in firefox.

I found a fix, first go to system , then preference and then compiz setting manager go there to windows decoration option and unchek restart your pc do the same to go compiz setting manager and check back windows decoration. at the end set your checks as the pic attached, then restart one last time and done. That fix for my switches taps an firefox status bar bugs, I hope this help.

> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:00:00 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 296646] Re: fire fox title bar goes off the screen and is not accesible
>
> same here. i found if you press f11 twice in succession, the bar comes
> back (found that on another linux forum). this has only been a problem
> in ff3 on ubuntu 8.1. i was running ff3 on ubuntu 8.04 without issue
>
> --
> fire fox title bar goes off the screen and is not accesible
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296646
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>
> Status in “firefox-3.0” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> im using ubuntu 8.10 >. the problm i m facing is i cannot view or access my firefox's title bar or but can use firefox efficiently.. i cannot also avant window manager while this problem occcurs.. i hav to either switch between programs using alt+tab or switch 2 next screen.. but cannot directly close ,minimize or maximize..this problem occurs even when i am not running compiz or desktop effects..
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_IN
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic x86_64

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[co0lingFir3 (coolingfire)]

Another workaround is to delete the following file (backup first):
~/.mozilla/firefox/<PROFILE ID>/localstore.rdf
This sets the firefox icons arrangement back to default. Pressing F11 and then mini- and maximizing the window was only a temporary fix for me, so I had it to do this way.

[Wilson Gauntt (gauntt4)]

So far all I have are temp fixes. Right now the window is not sized correctly.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 99740, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.