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firefox package

  1. Bug #99740
  2. Comment #13

Comment 13 for bug 99740

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Darryl Grennan (darryl-grennan) wrote : Re: Firefox problems with desktop-effects

The best workaround I've found for this in Firefox is to go "Edit"--> "Preferences"-->"Content"-->"Advanced JavaScript Settings"--> uncheck "Allow scripts to move or resize existing windows".

This is something that we "shouldn't" have to do. But it prevents the bug from occurring. I haven't really seen any big impacts from disabling it other than pop-ups not being the correct dimension on some sites. But it seems to be a rare side effect.

I'd rather my parents use this workaround than explain to them how to recover from the bug once it occurs. To recover from this bug, see the last portion of my previous post above.