After a fresh install of Kubuntu 12.10, and after installing the latest version of Firefox, my home page is immediately hijacked by what is made to appear like an 'Ubuntu' takeover. I won't believe that, but Ubuntu is the dominant reference to the opened page. The part I can't abide is the lack of a menu on the panel, no reasonable way to get it back. It took alt+f and alt+q just to close the page. Is there a known fix? Kubutnu 12.10 64bit. I would tell you the ver. of KDE, but the new install may have changed my last version which was KDE4.9.4.. Can't get it now, no menu toolbar.
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the default home page IS an Ubuntu branded google search page ,,,,,,you can change it to whatever you like .
to get the menu bar back just right click a blank space to the right of the curent tab and then click menu bar .
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**I tried right-clicking by/on everything on the screen and none provided the option to restore the menu bar. By the way, I clicked on reply, because I had a screen-print of the desktop to show you that the ubuntu ad was the only thing on-screen other than the search window. I prefer a minimalized (nice sounding not a word that has an obvious meaning) screen for a browser. I would like the Ubuntu screen if it included the Menu bar options. And this is great, my friend, I haven't talked so much with the same person for years. I am starting to feel like a real live human again. I really like that window and want to make it work for me. Very clean presentation. Since this recent OS installation, Konqueror, which is my favorite browser does not open properly either. I answered all the error recommendations on-screen but it did not repair the problem. Nonetheless, all I have to do to get my google Home Page is to click on the little house on the Icon bar. I will fix it later. Hope your day is terrific and your family well. Cudos to you all.**Originally posted by vinnywright View PostComment
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I titled the album as ComputerRelatedProblems; I think it is under my name, Steven Vollom or Shabakthanai. The image of the Firefox page was uploaded twice, but was apparently rejected due to too little info on-screen. It is mostly white space. I do not know why they made that call. The address bar that is usually at the top of a browser page does not exist on my Firefox browser, so I do not know how to copy a web address to post. That was the reason for posting the screen-print. I confirm that right-clicking the Firefox start page does not yield an option to add the menu bar, no matter where you click it. Reply did not produce a formatting bar so that I could have uploaded it that way. Why is it so difficult for me to do such simple tasks? At least I have luck, bad as it may be.Comment
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What happens when you press Alt+V?Comment
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Nothing I can see. I tried on an open Firefox window and on "Help the new guy" screen. Same result, nothing happens Additionally I tried both upper and lower case on the V. Nothing happened. Thanks for the try.Comment
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looks like it's screenshot time for your firefox window so we can see what you see.Originally posted by Shabakthanai View Post
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Hi Vinny,
Reply produced 'quick reply' not a format panel. Yesterday when I tried to add the screenshot to my picasa account, they would not include it. Apparently it had too little data. The screen is truly barren. It has the brown ubuntu bar centered and a search box, and 3 fine-print links. I cannot remember what the links were for, but for my needs, they were irrelevant. Hope all is well with you and yours today.Comment
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No Vinny,
Focus on the brown Ubuntu bar that is centered on the screen. Everything above that is missing. It appears for about 1/2 second but shifts to what I see. If I had the top line which says, "Firfox (with the down arrow) then Ubuntu Start Page +, I could right-click on the space to the right and add the Menu. But since it does not exist, I cannot. I went to the Firefox site and downloaded two features, one to prevent redirection and the other, similar, but I do not recall the specific name at this point. In any event, neither helped.
I am being almost instantly redirected from the page you see to the one that does not contain all info above the Utuntu centered line. Also, "Ubuntu Start Page - Mozilla Firefox" in the black bar at the top screen (I think of it as the screen name or bar.) is not there either. Again when I clicked on "Reply" I did not open with the Formatting bar. I would like to send a screen print to make sure you understand what I see. Do you know why the Formatting bar no longer appears on my screen when I click on 'Reply'? Thanks friend.Comment
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Have you tried simply reinstalling FF? Before reinstalling backup your profile and delete it.Comment
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****I have thought of that, but I am trying to learn how to fix things. Reinstalling is probably easier for someone with my limited knowledge, but some day, I hope to be able to have something go wrong with my computer, make a couple of entries on the command line, and have a repaired system. I will also have the ability to help my friends better too.
Because I am unable to get simple things, like the "formatting bar of the 'reply' to a quote to appear", I need to learn how to fix my computer independently from the forum on most issues. I do not mind my dependence and do not want to appear ungrateful, but I do not want to use forum time and space when it can more productively be used by newer users. And I want to contribute where I am able. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it, my friend.Comment
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as to firefox ,,,,try what @Detonate has suggested ,,,,,,that is in a konsole do
then reinstall firefoxCode:mv ~/.mozilla .mozilla.old
as to the forums formating bar ,,,,,check in your forum profile settings for a setting for this ,,,,,there is one someware I just cant remember where at the moment (I may poke around later and see exactly where ,I just got home from work
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in this case I think it will be easer to take this aproch that to poke around for a cause . + if it fixes it we know it was in your firefox settings and not a system issue
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If that's what you want to do, then I suggest you open about:config in FF, and I believe there is a mozilla page somewhere that explains every element of the configuration entries in FF. Have fun.
Start here.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_...config_EntriesLast edited by Detonate; Feb 07, 2013, 04:22 PM.Comment
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LOL ya and after you have about:configed it to a pile of fire wood you can reinstallOriginally posted by Detonate View PostIf that's what you want to do, then I suggest you open about:config in FF, and I believe there is a mozilla page somewhere that explains every element of the configuration entries in FF. Have fun.
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