Edit this bookmark box disappears

When I click on the star to bookmark a website I cannot choose where to save the bookmark. When I hover anywhere the dialogue box disappears.
This is a new install of Firefox and I do not have any add-ons installed. Also, running FF in normal mode with all plug-ins disabled did not help.

click on the star again i am sure u can edit t den!

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I no longer get the "edit this bookmark" box when click on the gold star

Using Firefox 3.6.12 on Windows XP professional, version 5.1.2600 service pack 3, build 2600. Have "Unsorted Bookmarks Folder Menu" add-on installed, working fine, but 4 days ago clicking on the star icon to edit an existing bookmark stopped working. Hovering over the gold star still gives the pop up message "edit this bookmark" - but when I click on it, nothing happens, the edit bookmark box does not appear. Also, the "Options" button for the "Unsorted Bookmarks Folder Menu" add-on is greyed out, so no luck with trying to fix it from there.

i tried this idea even tho on my main pc Mcafee SA does not cause the problem. on the laptop it has just happened and i have removed and re-installed firefox to no avail. any other ideas please?

In Edit this Bookmark box there is no drop-down menu and there used to be!

When we ask to "bookmark this page" we are presented with the appropriate box but there is no drop-down menu on demand just three options from the past followed by an empty box. We used to be presented with all our bookmark categories and then we did something which stopped this (cannot remember what) and we cannot recover the original presentation. Hope this is clear? Please forgive incorrect terms!

Not really clear, but I will try to clear up some of what you see, and tell you that you can fix most of the problems by installing the "'''Add Bookmark to Here2'''" extension, which can help clear up some of the ambiguities, but not all of them, so read the explanation below.
The main problems are:
# You can't really do much unless/until you expand the dialog that is the first drop-down button that appears by itself at the far right as [V] or as [^]. With the extension you can make the expansion automatic for each time you open the bookmark dialog.
# The drop-down to the left shows the most recently bookmarked to folders, but once you click on it you will be at the selected folder and can scroll through all of your bookmarks, expanding where necessary to see subfolders but not bookmarks.
# Below that is a drop-down for tags, this is the most confusing thing every added to a dialog because it gets close to and confused with other drop-downs. My suggestion is if you don't use tags, eliminate the tag display entirely with the extension.
Additional advantages of installing the extension.
# Adds back the keyword field, which is essentially a single alias for a bookmark and will allow you to invoke a commonly used bookmark without the foolish additional searching and clicking to lookup or use a bookmark, and it allows you to include substitution values associated with a shortcut. (see [http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/kws.htm keyword shortcuts] for examples and how to make your own).
#Allows you to make use of the Description field, you can modify it to suit yourself, but correctly made web pages have a description, and you can include that or modify how it reads for your bookmark. The description is not searchable when you try to search your bookmarks.
#Like its name implies you select right-click a bookmark folder and use the "Add Bookmark Here" to bookmark into the folder. Feature further enhanced if you install the "Multiple Tab Handler" extension.
#The text areas within the dialog are expandable by moving the bottom border of the areas, see the third picture shown on the add-ons page.
References:
* '''[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/add-bookmark-here-2/ Add Bookmark Here ²]''' extension
* -- my notes -- http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox.htm#addbookmarkhere2
* -- more notes -- http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/addbookmarkhere2.txt
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/multiple-tab-handler/ Multiple Tab Handler] extension
* -- my notes - -http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/multiple_tab_handler.txt
Additional references:
* [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/836619 How do I save a page to my imported favorites? Double clicking the star does not allow me to scroll all of my folders to choose and neither does clicking on "bookmarks"? | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help]
* [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fkb.mozillazine.org%2FBookmark_dialog Bookmark dialog - MozillaZine Knowledge Base] (cached copy) -- real link is [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmark_dialog here].
* [https://support.mozilla.com/questions/872310 Can one add an item to the bookmarks toolbar bookmarks menu? | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help]
Additional disambiguation may be needed:
:"bookmark categories" -- suggested last used bookmark folders, or bookmark folders, or tags -- I think I covered those above if not, indicate what you meant.

Firefox's 'Edit This Bookmark' dialog box closes unexpectedly on my laptop running on Windows 7

I am having problem editing bookmarks in Firefox (version 13.0.1) with my new laptop running on Windows 7.
When I click on the star icon on the location bar in Firefox, the 'Edit This Bookmark' box is displayed. If I place my cursor on any of the button like 'Remove Bookmark' button and then move the cursor away from the button, the 'Edit This Bookmark' box closes automatically.
When attempting to change the Name input field in 'Edit This Bookmark' box, the 'Edit This Bookmark' box closes automatically after I press a key on the keyboard (ie. if I want to change the name to 'xyz', the box closes after I enter 'x'). I click on the star icon on the location bar again, the ‘Edit This Bookmark’ box is displayed with Name field shown as ‘x’.
I tried the same actions on a PC running on Windows 7 with the same Firefox version (13.0.1) and there is no problem. The box only closes after I click on 'Remove Bookmark', 'Done' or 'Cancel' button as expected.
Please help.

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
*https://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/09/hardware-acceleration/
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-upgrade-my-graphics-drivers

When I try to Bookmark a new page, I do not get the "Page Bookmarked or Edit This Bookmark" window. I t does place the site into my bookmarks but I have to go to "organize" bookmarks in order to put it where it belongs.

When I try to Bookmark a new page, I do not get the "Page Bookmarked or Edit This Bookmark" window. I t does place the site into my bookmarks but I have to go to "organize" bookmarks in order to put it where it belongs.

How are you saving a new bookmark?
There 5 ways to save a new Bookmark in Firefox, the first 4 should offer to save the new bookmark in a folder:
1.
2. Right-click and select Bookmark this Page.
3. Bookmarks > Bookmark this Page
4. Double-click the Star that is on the right side of the Location bar.
4a. (A single-click on the Star will save the new Bookmark to the Unsorted Bookmarks folder, without opening the Edit this Bookmark dialog.)
5. Drag the website image in the URL bar into the Sidebar view of Bookmarks
or to the Bookmarks menu bar item and then into the drop-down or onto the Bookmarks Toolbar

"Bookmark this page" option in Bookmark drop downs is replaced by "edit this bookmark" option - so can't add a bookmark.

As in question i.e:
"Bookmark this page" option in Bookmark drop downs is replaced by "edit this bookmark" option - so can't add a bookmark now. Recent problem - no problems last week. A recent Firefox update perhaps?

You can also open the bookmarks sidebar via the "View Bookmarks Sidebar" button in the "Show your bookmarks" button next to the star and drag the tab or "[[Site Identity Button|Site Identity Button]]" (globe/padlock) to a bookmarks folder in the sidebar.
*You can toggle the Bookmarks sidebar off/on via "View > Sidebar > Bookmarks" or "Ctrl+B" (Command+B on Mac)

My location bar, tool bar (file, edit, tools, bookmarks, help) disappeared and cannot be restored. I have no back button, home button etc. the top of the screen is just an empty blue bar. Internet still works if I click on a hyperlink on the main page.

My location bar, tool bar (file, edit, tools, bookmarks, help) all disappeared and cannot be restored. I have no back button, home button etc. the top of the screen is just an empty blue bar. Internet still works if I click on a hyperlink on the main page.
The problem started when I turned on the computer this morning. I tried to install Mozilla 4 from your website and that installed but I still have nothing on the top.

It may be due to Firebug. Seeing as how you're a web developer, it's very possible you have this installed. The latest version, 1.7X a10, appears to cause everything you described. I downgraded to "a8" and that seems to have fixed everything.
I also recreated a profile from scratch before trying this out, so I can't guarantee it's definitely Firebug.
Similar issue: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/783078
edit: If you go to the Firebug forums, you'll see this is now a known problem. http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4012 for the issue tracker.

Add or Edit Text Dialog Box Disappeared

I am attempting to add text to my pdf using the add or edit text tool in Acrobat Pro X. However, the dialog box that allows me to change fonts, size, color, etc. has disappeared. Does anyone know how to make the dialog box come back?

Hi,
This is a new problem. It started about 2 days before I posted the question. I have not updated my Acrobat recently and I was previously able to use the dialog box with no problem. I have tried in several different documents and the dialog box is not showing up.
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"Edit this Bookmark" not working with two separate "bugs" in 8.1 and 10041 partitions (Nightly). FF x86 ( on Vista) works correctly.

An older bug is when I try to create a new folder; the currently selected folder becomes "edit mode"(highlighted) instead of creating a "New folder" in edit mode. Clip 1.
The newer bug is when I select a folder in which to place the desired shortcut; after [Done] the shortcut stays in [Unsorted Bookmarks]
Clips 2-5 in order.
This has been happening for about 3 days now and persists through nightly updates. Currently 40.0a1 (2015-04-26)

There is always the possibility that things are broken with Nightly alpha 1 builds.
It can take some time before those regressions are fixed, but that is the risk you run.
*Bug 1158553 - Bookmark has wrong localization info when editing it by star button
You can keep an eye on the "The Official Win32 xxxxxxxx builds are not yet out" threads in the mozillaZine Builds forum and reports issues in such a thread.
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=23

Bookmark This Page has disappeared only on gmail sign-in. Why? How to restore?

I am using a shared network computer but always use my own computer and always sign out after checking emails."Bookmark this page" option was there yesterday. Today, in its place is "edit bookmarks". If I go to any other website I can bookmark the page but cannot bookmark gmail sign in although i was able to until today. In addition, a previous bookmark for gmail sign in page just disappeared. No other bookmarks disappeared. Is this just a fluke or is someone messing with my computer?

Maybe you already have bookmarked this page.
In the current Firefox release the "Bookmark This Page" menu entry in the Bookmarks menu changes to "Edit This Bookmark" once you have bookmarked the page and the star on the Navigation Toolbar is blue highlighted. 
So do not get confused by the missing "Bookmark This Page" in the Bookmarks menu and seeing "Edit This Bookmark" instead.
Firefox 29 and later versions have the Australis interface that looks different than the user interface in Firefox 28 and older versions.
*With the Australis interface the orange Firefox menu button has been replaced by the three bar Firefox Menu button at the far right end of the Navigation Toolbar A consequence of this new menu button is that you no longer can hide the Navigation Toolbar
*There is a star like button to the right end of the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar to bookmark the current web page and a "Show your bookmarks" button next to it to open the Bookmarks in a drop down menu. You can find "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Bookmarks Manager (Library) at the bottom of this drop-down list
*It is still possible to have the menu bar visible via the right-click context menu on the toolbars to have menus like the Bookmarks menu
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2824649

Bookmark this page has disappeared with the update

i have installed the firefox update......... when i try to bookmark a page.............. the window only
shows me how to delete this bookmark.............. what can i do to revive "bookmark this page"??

In current Firefox releases the "Bookmark This Page" menu entry in the Bookmarks menu changes to "Edit This Bookmark" once you have bookmarked the page and the star on the Navigation Toolbar is highlighted blue.
So do not get confused by the missing "Bookmark This Page" in the Bookmarks menu and seeing "Edit This Bookmark" instead if you try to bookmarks a page that is already bookmarked.
You can make a extra copy of a bookmark by dragging the link to a folder in the bookmarks sidebar (View Bookmarks Sidebar) or by doing a copy and paste in the Bookmarks Manager (Library).

What has happened to the orange bookmark box in the top lh corner how do I find and make bookmarks?

Seems an update has happened - why? Any how the bookmark orange box in the top lh corner of the toolbar has gone missing.
So how do I now bookmark a website for future use?
Second how do I display my list of bookmarks?
Replies in language a 70 year old will understand please.

Firefox 29 and later versions have the Australis interface that looks different than the user interface in Firefox 28 and older versions.
*With the Australis interface the orange Firefox menu button has been replaced by the three bar Firefox Menu button at the far right end of the Navigation Toolbar A consequence of this new menu button is that you no longer can hide the Navigation Toolbar
*There is a star like button to the right end of the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar to bookmark the current web page and a "Show your bookmarks" button next to it to open the Bookmarks in a drop down menu. You can find "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Bookmarks Manager (Library) at the bottom of this drop-down list
*It is still possible to have the menu bar visible via the right-click context menu on the toolbars to have menus like the Bookmarks menu
* Click the bookmark star on the Navigation Toolbar once to bookmark the current site (this will highlight the star) to bookmark the current page in the Unsorted folder
* Click the blue highlighted star to open the "Edit This Bookmark" pop-up dialog and move the bookmark to another folder
In current Firefox releases the "Bookmark This Page" menu entry in the Bookmarks menu changes to "Edit This Bookmark" once you have bookmarked the page and the star on the Navigation Toolbar is highlighted blue. 
So do not get confused by the missing "Bookmark This Page" in the Bookmarks menu and seeing "Edit This Bookmark" instead if you try to bookmarks a page that is already bookmarked. 
You can make a extra copy of a bookmark by dragging the link to a folder in the bookmarks sidebar or by doing a copy and paste in the Bookmarks Manager (Library).
You can look at the Classic Theme Restorer extension to restore some functionality that was lost with the arrival of the Australis style in Firefox 29.
*Classic Theme Restorer: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/
*You can check the settings of the CTR extension via its Options/Preferences button on the "Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" page.
*You can find extra toolbar buttons in the Customize palette (3-bar Firefox menu button > Customize)
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2824649

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I think you get the picture

It is still possible to have the menu bar visible via the right-click context menu of a toolbar to have menus like the File menu with Print (Ctrl+P) and Print Preview and the Bookmarks menu available.
In current Firefox releases (29 and later), that have have the Australis user interface, the orange Firefox menu button has been replaced by the three-bar Firefox Menu button at the far right end of the Navigation Toolbar and this button is always visible, whether you have the menu bar visible or hidden A consequence of this location is that you no longer can hide the Navigation Toolbar
*There is a star like button next to the search bar on the Navigation Toolbar to bookmark the current web page and a "Show your bookmarks" button next to it to open the Bookmarks in a drop down menu. You can find "Show All Bookmarks" to open the Bookmarks Manager (Library) at the bottom of this drop-down list
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*You can make the title bar visible via the "Title Bar" button at the bottom left in the Customize palette window
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox

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