(SOLVED) Firefox(foxtab)

I just started using arch again, and I'm missing the topsites browser feature from Mountain Lion. Is it possible to use the "foxtab" extension in firefox with arch? I've seen it working in other distro's.
Last edited by unilx (2012-12-19 19:50:15)

I found a solution.
Open the foxtab page.
In the bottom left hand corner, Right Click on edit.
Click on Global Settings.
Click on the Advanced Tab.
Click on Trusted Location Settings.
Click on add folder.
And add this path: /home/username/.mozilla/firefox.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic … 9&start=15

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Solved Tnx
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[SOLVED] firefox and thunderbird freeze

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Last edited by FreeTheBee (2011-12-28 11:27:29)

The output is mostly gibberish to me but it did help
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[SOLVED] Firefox and Thunderbird intermittently runs without a window

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Last edited by bsilbaugh (2012-03-14 23:23:52)

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Last edited by agkbill (2011-10-16 18:02:34)

Wow!
That solved it!
Thank you.
I moved .mozilla, (new empty folder was created when firefox started). Then I restored my bookmarks from my backup.
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Best regards,
/Christer

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