Firefox

[Troll]

I don't know if it's related but recently upgraded machine to 10.0.02

I now get when on google page & mid way through typing a search in a dialogue box opening which says:

Opening Search
Search
which is a: application/json
from :Google

major annoyance

[petergriffin]

rch
Search
which is a: application/json
from :Google

major annoyance

JSON is a Firefox bookmark file. Maybe you are pressing ctrl+shift+b by mistake? Start firefox from command line : firefox -profilemanager

Remove your current profile and create a new one. But let me guess, did you upgrade straight from 3.6 to 10.02?

[Troll]

JSON is a Firefox bookmark file. Maybe you are pressing ctrl+shift+b by mistake? Start firefox from command line : firefox -profilemanager

Remove your current profile and create a new one. But let me guess, did you upgrade straight from 3.6 to 10.02?

definitely not a fat finger problem- it does appear more often if I reuse an existing window to do a search rather than open up a new one (don't know if that is significant)
Did try deleting the profile which appeared to work for a while ....but now it's back

Been through the full upgrade cycle incrementally so no version jumps

[petergriffin]

Open a Firefox window, type about:config, find this entry:
browser.search.openintab

Change it from false to true and let's see.

[Troll]

Oh... didn't know you could do that - feel like a techie now!

Thanks - the trouble is it's not re creatable on demand so may be a while before I can say the symptoms have gone

[xoggoth]

Firefox? HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Troll]

Firefox? HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did try chrome for a while

Didn't like the flurry of targeted ads

[Troll]

bugger...just got the search thingy again

[AtW]

Firefox is a lot better now memory wise compared to versions 4,5,6,7,8 and probably 9 - six effing versions in less than 12 months!

[petergriffin]

It's a bug:
Google Groups

and it has to do with Instant Search. In fact I have lost Instant Search altogether on both XP an Linux after upgrading to 10.02. In your case if you still have it, try disabling it from Google preferences.

Strangely enough I never have problems when I use Firefox nighly, though it's the bleeding edge:

Index of /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/11.0b7-candidates/build1