Ah! Firefox is screwing me over!

Blues Disciple · 26-08-2008

The new Firefox is remembering what I put into the address bar....aaah! What the eff! That was one of the things I liked about the old Firefox, it was great for cruising diaper sites.

Anyone else having this problem?

Pojo · 26-08-2008

The new one does that for everyone...There might be a way to stop it...

Elizabeth · 26-08-2008

If you go into the Privacy tab in the Options menu, you can set Firefox to automatically clear your history whenever you close the browser. That ought to fix your problem.

Blues Disciple · 26-08-2008

"Whenever I close the browser"...apparently that's the key. It's still a little annoying though.

betagame · 27-08-2008

shouldnt this be moved to computers and games????

DarkSunDS · 27-08-2008

There's something you can do in about:config.

I think.

You can always go in the options and tick the "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox" box.

Spirit · 27-08-2008

I had a look and there is no way to turn if off that I can tell. And unless you -really- know what you're doing, NEVER touch the configuration part! This is the Firefox equivalent to the Windows Registry.

Besides, if you have your browser set to clear all data after shutdown, there is absolutely no reason to get upset. Even those with the best eyes can't read URL text from the door, unless your monitor resolution is something like 800x600.

Plus, I find this feature extremely convenient. You can type anything relevant to the URL (not just part of the actual URL). I think it's great.

andysetra · 27-08-2008

Mine doesn't remember where I've visited (same as FF2) ... BUT it lists ALL my bookmarks when you type something into the address bar...

Normally no one will dig through the folders in my bookmarks so I leave all sorts of stuff in them... but NOW if one my friends jumps on my computer quick and starts typing something in? ****.

DarkSunDS · 27-08-2008

Nevermind, I mistook the URL Autofill configuration for it.

Eddy · 28-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by betagame

shouldnt this be moved to computers and games????

Ummm.....it is in computer and games

26-08-2008	#1 (permalink)
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Pojo 1000+ Posts more than you Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cow-Land, VA Age: 18 Posts: 3,780 Threads: 62 Gallery Uploads: 6 Wiki Edits: 98 Blog Entries: 19	The new one does that for everyone...There might be a way to stop it...

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Elizabeth Owl Exterminator Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kentucky, USA Age: 19 Posts: 67 Threads: 12 Gallery Uploads: 14	If you go into the Privacy tab in the Options menu, you can set Firefox to automatically clear your history whenever you close the browser. That ought to fix your problem.

26-08-2008	#4 (permalink)
Blues Disciple Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orange County Age: 17 Posts: 328 Threads: 10 Gallery Uploads: 12 Reputation: 3	"Whenever I close the browser"...apparently that's the key. It's still a little annoying though.

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betagame Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area Age: 15 Posts: 576 Threads: 107 Gallery Uploads: 2 Wiki Edits: 188 Blog Entries: 6 Reputation: 6	shouldnt this be moved to computers and games????

27-08-2008	#6 (permalink)
DarkSunDS Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,762 Threads: 48 Wiki Edits: 60 Blog Entries: 1	There's something you can do in about:config. I think. You can always go in the options and tick the "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox" box.

27-08-2008	#7 (permalink)
Spirit Has it Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 496 Threads: 13 Gallery Uploads: 1 Wiki Edits: 4 Blog Entries: 2	I had a look and there is no way to turn if off that I can tell. And unless you -really- know what you're doing, NEVER touch the configuration part! This is the Firefox equivalent to the Windows Registry. Besides, if you have your browser set to clear all data after shutdown, there is absolutely no reason to get upset. Even those with the best eyes can't read URL text from the door, unless your monitor resolution is something like 800x600. Plus, I find this feature extremely convenient. You can type anything relevant to the URL (not just part of the actual URL). I think it's great.

27-08-2008	#8 (permalink)
andysetra Leprechauns! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,101 Threads: 6 Gallery Uploads: 7 Blog Entries: 4	Mine doesn't remember where I've visited (same as FF2) ... BUT it lists ALL my bookmarks when you type something into the address bar... Normally no one will dig through the folders in my bookmarks so I leave all sorts of stuff in them... but NOW if one my friends jumps on my computer quick and starts typing something in? ****.

27-08-2008	#9 (permalink)
DarkSunDS Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,762 Threads: 48 Wiki Edits: 60 Blog Entries: 1	Nevermind, I mistook the URL Autofill configuration for it.