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Title: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 07, 2017, 11:46:37 AM
Using Firefox on Win 7 , when I click on the "Home page" button the current page remains in place, my home page is about:blank, when I select a new site bookmark that works fine except if I select about:blank.  If I open the the customise menu and select New window, I do get a blank page.

I think it may be due to the recent Firefox update, is this likely or is it some other cause?
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Newportnobby on November 07, 2017, 12:49:01 PM
Seeing as Old Crow has reported an issue with Firefox maybe it's something they have changed :hmmm: :hmmm:
Quote from: Old Crow on November 07, 2017, 12:37:37 PM
Can log in to main page but cannot access any parts/forums using Firefox, my main browser (this via Chrome)
since midnight get error message saying some sort of security issue related to certificate???
I've had this sometimes with other sites where the certificate has not been updated - hence the cutoff at certain date/ time?
Are you aware of this issue?

I'm sure Admin will find the truth which, according to Mulder & Scully, is out there.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Tank on November 07, 2017, 12:59:51 PM
I'm using Firefox right now with no issues.  Is it just that button?
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 07, 2017, 01:10:00 PM
That's all I've found  ------ so far!
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: themadhippy on November 07, 2017, 02:34:29 PM
Got the same thing,home page set to about:blank does nothing,change the home page to something and it works.However run firefox in with add ons disabledand it works as expected pointing to an add on ,now to find which add on it is
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: themadhippy on November 07, 2017, 02:47:57 PM
so its  the addblocker add on thats the issue on this machine,disable that and all works as it should.re enable it and the issue returns.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 07, 2017, 02:51:37 PM
Having clicked home page button, the address area clears and if I try to access the page which is still showing nothing happens, e.g. forum page still showing but clicking on anything like opening a topic doesn't work, so the home button has done half it's job so to speak, forum is in effect closed but blank page is not being shown.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 07, 2017, 02:54:15 PM
SAme here disable ad block and problem goes, however I will keep ad black and use "new window" to clear screen.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Mito on November 07, 2017, 10:20:39 PM
From Firefox 57 there are some major changes. I don't understand fully what they are but I know that my favorite add-on (Super Start) will not work with it so I'm sticking to update 56. The problems you have could be related to this change.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: themadhippy on November 07, 2017, 10:24:56 PM
QuoteFrom Firefox 57 there are some major changes. I don't understand fully what they are but I know that my favorite add-on (Super Start) will not work with it so I'm sticking to update 56. The problems you have could be related to this chang
still on version 56.0  so dont think thats the problem here
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 08, 2017, 10:35:03 AM
Stopped using "new window" that resulted in a build up of previous windowson the task bar, so now I open a new tab then close the old tab, or just open next bookmark.
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: themadhippy on November 21, 2017, 05:15:09 PM
Firefox 57.0 has finally landed here and the problem seems to have vanished
Title: Re: "Home page" button not working
Post by: Dorsetmike on November 21, 2017, 10:28:00 PM
Yep sorted.