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Tab Name morphs on its own, over time, to show an address - URL, in place of the original Tab Name.

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Michael O
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While using StockCharts.com, a charting program for analyzing common stocks, I input a stock symbol,i.e. AMZN (Amazon) AMZN becomes the Tab name. If you hold the cursor over AMZN you'll see "AMZN|Sharpchart|stockcharts.com".

Over time the Tab Name morphs to read "https://Stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui".

A second problem sometimes occurs where AMZN (the tab name) morphs on its own to become $INDU|SharpChart|StockCharts.com. INDU is the symbol for the Dow Jones Index.

This is a quality program that I've used for years without these problems.

I contacted StockCharts.com, who said they couldn't identify the problem in their records and suggested I contact Firefox.

While using StockCharts.com, a charting program for analyzing common stocks, I input a stock symbol,i.e. AMZN (Amazon) AMZN becomes the Tab name. If you hold the cursor over AMZN you'll see "AMZN|Sharpchart|stockcharts.com". Over time the Tab Name morphs to read "https://Stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui". A second problem sometimes occurs where AMZN (the tab name) morphs on its own to become $INDU|SharpChart|StockCharts.com. INDU is the symbol for the Dow Jones Index. This is a quality program that I've used for years without these problems. I contacted StockCharts.com, who said they couldn't identify the problem in their records and suggested I contact Firefox.

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the-edmeister
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File a Bug report on that issue. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Bug_writing_guidelines

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi shadow21, the tab usually reflects the <title> tag, which is part of the web page. Some pages update the <title> tag after you load them to provide information about what's happening in the page, such as the number of unread messages. I don't know whether it's possible that the StockCharts page is attempting to update the <title>, but its script is incompatible with Firefox, or what else could explain it.

Does the chart page change the title (successfully) in other browsers?

Do you have any add-ons that might touch tab titles/URLs? One way to rule out add-ons is to test the site in Firefox's Safe Mode. In its Safe Mode, Firefox temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, any userChrome.css/userContent.css files, and some other advanced features to help you assess whether these are causing the problem.

If Firefox is not running: Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox. (On Mac, hold down the option/alt key instead of the Shift key.)

If Firefox is running: You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > "?" Help button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • (menu bar) Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled

and OK the restart.

Both scenarios: A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Refresh).

Any difference?

cor-el
cor-el
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This can happen if there is no title available for the page. The website might update automatically and not always include a page title. When the title is missing then you only see the URL. You can check "Tools -> Page Info -> General".