how can I see the url of a link before clicking on it?
Hi. I have Firefox 10.0.2. I used to be able to see the url of a link on web pages in the bottom left of the browser. That way, if I the url didn't seem legit I wouldn't click on the link. But now, when I put the mouse over a link, nothing comes up. How can I see the link addresses again? Thanks.
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The Status Bar. where the link previously showed on mouse hover, has been replaced by the Add-on Bar. You can install the following add-on to get some of the former Status Bar functions back. The Add-on Bar must be turned on. The add-on will also stop the showing of the "tooltip" type status loading text, and will, instead, show it in the Add-on Bar:
- See --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-happened-status-bar
- To turn on the Add-on Bar, see --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Back%20and%20forward%20or%20other%20toolbar%20items%20are%20missing#w_showing-the-navigation-toolbar and click on "Add-on Bar" to check it
- Add -on Status-4-Evar: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/
- If necessary, after install and restart:
- Open Customze window (Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout OR View > Toolbars > Customize OR ALT+V+T+C ORright-click in the empty space at the end of the Tab Bar and choose Customize)
- While Customize window is open, drag any or all of the following from the Customize window to the Add-on Bar in the order and position you want them to appear. Then click "Done" button at lower right on the Customize window.
- "Status Text" (link on mouse hover or during page loading or "Done" when page is loaded)
- "Progress Meter" (progress bar of page loading)
- "Download Status" (status of download)
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Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
- Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: Installing (or Updating) the Shockwave plugin with Firefox
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox
- Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): Updating Flash in Firefox
- Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: Installing or Updating Java in Firefox
Modified
Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
- Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
You can also check if you have code userChrome.css that is hiding the statusbar-display (statuspanel)