New back button and reload buttons
What's happened with the back button and reload button.
The back button and forward button used to have a little down arrow that when clicked on would display previously cached pages. Why am I not seeing this anymore. Nor can I find anyplace to install it.
The reload button and stop button are now moved to the right of the page and I would like to move it back to the left. Is there any way to do this?
I am running Firefox 4.0.1
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Back/Forward drop-down marker
The drop-down marker was removed from the Back/Forward button in Firefox 4.
You can do one of the following:
- right-click the Back/Forward button to show the drop-down list
- while on the Back/Forward button, HOLD down the left-click mouse button until the drop-down list appears
- install this add-on to add the drop-down marker to the Back/Forward button: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/backforward-dropmarker/
Stop/Reload buttons
Firefox 4.0 has a combined Go/Reload/Stop button that is positioned at the far right of the location bar.
- During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button. If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
- You can middle-click that button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.
- In Firefox 4.0 you can move the Stop/Reload button out of the location bar and put them wherever you want on the toolbar. You can also make them appear as separate buttons on the toolbar.
- Open the Customize Toolbars window to move them out of the location bar.
- click Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout
- if using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize
- Swap the two buttons or move them to their previous position at the left of the location bar.
- If the order is "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.
- Swap the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise to get two distinct buttons.
- Open the Customize Toolbars window to move them out of the location bar.
You need to update the following:
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
- Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
- There are plugin specific testing links available from this page:
- Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- SAVE the installer to your hard drive (save to your Desktop so that you can find it after the download). Exit/Close Firefox. Run the installer you just downloaded.
- Use either of the links below:
- https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (click on "Installing and updating Adobe Reader")
- Also see Download link': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
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Solution choisie
Back/Forward drop-down marker
The drop-down marker was removed from the Back/Forward button in Firefox 4.
You can do one of the following:
- right-click the Back/Forward button to show the drop-down list
- while on the Back/Forward button, HOLD down the left-click mouse button until the drop-down list appears
- install this add-on to add the drop-down marker to the Back/Forward button: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/backforward-dropmarker/
Stop/Reload buttons
Firefox 4.0 has a combined Go/Reload/Stop button that is positioned at the far right of the location bar.
- During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button. If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
- You can middle-click that button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.
- In Firefox 4.0 you can move the Stop/Reload button out of the location bar and put them wherever you want on the toolbar. You can also make them appear as separate buttons on the toolbar.
- Open the Customize Toolbars window to move them out of the location bar.
- click Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout
- if using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize
- Swap the two buttons or move them to their previous position at the left of the location bar.
- If the order is "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.
- Swap the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise to get two distinct buttons.
- Open the Customize Toolbars window to move them out of the location bar.
You need to update the following:
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape
- Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
- There are plugin specific testing links available from this page:
- Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- SAVE the installer to your hard drive (save to your Desktop so that you can find it after the download). Exit/Close Firefox. Run the installer you just downloaded.
- Use either of the links below:
- https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (click on "Installing and updating Adobe Reader")
- Also see Download link': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
Modifié le par Helper7677
Well thank you very much! It was driving me crazy as I used that feature, the drop down marker, all the time and could not for the life of me understand why it would be removed. I never thought to right click on it.
Thanks for the help!
You are welcome.
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