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anark10n

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Registered: 2012-10-13

Posts: 212

[Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

Hey there, got a few issues in Firefox 58.0.2.

Doesn't display ads. Weird thing to complain about, but when a website keeps overlaying anti-adblock over whatever you're trying to read, it gets annoying. Link to the site with issue. Only way to get around it is disable javascript, but that removes pictures on other articles, as it does in this article.

Other issue, is that CSS doesn't render for some sites, like this one. I read that it may be a problem with firefox succeeding in creating a secure connection to the stylesheet linked, but checking the linked stylesheets, all off appear to not require HTTPS. Weirdly enough, the site CSS renders fine on mobile version of Firefox.

Any ideas on how to diagnose the problem?

Last edited by anark10n (2018-03-13 13:26:42)

damnbug

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Registered: 2012-09-18

Posts: 88

Re: [Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

Start by opening

about:support

, then check Important Modified Preferences.

Try to open the links with a new Firefox profile.

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,321

Re: [Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

The CSS on womenyoushouldknow doesn't load for me either. It only works if I connect with http instead of https.
That is the mixed-content protection offered by firefox. You can temporarily disable it:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mi … ng-firefox

Edit: I use this greasemonkey script to fix this and the missing css preload.

// ==UserScript==
// @name           css preload disable/ https fix
// @version        1.0
// @namespace      userscripts.progandy.de
// @author         progandy
// @description    Force loading of styles
// @include        http://*
// @include        https://*
// @run-at         document-end
// @grant					 none
// ==/UserScript==

var links = document.querySelectorAll("head>link[rel='preload'][as='style']")
for ( var i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {
  links[i].onclick=null;
  links[i].rel="stylesheet";
}
var links = document.querySelectorAll("head>link[rel='null'][as='style']")
for ( var i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {
  links[i].onclick=null;
  links[i].rel="stylesheet";
}
if (document.location.protocol == "https:") {
  var links = document.querySelectorAll("head>link[rel='stylesheet'][href^='http:']")
  for ( var i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {
    links[i].href=links[i].href.substr(5);
	}
}

Last edited by progandy (2018-03-12 15:48:29)

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anark10n

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Registered: 2012-10-13

Posts: 212

Re: [Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

Start by opening

about:support

, then check Important Modified Preferences.

Try to open the links with a new Firefox profile.

What am I look for in that section? Or is it just to take note of the changes for comparison with a new firefox profile?

anark10n

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Registered: 2012-10-13

Posts: 212

Re: [Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

New firefox profile solved it. @progandy, thanks for the greasemonkey script, solved the CSS issue.

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,321

Re: [Solved] Firefox Quantum 58 issues

No problem. I'd suggest you report the problem to the owners of these pages as well. Nowadays https is preferred over http, so it should work without hacks around mixed-content blocks.

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