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spectre · 06-13-2007, 08:58 PM

I've had this problem for a little while now where firefox won't display some pages correctly. Some of the pages are one's I've used with other machines using firefox without a problem, so I know it's not an issue with the sites themselves, but a problem with firefox itself. What happens is, everything gets shifted way too far to the right. As an example, here's the Pro Football Weekly site.

This is how firefox displays it for me:

As you can see, the text scrolls way over, and the stuff that's supposed to be in the white box in the middle of the screen (you can see some of it all the way on the right in the middle), is shifted way over to the left (as far as the scroll bar at the bottom will go. I know it's not my screen resolution since I have it at 1280x960, so it's not so low that it would need to shift them. I'm using Firefox version 2.0.0.4. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

*edit* I forgot to mention that my OS is kUbuntu 6.10

Shauk · 06-13-2007, 09:18 PM

wow yeah i dunno, it displays fine for me and i'm using firefox 2.0.0.4 and running at 1440x900widescreen. I would suggest clearing out the cache and giving it another stab tho.

spectre · 06-13-2007, 09:23 PM

Just gave that a try and no go.

Thanks though.

Martian · 06-13-2007, 09:41 PM

What trouble-shooting have you done so far? Have you tried using a different resolution? Maybe something about the aspect ratio is confusing Firefox. What extensions and/or themes are you running? It's possible that one of them is causing the issue.

I'm running 2.0.0.4 on an XP box here, and though the site displays fine, I have literally hundreds of parse errors in my console, leading me to believe that particular site is very poorly designed.

If I had to take a guess, I'd say something's gone pear-shaped with your .css files, though I don't know why. Firefox uses .css files to define it's default display characteristics. These can override a website's .css files and if the site is poorly designed and you have something buggy in your files, that would almost definitely cause the issues you're seeing. Try going to the Page Style sub-menu in the View menu and selecting No Style. Everything will look very plain, but if the site otherwise displays properly than we'll know what the issue is. While you're at it, list all of the options in there, along with the one that was selected when you opened the sub-menu.

spectre · 06-13-2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Martian

What trouble-shooting have you done so far? Have you tried using a different resolution? Maybe something about the aspect ratio is confusing Firefox. What extensions and/or themes are you running? It's possible that one of them is causing the issue.

I've disabled every extension, gone to the default skin, and messed around with font settings, just in case, and nothing made a difference at all.

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Originally Posted by Martian

I'm running 2.0.0.4 on an XP box here, and though the site displays fine, I have literally hundreds of parse errors in my console, leading me to believe that particular site is very poorly designed.

Yeah, I figured as much, but it's not the only site that was doing that. I was just reading that page and it finally bugged me enough that I decided to finally ask.

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Originally Posted by Martian

If I had to take a guess, I'd say something's gone pear-shaped with your .css files, though I don't know why. Firefox uses .css files to define it's default display characteristics. These can override a website's .css files and if the site is poorly designed and you have something buggy in your files, that would almost definitely cause the issues you're seeing. Try going to the Page Style sub-menu in the View menu and selecting No Style. Everything will look very plain, but if the site otherwise displays properly than we'll know what the issue is. While you're at it, list all of the options in there, along with the one that was selected when you opened the sub-menu.

I had "No Style" and the one that was defaulted to "basic page style." Changing it just got rid of the background images and increased the font size, but it was still kicking everything way over to the right.

And thanks, this is appreciated.

SecretMethod70 · 06-14-2007, 12:50 AM

Have you tried the pages on other machines also running kubuntu 6.10? Or, for that matter, any other machine also running Linux?

It could be an issue of Firefox on Linux, Firefox on kubuntu 6.10, or possibly just the version of firefox that kubuntu 6.10 uses. You might want to try upgrading to kubuntu 7.04 too.

Redlemon · 06-14-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by spectre

I've disabled every extension, gone to the default skin, and messed around with font settings, just in case, and nothing made a difference at all.

But, have you tried a new profile? That's the gold standard for checking out problems.
Firefox Help: How To Manage Profiles

Nepenthos · 06-15-2007, 04:14 PM

Export any personalization you've done to Firefox (extensions, bookmarks, etc) and try reinstalling Fx.

If that doesn't work, you can fairly safely assume the build you're downloading has some compatibility issues with your OS.

Try Redlemon's solution first, though. I don't have any experience with profiles, but it sounds like it might help avoid reinstallation.

spectre · 06-15-2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Redlemon

But, have you tried a new profile? That's the gold standard for checking out problems.
Firefox Help: How To Manage Profiles

Adding the new profile did it. I need to go back and reinstall my extentions now, but it's well worth it to not have so many pages that I visit annoy the crap out of me because I need to scroll them so much.

Again, thank you to everyone for all the help!

06-13-2007, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	Firefox display problem I've had this problem for a little while now where firefox won't display some pages correctly. Some of the pages are one's I've used with other machines using firefox without a problem, so I know it's not an issue with the sites themselves, but a problem with firefox itself. What happens is, everything gets shifted way too far to the right. As an example, here's the Pro Football Weekly site. This is how firefox displays it for me: As you can see, the text scrolls way over, and the stuff that's supposed to be in the white box in the middle of the screen (you can see some of it all the way on the right in the middle), is shifted way over to the left (as far as the scroll bar at the bottom will go. I know it's not my screen resolution since I have it at 1280x960, so it's not so low that it would need to shift them. I'm using Firefox version 2.0.0.4. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. edit I forgot to mention that my OS is kUbuntu 6.10 __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head Last edited by spectre; 06-13-2007 at 09:22 PM..

06-13-2007, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	Just gave that a try and no go. Thanks though. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-13-2007, 09:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	What trouble-shooting have you done so far? Have you tried using a different resolution? Maybe something about the aspect ratio is confusing Firefox. What extensions and/or themes are you running? It's possible that one of them is causing the issue. I'm running 2.0.0.4 on an XP box here, and though the site displays fine, I have literally hundreds of parse errors in my console, leading me to believe that particular site is very poorly designed. If I had to take a guess, I'd say something's gone pear-shaped with your .css files, though I don't know why. Firefox uses .css files to define it's default display characteristics. These can override a website's .css files and if the site is poorly designed and you have something buggy in your files, that would almost definitely cause the issues you're seeing. Try going to the Page Style sub-menu in the View menu and selecting No Style. Everything will look very plain, but if the site otherwise displays properly than we'll know what the issue is. While you're at it, list all of the options in there, along with the one that was selected when you opened the sub-menu. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

06-14-2007, 12:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Have you tried the pages on other machines also running kubuntu 6.10? Or, for that matter, any other machine also running Linux? It could be an issue of Firefox on Linux, Firefox on kubuntu 6.10, or possibly just the version of firefox that kubuntu 6.10 uses. You might want to try upgrading to kubuntu 7.04 too. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

06-15-2007, 04:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nepenthos Upright	Export any personalization you've done to Firefox (extensions, bookmarks, etc) and try reinstalling Fx. If that doesn't work, you can fairly safely assume the build you're downloading has some compatibility issues with your OS. Try Redlemon's solution first, though. I don't have any experience with profiles, but it sounds like it might help avoid reinstallation. __________________ "I will accept the rules that you feel necessary to your freedom. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."

06-13-2007, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	wow yeah i dunno, it displays fine for me and i'm using firefox 2.0.0.4 and running at 1440x900widescreen. I would suggest clearing out the cache and giving it another stab tho.