Firefox not displaying some GIFs properly

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  1. no13

    no13 Retired Major Resident Nutcase

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    weird.
    only some GIFs....
    BigBuck and iceni60's avatars are, well, only twwo smudges each!!!
    I see the size properly, but the rest is crap... a few dots here and there...
    DARN

    Firefox v1.0

    Extensions I have:
    magpie
    gmail notifier
    mozilla archive format
    A's Yahoo mail notifier
    sage
    spiderzilla
    switchproxy
    spoofstick
    chatzilla
    eggon
    bookmarksftp
    adblock
    smoothwheel
    dragtotab
    download statusbar
    BBCode
    Chrome Edit
    FoxyTunes
    What is a cookie
    Jump Link
    DerBrowserTimer
    Forecastfox

    Don't worry, I'll delete at least four of these (spiderzilla, bookmarksftp chrome edit and bookmarksftp) Why use whats uselsess to me?
    Additionally...
    Themer and mng-windows-fb wouldn't show up in the "extensions" area even after I tried reinstalling the two
     
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    I used to have the same problem with firefox. Some avatars and some gifs would not display properly. I finally uninstalled firefox and installed mozilla 1.7.5 and have not had the problem since. I think when they lightened up firefox from mozilla they lightened to much.

    bigc
     
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    Ac.tually, it was working fine before I reinstalled FF and its extensions (and the whole system)
    I think its one of the extensions.... I had to get all "updated" versions for v1 (because last install had been upgrade)
     
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    Don't you just hate it when that happens :D ;)
     
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    Do you use a Proxy? There is a setting within Proxy's that can stop .GIFs

    Cheers :D
     
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    So I suppose that officialy makes me a "blot on Wilders" :D :D
    But seriously......I'm a bit reluctant to load too many extensions/themes with FF.
    I've had a couple of glitches with past versions. A certain theme or extension may make the screen blink...or something similar. It must be related to certain machines also, because that Noia theme works nice on a work computer, but causes probs at home.
    Blurrybuck.
    PS. I retired the Xmas avatar last night.
     
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    yeah... the normal ava shows up as nice...

    Blackspear...
    I use Tor and Privoxy... no, it doesn't help to go direct (I even tried using a friend's Proxy server that I used to work with till last month, still the problem remains)
     
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    I'd be tempted to scrap FF and all the extensions and reinstall a fresh FF.
     
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    Here's a photo :((
    See?
    firefox is a meanie
     

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    and see how it goes before adding your extensions....
     
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    What firewall are you running?

    I have privoxy and am seeing avatars just fine here.
    I would uninstall Firefox, delete your settings in documents and settings, and reinstall/rebuild Firefox.
    Export your bookmarks to a folder in my documents first.

    If they still don't display, it's not Firefox.
     
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    Tada...
    FIXED!!!!!!!11
    Reinstalled FF over writing the previous install
    No need for backups or anything...
    Bamn! FIXED!

    ... I didn't find ANY other answer even after half an hour of googling.
    Thanks Everyone
     
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    Cool!.....good to see you sorted it!
     
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    no13 Retired Major Resident Nutcase

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    It's started again.
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
     
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    no13 Retired Major Resident Nutcase

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    Privoxy is to blame.
    DAMN... no anonymity for me.. I'll have to fall back to the dynamic ip server in India my buddy operates...
     
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    Additionally...
    IE works fine with Privoxy
     
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    Bummer!.....I've never used Privoxy, but it looks like they have a really comprehensive website with user manuals, FAQ's, Bug reporting and I saw some stuff on GUI's and GIFs. I suppose you've had a look already anyway?
     
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    yeah... went there
    But it was all OHT... dunno why... If proxo can do the ip abstraction that Privoxy does, I guess I'll switch sides.
     
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    Activate ur Security Alert and it should point u exactly to where the problem lies. Cookies & Privacy. :)
     
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    no13 Retired Major Resident Nutcase

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    Like I said... I traced it to Privoxy.
    Correct me if I'm wrong. Security alert is SP2 i thinko_O I'm currently running an unpatched machine thanks to a HDD failure.
     
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    No I have yet to instal SP2. Try setting ur cookies to default in FFox. Tools/Options/Privacy?Cookies. Under Web features, make sure "Load images" is check marked as well as enabling Java & Javascript. See if this helps.

    U can get ur patches here. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/default.mspx

    I will try to find the link for the free CD microsoft offered that had all the patches there. In the meantime, if anyone else finds the link, please post it - thanks.
     
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    no13 Retired Major Resident Nutcase

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    Like I said... I traced it to Privoxy. It's no longer an FF thing.
    MODS: maybe someone could append to the title to reflect the change?
     
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    Do you want to close this thread?
     
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    Can I?
    LOL... your call... I'm now looking for Privoxy support, if anyone knows... The official support places are pretty confusing.
     
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    Have you tried Proxomitron? It has several levels of filtering and is not as aggressive in the default settings as Privoxy.
     
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