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A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug Web Browsers
In case you missed the news, Firefox 1.0 was released the other day. In general, it's a great upgrade over the Preview Release, as they've fixed a number of bugs and added some nice new features. But it does seem to have an annoying glitch, at least on the two machines I use it on -- you apparently can't quit the app, at least not if you've had multiple tabs open. Command-Q does nothing (or it may warn you that you have multiple tabs open, then do nothing!), nor does choosing File -> Quit.

But before you resort to force quit or the Terminal, here's the simple way out: manually close every tab and the main browser window. Quit will now work as expected.

Update: As noted in the comments, this isn't an issue with Firefox, but rather with the (amazingly useful!) Download Status Bar extension. The solution above works, or you can simply disable the Download Status Bar extension, and quit functions as it should. Since I find it so valuable, though, I'll live with manually closing the windows for now.

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Workaround a quit bug in Firefox 1.0
Authored by: trollll on Nov 11, '04 10:13:02AM

Just for the record, this apparently didn't affect me. Definitely open a bug report for this one if you haven't already.

What do you have the "Warn when closing multiple tabs" set to in the Advanced pane of preferences?



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Workaround a quit bug in Firefox 1.0
Authored by: EntropyGuru on Nov 11, '04 10:59:19AM

No problems with me either. Quits just fine with plenty of tabs open -- must be some system specific thing.



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Workaround a quit bug in Firefox 1.0
Authored by: daybrother on Nov 11, '04 11:29:08AM
I have been very happy with Safari on my Macs but use Firefox on my Windoze machine. No problems there, though no real difference from the beta near as I can tell.
  • I do recommend downloading the random name changing option if you use the Win version--it's a hoot.


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    Re: firesomething
    Authored by: trollll on Nov 12, '04 12:07:49PM

    i definitely recommend firesomething! cosmic cat added some good features, so you can add in your own words to the mix (or take out the boring ones). so far i think 'mozilla fireemu' and 'mozilla spaceferret' entertain me the most.

    every time i use safari now, i keep automatically typing in link names and then remembering it doesn't have find as you type. i also go through severe extension withdrawal (i use sage and the web developer toolbar constantly).



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    The (probable) cause for "can't quit" bug in Firefox
    Authored by: john1620b on Nov 11, '04 10:54:34AM

    I encountered the same problem yesterday, did a search for "'can't quit' 'os x' firefox" in Google, and think I found the solution. For whatever reason, it seems that the Download Statusbar extension causes this problem.

    Disabling that extension will restore quit functionality. Hopefully this will work for you, and the creators will fix this in an update to the extension soon.



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    The (probable) cause for "can't quit" bug in Firefox
    Authored by: robg on Nov 11, '04 01:52:48PM

    You got it! That was the cause. I've updated the hint (and changed the title, too). So Firefox isn't to blame at all, and I apologize for incorrectly pointing the finger...

    -rob.



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    Workaround a quit bug in Firefox 1.0
    Authored by: satyamundi on Nov 11, '04 12:29:05PM

    Actually, Firefox will prompt you (by default... can be unchecked in the popup warning) and and say "You are about to close X open tabs. Are you sure you want to continue?". Underneath is an option to deselect this warning: "Warn me when I attempt to close multiple tabs". Two buttons, cancel and close tabs follow. You simply can opt out of the default function to forgo this in the future.



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    Workaround a quit bug in Firefox 1.0
    Authored by: neuralstatic on Nov 11, '04 01:32:02PM

    for the record: not a problem here. if it's linked to a bad extension version or just bad extension, i hate to see FF take the blame.

    it has its limits, but i think it's the best browser out there.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: neilio on Nov 11, '04 01:58:22PM

    No problems quitting here, though I have seen problems with the OS X version of Firefox sporadically ignoring keypresses. It hasn't happened for the past few nightlies, though, and the 1.0 release seems okay for me (so far).

    ---
    Slumming at http://www.beatnikpad.com/



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: hardcoreUFO on Nov 11, '04 02:03:35PM

    I honestly dont see why mac folks are heaping such praise on this browser. It is essentially a Windows/Linux project that adds OSX as an afterthought. I pulled down the 1.0 release, and discovered really shoddy page rendering -- much of versiontracker, for example had a big white, empty box in the upper left corner. The nightly fixed some of the rendering problems, but cannot install extensions! Import does *nothing*. I really dont get it. With all of the Mac browsers to choose from, why this one? If you want mozilla, try Camino, if you want features galore, try OmniWeb, if you want raw speed, try Opera, for intergration, stick with Safari. I dont see how firefox trumps any of these browsers.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: robg on Nov 11, '04 03:26:28PM
    Not sure about others, but for me, it's:
    • Speed.

    • Tab handling capabilities

    • User themable

    • Extensions -- the biggie. No other browser is so easily extensible. For me, I rely on the following:
      • Sage - RSS reader
      • DownloadStatusBar - Easily track file downloads in the bottom of the browser window
      • AdBlock - The best ad blocker, though OmniWeb's is good, too
      • Web Developer - No similar tool for any other browser; absolutely essential if you do web development work
      • ScrapBook - A decent replacement for the one IE feature I miss -- the sidebar scrapbook of interesting things
      There are more that I use, and literally hundreds of others, but those are the key ones.

    • Rendering - Despite your experience, I find Firefox to have some of the better page rendering. OmniWeb is now Safari, so they behave the same. And when I tested VersionTracker with my 1.0 (non-nightly) build, it looked just fine.

    • Support for Command-Z in text boxes -- Safari won't let you undo a change in a text box, Firefox (and others, I'm sure) will.
    But that's the beauty of OS X -- pick a browser you like, and be happy with it. Firefox is my first choice, Safari a close second, and OmniWeb third. OmniWeb would probably be first with just a few tweaks (please let me have a traditional tab bar again!), but for now, Firefox is my fave.

    According to a recent poll, though, there are actually relatively few of us that prefer Firefox -- Safari has a commanding lead in the OS X browser market.

    -rob.

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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: adrianm on Nov 11, '04 06:09:30PM

    My problem with Firefox is that it doesn't use keychain and by default, anyone with physical access to your mac can see all the passwords it has stored in one go.

    Setting the master password is optional and a good step, but it still shows ALL passwords when unlocked.

    To me, that makes Firefox unacceptible for general use.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: _merlin on Nov 12, '04 07:16:02AM

    I use Safari for general browsing, but for web development I need FireFox. Overall, FireFox seems to have the most complete implementation of XHTML and CSS. I develop against the standard, and make it work in FireFox. Then I use browser sniffing to alter the style sheets (and sometimes the pages, too) to make it work in Safari and IE for Windows. (Safari usually only needs very minor changes. However, IE often needs huge changes to work around bugs, and even then it doesn't really work properly.)

    Also, the Web Developer WAP browser extensions are very useful.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: JJCortes on Nov 11, '04 04:50:24PM

    I found another bug : when you close all the firefox's navigation windows, you can't access to the menus except the File menu, and you can't open a new window. You have to quit and relaunch Firefox.

    Another problem is the automatic fill form which theorically remembers informations already tiped in a previous form. It doesn't work, and I have to type them again.

    I hope future version of this good web browser will fix these bugs.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: maddys_daddy on Nov 11, '04 05:33:48PM

    I don't have that problem here. I do have the "can't quit" bug, but I have full access to any menu items with all windows closed.
    Submit a bug report.
    What I'm still bitter about is the fact that roughly 1/3rd of my extensions (including the awesome GoogleBar) have been disabled due to "incompatibility" with Firefox 1.0. If these extensions have been developed to work (and have worked flawlessly) under all RC's and Preview Releases of 1.0, then why not the final? This really, REALLY sucks.
    It's still the all time best browser I've ever used, and I've used oh, at least 20 of them on OS X, Windows, and Linux platforms.



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    A fix for a Firefox/Download Status Bar quit bug
    Authored by: satyamundi on Nov 12, '04 02:59:05AM

    For the record, there is a version of Googel Bar that does work. I installed Adblock, Foxy Tunes and Google Bar after downloading Firefox. So check the extensions repository for an updated verzion.




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