Openning http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/no_tidy_lib.html instead of Homepage in Firefox
2014-01
Mohammad
Whenever I open firefox , it tries to open http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/no_tidy_lib.html.
The above website isn't my home page , Google is my home page.
How can I fox it ?
Doc
I just went to that page.. I think you're being sent there as a means of reporting "FATAL ERROR : The dynamic C library contained in the extension file could not be found."
The page you linked provides a series of solutions, depending on your particular situation. For example, the first such solution is to reinstall the dynamic C library.
I suggest you go read that page in detail and follow the instructions there. I suspect once you've done that, starting up Firefox will take you to your home page normally.
EDIT: Here are the instructions from that page, as per request:
Cause 0 : since 16-NOV-2007, there is a bug in addon.mozilla.org for MacOsX !
Addons.mozilla.org proposes a update for the extension for MacOSX since the 16-NOV-2007 while there is no such update on the site. A bug was logged in bugzilla. Please vote for it if you want it to be solved !
Solution:
- reinstall the version for your platform.
- 0.841 for MacOsX intel
- 0.795 for MacOs X PPC
(Notice, I am looking for somebody to compile the version 0.841 on PPC !!)
Cause 1: Operating system mismatch
This can happen when you have installed a version that is not for your Operating system (OS). For example, installing the Linux version on Windows or the opposite. The extension is available on Windows, MacOsX, Linux 32bits, Linux 64bits and Linux PPC. This happens mostly due to bad autodetection of the OS or caching issue in addons.mozilla.org.
Solution: re-install the extension for your OS.
Please, look at the list of OS here, http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/download.html and install the version for your OS. Take care to allow this site to install an extension (green toolbar at the top)
Retry in addons.mozilla.org and take care that the version installed is the one for your OS.
Cause 2: Linux
A. On linux, depending of your linux distribution, it can be that the standard C++ libraries installed on your distribution are not the one linked with the extension. To correct this, please read the detailed info, here:
http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/faq.html#LINUX
Take also care that the extension is different for Linux 32bits (most common), Linux 64bits and Linux PPC.
B. In an update on Debian from about June/July 2006, solved in about August 2006. The extension does not work on Debian anymore. The reason is the way debian has changed his way to link the XPCOM library in Firefox.
Cause 3: Windows Vista
You need to be administrator to install the extension on Firefox in Windows Vista.
Cause 4: Seamonkey upgrade
When reinstalling a new version of Seamonkey on an existing one, Seamonkey warns that it will deregister all components. Practically, the library of the extension is deinstalled. To solve this, just reinstall the extension. Download here
Cause 5: Browser (Netscape 7.x, 8,x, Seamonkey 1.0.x)
Like told in the download area, the extension has been tested on Firefox, Mozilla Suite 1.7. It is reported to work on Flock without any issue.
It does not work on Seamonkey, nor on Netscape 7.x or 8.x. If you use these browser please deinstall the extension. See uninstall instructions below.
Case 6: Other
If you do not find an answer, add your question in it . Then contact me if you do not find a solution : Marc Gueury : [email protected]
To uninstall the extension:
In Firefox, Flock, - go in the Tools/Add-ons menu (called Extensions in previous versions) - choose HTML validator in the Extension list - click uninstall - restart Firefox.
For other browsers, see - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_extensions - http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/faq.html#UNINSTALL
Additional info:
Symptoms:
In the Java console, you will see this error message
Error: Components.classes['@mozilla.org/tidy;1'] has no properties
Source File: chrome://tidy/content/tidyUtil.js
Line: 96
andygrunt
Is there a way to manually add a web page to the 8 thumbnails that appear when you open Chrome?
I want to add Google Maps for easy access. The Google front page already shows up so I presume the Google Maps page never will as it's a subset of Google (i.e. I get to it via the main Google front page). I know I can add a shortcut to the toolbar but would rather add it as a thumbnail.
And while I'm here, is it possible to increase the number of thumbnails that appear?
I'm running the release/stable version of Chrome in Windows XP.
nhinkle
Yes, there is a way. Go to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
You will find a file called "Preferences." Open the file with a text editor. You will see the list of 8 tabs at the bottom. Just modify the locations, i.e. the site that you want to appear.
andygrunt
Looks like an extension called Speed Dial is the answer.
JohnB
As of 2/21/2012, Chrome version 17.0.963.56 m, most visited URL thumbnails are no longer stored in the Preferences text file, or any other easily editable text file.
It's probably stored in an SQLite database. Here's more info on the this frustrating "enhancement" to newer versions of Chrome:
It was bad enough they made it so inconvenient to pick your own favorite sites to begin with, now they don't let you at all. (I have a feeling it's because they are trying to push Apps.)
I solved the problem by dragging the URL shortcuts I really needed to my Start Menu.
I'll probably stop using the "New Tab page" from now on.
Michael H.
To answer your second question:
is it possible to increase the number of thumbnails that appear?
It seems that Google has overlooked this very simple setting.
However, there are various 3rd party extensions/plugins to get more than 8 thumbnails (as well as bookmarks, sticky notes, etc). Note that extensions can sometimes cause Chrome to crash; that's why I minimize the use of them.
and there's even more.
user34718
You can also edit your pinned tabs on Mac OS X. Note, you MUST pin a tab to edit it. Go to ~/Users/(your user name)/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Preferences and open it in Terminal or a Text Editor. The information is at the end of the file and you edit it the same way you do in Windows. Again, make sure Chrome is closed before you do this.
Title is the information that appears below the thumbnail and URL is the URL the thumbnail directs to.
CindyH
EASY - I just did it. Open one Chrome browser to the thumbnails page. Open another to the page you want to add. Click on the title bar of the page you want to add, and drag it to the thumbnail on the other page. Ta dah!