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PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 07:29PM
I have KM to switch to firefox 2.0 when I go to FaceBook, but chat on Facebook still won't work...I have the latest flash installed...is there anything else I can do?? It shows ppl on chat but when I try to send a message it won't go thru.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 07:41PM
Every time glad I'm NOT on facebook
So not much of a clue, but there was something similar recently, perhaps a FF-3 string helps:
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?4,94040,94040
(type about:config and filter word agent, then add another one)
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 08:25PM
If You use AutoAgentSwitcher?
Some pages need more than one URL change (I know first hand from my Yahoo mail account) make sure that all their relevant URLs are in the "BadSitesList".
AFAIRemember two persons reported sites that require Firefox 3 strings.
That is another option to try.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2009 08:25PM by guenter.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 08:39PM
I'd be lost at figuring out all those hidden details, but just for testing the quickest way sure is to avoid the auto switcher, and rather do a simple manual switch of the general agent, that works for all sites.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 08:48PM
For most sites one entry in the BlackList is sufficient.
My Yahoo is a yahoo.com address on a German server
To change to FF all the time is contra productive since it will prevent a K-Meleon footprint in statistics.
No footprint in statistic = no user.
And this nuisance will continue forever.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2009 08:49PM by guenter.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 09:07PM
My view exactly
But I only switch manually (and only short times), simply because none of my regular sites needs it (no facebook etc.
), so only needed for problems and testing now and then.
But I've grown to rather like those general switches, it means that I can rely on the privacy buttons: What they show, is actually used for all pages, hardly any exceptions. Wanna stay "in control" and know "what's up"
And that wouldn't work if I'd had to remember lots of exceptions, lack of memory for such boring stuff ;-)
Hehe, yep my main addy is also yahoo, but I almost never use it on the web, always only by pop3! Great luck it's free in Germany
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 10:56PM
Hi, thanks for all the help. Yes I have used, and am using the AutoAgentSwitcher..I have it to use Firefox 2.0 on Facebook, but the chat won't work when I try to send a message to someone. I also tried using the chat without the AutoAgentSwitcher and just setting it to Firefox, but it still won't work. I have no idea what the URL for facebook chat is to add it.....anyone know?
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 26, 2009 11:53PM
Probably repeat "ADD" is enough. 4 most sites.
Else look -- at yahoo i found small changes/variations.
p.s. I have some additional places
bagel_0.4.1_g1801 bei live.de // a Japanese freeware mozilla broswer
01sterndaler bei googlemail.com // a fairy tale character
It was as easier with them.
bei = @ (I am German)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/26/2009 11:57PM by guenter.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 28, 2009 11:36AM
How/Where do I get this FF3.5.3 extension string?? Under my User Agent it has Firefox 2.0
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 28, 2009 11:49AM
facebook doesn't need ff 3.x string..
tested the chat message sending in both ff 2.0 and 3.5.. sometimes it gets delayed and fails in both those browsers.
it's not a km problem or UA problem, facebook has problems with their servers
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 31, 2009 02:00AM
I got the chat on facebook fixed....BUT, on my profile page and on the news page where it has a box like there, and it says "What's on your mind"...where you can type stuff in there to say.... while KM is on Default it won't let me type anything in there. For example...if I type a S it finds an S somewhere on the page and highlights it, but won't let me type anything....how can I fix this???
Re: PLZ Help
Date: December 31, 2009 08:14PM
Edit -> Page Search -> uncheck "Find As You Type".
Happy New Year 2010!
K-Meleon in Spanish
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2009 08:15PM by desga2.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: January 01, 2010 12:16AM
Thank You SO Much...
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!
:-)
Re: PLZ Help
Date: January 01, 2010 12:23AM
Didn't work :-(
Re: PLZ Help
Date: January 01, 2010 09:59AM
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dana1971
while KM is on Default it won't let me type anything in there.
facebook needs the ff agent, download the useragent switcher again, it has been updated and should now work with all facebook subdomains without problems
Re: PLZ Help
Date: January 01, 2010 01:15PM
Thanks Disrupted....everything seems to work while using the useragent switcher and using FF on facebook. Was just hoping to be able to be on facebook in default since it seems faster, but in default I have the problem where it won't let me type in the "What is on your mind" box, nor will it let me type anything in ref: to a comment.
Re: PLZ Help
Date: January 01, 2010 05:37PM
you can't use the km default ua..that's the whole point, when you use that; the page treats kmeleon as an "unknown browser" and many features will either be blocked out or not functional due to code specific to trident ie engine which will never work on a gecko browser.
if you feel it's speeder with kmeleon ua, it's probably due to facebook not loading their extra features
if you want to fix facebook problems with kmeleon for good, then consider sending a message to this guy:
http://www.facebook.com/pete
tell him that their browser sniffer dates back to 1999 and it should be looking for engine name or enabled-features instead of vendor and give him this link:
http://geckoisgecko.info
maybe they will learn something