Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Zelinsky wrote: > > I'm having a couple of different problems with my web browser. > > I haven't been able to find any mention of solutions, so any help > > or pointers would be welcome. > > 1. Missing "hide left bar" arrow in Google maps. > > ------------------------------------------------- > > In google maps, there's supposed to be a little blue arrow on the left > > edge of the map, between the map pane and the area to left with search > > results. Clicking on the arrow is supposed to expand the map to fill > > the whole window. > > Change the user-agent string from Iceweasel to Firefox (You can find > it in about:config, search for useragent.
Wow, that works! I'm very happy to have wide maps again! > > 2. Flash image obscuring text. > > ------------------------------- > > I've recently started seeing web pages using flash, in which some > > flash image obscures text. In once case, there was a navigation bar > > overlapping the pages's text, which couldn't be made to go away. In > > another case, a popup menu popped up _behind_ a flash image, making > > it impossible to see or click on the menu entries. > > Yes, that is annoying. But flash *is* annoying anyway, so I just > adblock it away! I tried it, and it does fix these problems, which is useful. But it also breaks things, like youtube. What I really want is to make flash in firefox behave the same as in other browsers. Thanks for your help! -- David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
