Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
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- PlutoniumLounger
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Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Firefox 12,0.
The small text box "See the public ..." refuses to go away.
The larger text menu "Traffic ..." is well behaved, and AFAIK all the little x-boxes work to remove Transit, Labels etc.
To date the only way I've found to get rid of the unwanted popup is to reload (F5 function key) Google Maps and re-search the location, turn Transit back on, search for restaurants ...
Short of upgrading to a newer version (shudder!) Of Firefox, is there a faster way to clear up the screen?
I realize that this may NOT be a Firefox problem; it may have something to do with those hated "drivers" on my Dell laptop.
This is annoying, especially when I want to save the screen image for processing.The small text box "See the public ..." refuses to go away.
The larger text menu "Traffic ..." is well behaved, and AFAIK all the little x-boxes work to remove Transit, Labels etc.
To date the only way I've found to get rid of the unwanted popup is to reload (F5 function key) Google Maps and re-search the location, turn Transit back on, search for restaurants ...
Short of upgrading to a newer version (shudder!) Of Firefox, is there a faster way to clear up the screen?
I realize that this may NOT be a Firefox problem; it may have something to do with those hated "drivers" on my Dell laptop.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
In many cases, it's sloppy programming by the website designer; there's nothing you can do about that...
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
I maintain that today's programs are just too complex.HansV wrote:In many cases, it's sloppy programming by the website designer; there's nothing you can do about that...
Thanks for the second heads up, Hans.
If it's really not my drivers or some other occult craft surrounding my device, perhaps someone else will confirm this problem with Firefox, hopefully Google Maps ...
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
I don't have the problem using "Classic" Google Maps on Firefox 29.0.1 on Windows 7 Home Premium.
So it might be a graphics driver problem after all.
So it might be a graphics driver problem after all.
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Hans
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Some of these google maps overlays can be removed by zooming out and then zooming in again. Have you tried this?
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Really? In which case using such an old browser is likely to be your problem. Google won't have tested their site to be compatible with a browser that ancient.ChrisGreaves wrote:Firefox 12,0.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Chris is still working his way through Windows 95. Thinking of matbe updating to WIndows ME soon. Firefox 29 is on his bucket list?stuck wrote:Really? In which case using such an old browser is likely to be your problem. Google won't have tested their site to be compatible with a browser that ancient.ChrisGreaves wrote:Firefox 12,0.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
I have a copy of ME still in the box?
I am so far behind, I think I am First
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Check with Chris to see if wants to upgrade.DaveA wrote:I have a copy of ME still in the box?
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
You people still using Firefox 29 ???
How outdated can you get ?
As for Chris, why isn't he running Windows for Workgroup ? I've got the floppies here if you need to re-install
Seriously though Chris, what is stopping you from upgrading Firefox ?
How outdated can you get ?
As for Chris, why isn't he running Windows for Workgroup ? I've got the floppies here if you need to re-install
Seriously though Chris, what is stopping you from upgrading Firefox ?
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Maybe that old expression: if it aint broke, don't fix it.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Or, I really don't need those security fixes.Rudi wrote:Maybe that old expression: if it aint broke, don't fix it.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Why not go further back in time? I bet I've got MSDOS 3 somewhere.Claude wrote:...running Windows for Workgroup ? I've got the floppies here...
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You got my curiosity up and checked in my dusty 3 1/2" file cabinet and I have Texas Instruments TravelMate Series MS Windows 3.1 there, along with 6 floppies of MS Word for Windows. Plus more old "goodies" from the deep dark past.stuck wrote:Why not go further back in time? I bet I've got MSDOS 3 somewhere.Claude wrote:...running Windows for Workgroup ? I've got the floppies here...
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Having just struggled to troubleshoot equipment running DOS 6 (MODE command and MOUSE.COM sound familiar?), I'm very happy most items automatically install and update themselves!
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Yip!StuartR wrote:Some of these google maps overlays can be removed by zooming out and then zooming in again. Have you tried this?
I essayed with several techniques in a (vain) effort to avoid reloading Google maps and reconfiguring the screen.
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
I know, I know, but it is becoming harder and harder nowadays to maintain a stable platform and get on with the job which is not adpating to every little feel-good tweek put out by a developer.viking33 wrote:Chris is still working his way through Windows 95.
(signed) "I'm a user now" of Toronto.
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Hi Claude. Nothing is actually stopping me except my reluctance to master a new interface when the old one worked well for me.Claude wrote:Seriously though Chris, what is stopping you from upgrading Firefox ?
I know that I have turned into an old stick-in-the-mud, and its unfair to expect loungers to offer advice when I'm way behind (which apparently I am)
I thin k I did upgrade a few months back but got thoroughly confused by the new menu, or lack thereof, and went back to v12 so i could focus on getting the job done.
It's really a tug of war between wanting to pick up where I left off yesterday, using the same tool, and having to spend a quarter-hour getting used to what the developer believes is a much better way of doinf things.
Especially irksome (every version of MSWord) when the shortcut keystrokes disappear, or worse, change .
I'm going to grab something to eat so I don't get any grumpier.
I'm tired of retirement; i need a holiday ...
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Nothing is actually stopping me except my reluctance to master a new interface when the old one worked well for me.
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Chris, The Firefox interface really hasn't changed that much. The new version will pick up your old settings, so that doesn't change. You should go ahead and take a deep breath and just do it!
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Chris, The Firefox interface really hasn't changed that much. The new version will pick up your old settings, so that doesn't change. You should go ahead and take a deep breath and just do it!
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Re: Getting rid of screen overlays/popups
Hi Ken; sorry to have taken so long; Spanish language classes ...stuck wrote:Really? In which case using such an old browser is likely to be your problem.
So. Let's see what happens with The Very Latest
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