Bookmarks and History Windows Stuck in (always open, cannot exit) Full Screen on mac os 10.8
After I exit full screen in Firefox on mac os 10.8, the Bookmarks/History window continues to always open in full screen, and the mac os Menu Bar no longer shows up on the top - in fact, the dock doesn't show up, the hot-corners don't work. I can close the window with the keyboard shortcut, but the F11 'exit full screen' shortcut does NOT work. Nothing I can think of works except just closing the window. Next time it opens in this "stuck" full screen mode again.
Any ideas? Any help? Thank you!
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"F11" toggles in and out of Full screen mode.
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Thanks, but as I said above - F11 does not work when I am looking at the bookmarks window. Only Cmd-W works to close it. But I would like to be able to access the menu bar and other functions when I have the Bookmarks window open.
P.S. Just do add the "downloads" window to the symptoms: it is permanently stuck in full screen mode as well. I tried restarting in "safe mode" but that didn't fix it. I suspect it may be a bug...
On Mac you need to use another shortcut key to toggle full screen mode: command+Shift+F
You can check for problems with the localstore.rdf file.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder
You can also try to remove the Firefox plist file (org.mozilla.firefox.plist).
- http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060606082246983 How .plist files become corrupt and troubleshooting the results
Go to "~/Library/Preferences" and remove the plist file for Firefox (org.mozilla.firefox.plist)
Like fn11, cmd-shift-F doesn't work.
Deleting localstore.rdf unlocks the bookmarks window and returns it to normal, but then the same behavior is reproduced when I go to full screen, and the same problem appears with the new localstore.rdf.
Deleting the org.mozilla.firefox.plist didn't even unlock the bookmarks window from its full-screen stuck position.
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I guess I will just stick to using cmd-W to close the window.
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.
To Reset Firefox do the following:
- Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
- Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
- Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
- Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.
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