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Questions tagged [browser-plugin]

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How to find Chrome extensions that inject ads into any webpage I browse?

I use the Google Chrome browser. Recently I noticed random ads showing up - either on the page content, or by redirection - when I click on a link an ad page opens instead of the proper page. I suspect these ads are injected by a chrome extension,…
giorgio79
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How to re-enable Java plugin on Google Chrome 42 on Windows

As stated in NPAPI deprecation: developer guide: In April 2015 (Chrome 42) NPAPI support will be disabled by default in Chrome and we will unpublish extensions requiring NPAPI plugins from the Chrome Web Store. All NPAPI plugins will appear as…
motobói
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When Firefox drops Java applet support, how will I run old Java applets?

Java applets are soon to be killed off forever. I understand why we shouldn't make new ones. But what will happen to old ones? There are still Java applets that people may use, and there's no guarantee that anyone will be willing or able to port…
JesseTG
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How do I stop a website for overriding my keyboard short cuts

How can I stop websites from overriding the keyboard shortcuts in Firefox? e.g., if you go to Youtube, Ctrl+T no longer opens a new tab, etc. It there a plug-in that will do that for me?
BIBD
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Browser plugin to resize window for brower testing

When im making a website i work on my 22" external display, which is fine, but to get a better idea of what the site will look like on smaller screens i have to resize my browser window. At the moment i use http://resizemybrowser.com/ (which also…
sam
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Replace only a specified font in Chrome

I find Georgia taxing, as it's become all the rage on too many websites in the last year or so. I've got custom stylesheets set up in Chrome to tweak a number of sites I like, but it becomes prohibitive to make a custom stylesheet for every site,…
Chris Krycho
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How to dowload files with original timestamp?

Many web sites ask us to login before downloading real contents files, and restrict us to download files from it with a cli program such as wget or curl. So we must download files with a browser, instead of wget/curl. But this way, the modified time…
Leon
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How can I synchronize Firefox settings between machines using MY server?

I know that Firefox plugins exist to synchronize settings between machines, but all such plugins I have seen require you to synchronize your settings to some 3rd party server. Is anyone aware of such a plugin that: You can synchronize to a server…
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How can I remove a website from the exceptions list for a plugin on Mozilla Firefox that is set to "ask to activate"?

I normally have Mozilla Firefox ask me before activating shockwave flash on account of a slight bit of instability I notice when I tried to use YouTube. I have it set to "allow and remember" on most websites, the main exception being YouTube.…
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How to run two browsers (Firefox) with Java plugins in Windows (7) having different versions (1.6 and 1.7)?

For an old KVM switch I need to run a browser with Java 1.6. But for all other cases I want to use the latest Java browser plugin which is 1.7. On Linux I can create two profiles and put in each a symbolic link to the Java plugins. By this I can…
ceving
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Stop Firefox from asking to install flash and other plugins

I have absolutely zero desire for Firefox to have flash and any other 3rd party plugins installed for rendering web content. Many times when I view web pages I get presented with obnoxious dialogs requesting me to install these 3rd party plugins. Is…
Chris Marisic
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Roozz player: How to get rid of?

I keep getting this popup every now and then on my Windows 7 laptop: I found this Roozz player in "Add/Remove programs" and uninstalled it, but the popup still appears. I do not remember installing this player. What is it, and how do I get rid of…
Comfortably Numb
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Purpose of Adobe PDF Link Helper

I have an idea of what this browser add-on does. Adobe PDF Browser Control (AcroPDF.dll) Apparently, if I disable this one, PDFs embedded in a page with the embed or object tag fail to function properly. So, its pretty clear as to its…
user770750
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How to take screenshots of a list of URLs

I need to save thumbnail-sized screenshots of about 20 intranet pages and repeat every week. I ruled out using an online service because the screenshots are business information. I ruled out installing an application because my office uses both…
scenography
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PDF files are opening in Firefox, undesiredly

PDF files have suddenly started to open within the browser windows of Firefox 17. The PDF files are being displayed with the Adobe Acrobat plugin, which is odd, since I have explicitly disabled the Adobe Acrobat plugin in Firefox. I would like for…
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