First, have you added any extensions to Firefox? I ran into this issue when I installed the Meebo extension. Every time Meebo refreshed, whatever tab I was on would also refresh. I eventually stopped using the extension. It's still installed but I don't allow it to log in automatically. It wasn't very accessible anyway. You might try disabling extensions or running in safe mode to see if the behavior stops. It also could have been the Meebo page rather than the extension, so if you have a page that is always open it could be triggering the behavior. Maybe the refresh blocking add-on previously suggested would help with this. However keep in mind this might cause you some problems with order processing on some commerce sites. Blocking refreshes from WE can also cause this, though the problem seems much less prevalent than it once was, probably because of changing web technology.
The issues with browse mode refusing to stay off is something I have also encountered, and it doesn't seem to be consistent. I have also seen it in IE, but only on one site that I have to use at work. It takes two strikes. In that case I believe it has to do with scripting on the page that reloads information every time you change focus from field to field. In some cases this is a necessary evil because otherwise you will not get the information that changed as a result of your entry if the page doesn't reload. However, because you state that IE isn't doing the same thing on the same pages, I dont think that's the problem. The reload while typing in edit boxes appears to be triggered on pages such as Facebook where the edit box will automatically expand if you type more than will fit in it. This makes the browser reformat the screen, resulting in a reload. Once this starts happening it won't stop, because each time the line wraps you get a refresh. The solution I have found is to turn off Auto Load. This is Insert-A by default. When you're done typing you can turn it back on. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Lou Burton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: fire fox keeps refreshing Howdy, I am using fire fox v3.09 something and wineyes 7.01 and no matter what I have done, fire fox will still refresh right in the middle of doing some on a web site and I have the verbosity miscellaneous refresh rotter set to suspend all. Also, when I smack enter on an edit box, the page will reload immediately, and sometimes it takes two or three smacks of enter to force msaa to stay off, and then while typing in the edit box, it might come back on. Any ideas on how to stop this annoying behavior? If I use ie7 to go to the same pages and perform the same activity, it don't do this. Thanks much, lou 'Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote!' Author: Benjamin Franklin If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
