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url area change - possibly due update

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To the left of the webpage URL is the 'padlock, then the 'tracker' icon .. but there used to be another icon which could be used to 'drag and drop' an icon/webpage link onto the desktop, but it has disappeared .. any thoughts?

To the left of the webpage URL is the 'padlock, then the 'tracker' icon .. but there used to be another icon which could be used to 'drag and drop' an icon/webpage link onto the desktop, but it has disappeared .. any thoughts?

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Hi CloudCatcher1

In Firefox 70 there has been some changes to the address bar. See this blog post: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/10/15/improved-security-and-privacy-indicators-in-firefox-70/ You can still drag and drop an icon/webpage link onto the desktop. You just drag the padlock icon.

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Hi CloudCatcher1

In Firefox 70 there has been some changes to the address bar. See this blog post: https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2019/10/15/improved-security-and-privacy-indicators-in-firefox-70/ You can still drag and drop an icon/webpage link onto the desktop. You just drag the padlock icon.

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Thanks Joergen .. that works  :)

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CloudCatcher1 said

Thanks Joergen .. that works  :)

Hello CloudCatcher1,

Would you be so kind as to mark Joergen's post as Chosen Solution (you now marked his post as Helpful) ?

It's the "Solved the problem" button to the right of Joergen's post.

Thank you in advance !

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To both CloudCatcher1 and Joergen :

Would you please take a look at this bug report :

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1566350

To vote to support that bug report :

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=voting.html

Note : The vote count and "Vote" button are now in the Details section. You need to be logged in to vote.

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Hello CloudCatcher1,

You inadvertently marked my post as Chosen Solution instead of Joergen's post .....

You can rectify it by clicking on the "Undo" button and then mark Joergen's post as Chosen Solution.

Sorry for putting you through all this trouble .....

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I will now flag this thread and ask a moderator to rectify the
Chosen Solution mark.