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Anyone else find the W3C validator won't load?

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abi1
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http://validator.w3.org/ renders as a blank page. Same for https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/.

Switching to basic page style, I can get to the unstyled content of the page, but why aren't the styles loading?

I allow JavaScript for these pages & disable Adblock Plus, and can't think of any other add-ons that might interfere.

http://validator.w3.org/ renders as a blank page. Same for https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/. Switching to basic page style, I can get to the unstyled content of the page, but why aren't the styles loading? I allow JavaScript for these pages & disable Adblock Plus, and can't think of any other add-ons that might interfere.

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OK, so it was a different and completely unexpected add-on, Saka Key: https://github.com/lusakasa/saka-key/issues/256

So that's that one uninstalled. Back to Shortkeys for me!

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cor-el
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No problems here with the current Firefox release (72.0.2).

You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the Cache and remove the Cookies for websites that cause problems via the "3-bar" Firefox menu button (Options/Preferences).

"Remove the Cookies" for websites that cause problems:

  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Data"

"Clear the Cache":

  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data -> Clear Data -> Cached Web Content: Clear

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

Try the Firefox version from the official Mozilla server if you currently use a version from the repositories of your Linux distribution.

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Chosen Solution

OK, so it was a different and completely unexpected add-on, Saka Key: https://github.com/lusakasa/saka-key/issues/256

So that's that one uninstalled. Back to Shortkeys for me!

cor-el
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You're welcome.

I will mark your above reply as the solution that you identified what extension caused your problem.