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Why did you "combine" the stop reload buttons? HOW do I get a separate reload button back?

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I'm so tired of companies assuming I want something a certain way. My reload button disappears and is only visible when I go to the customize function. Why the hell would I want the stop and reload to be combined?

I can't reload anything when I'm on a page and the "stop" is not highlighted when I'm on a page, but sometimes there are times when I just want to reload the page!

This on top of the constant crashes is making me seriously think I need to look for a new browser!

I'm so tired of companies assuming I want something a certain way. My reload button disappears and is only visible when I go to the customize function. Why the hell would I want the stop and reload to be combined? I can't reload anything when I'm on a page and the "stop" is not highlighted when I'm on a page, but sometimes there are times when I just want to reload the page! This on top of the constant crashes is making me seriously think I need to look for a new browser!

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Set the order to "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.

Set the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise (Space or Separator) to get two distinct buttons.

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Right-click on the Navigation toolbar and select Customize option(you can see that the two button separated) then drag-n-drop the Stop button just before Reload button then click on Done button, in customize toolbar window, and now you'll have separate Stop and Reload buttons.

or you can place a space or toolbar separator between the two buttons(you can find it in customize toolbar).


thank you

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I've tried BOTH and still nothing works. When I try to customize, I can see the reload button. However, when I try the solutions given to me, and hit done, the button disappears and all I see is the stop. This happened to be before, when I updated and it came back after a few days. But this is annoying to no end and I'm getting sick of these changes that make things harder to use!

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You must be in "Customize" to see separated in two the stop-reload button, drag-n-drop among them a space (in customize again) or drag-n-drop one of the two buttons in the left side of the navigator toolbar.

thanks again

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I was in "customize". I managed to drag it down to where my Yahoo toolbar is. Thankfully, I can see it now. Apparently, the reload and stop can't share the same toolbar, at least for me. I'm just happy I can see my reload again!

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Chosen Solution

Set the order to "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.

Set the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise (Space or Separator) to get two distinct buttons.

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I've done that. I put separators between them, nothing. I've put spaces between them, still nothing. I put the stop to the left of the reload, still nothing. I've moved them a dozen times and the only thing that worked was moving the reload down to where my yahoo toolbar is.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).