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no save button in ff 38

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when i go into options to change the page setting there is no save button to click on when the operation is done . so how do you save the changes?

when i go into options to change the page setting there is no save button to click on when the operation is done . so how do you save the changes?

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There is no OK (Save) button on the about:preferences page like you had in the previously used standalone Options/Preferences window when browser.preferences.instantApply was false (default on Windows). Changes are applied immediately as you can see if you open the about:config page in a second window and have them both visible.

The prefs toggled on the about:preferences#advanced under accessibility settings are among the first accessibility prefs that appear at the top of the about:config page.

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That could be a problem with the theme that you use. You can check if there is an update.

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

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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bronx483 said

when i go into options to change the page setting there is no save button to click on when the operation is done . so how do you save the changes?

i followed your recommendation still no save button. i am running windows 8.1. i do have a ? mark in options but no save button

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Can you attach a screenshot?

  • Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot
  • Make sure that you do not exceed the maximum size of 1 MB
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will this help

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Hi, it doesn't seem to be needed now. Eg - Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track.

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There is no OK (Save) button on the about:preferences page like you had in the previously used standalone Options/Preferences window when browser.preferences.instantApply was false (default on Windows). Changes are applied immediately as you can see if you open the about:config page in a second window and have them both visible.

The prefs toggled on the about:preferences#advanced under accessibility settings are among the first accessibility prefs that appear at the top of the about:config page.