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reader view gone with latest update, how can I enable it back?

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bioX
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where is the reader view icon? why is it disabled now? I need to enable it thanks

where is the reader view icon? why is it disabled now? I need to enable it thanks

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You only see this icon at the right end of the location/address bar when there is suitable content on a web page.

You can check the reader.parse-on-load.enabled pref on the about:config page. You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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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cor-el
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You only see this icon at the right end of the location/address bar when there is suitable content on a web page.

You can check the reader.parse-on-load.enabled pref on the about:config page. You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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
bioX
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Thanks. I realized the site was blocking left-click on the page. The reader view was not gone. I learned to disable java :D