This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

why is almost all of the address bar ghosting except like att.com

  • 2 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

angela_elsenraa
angela_elsenraa
more options

When I go to any web address all of the address is ghosted except for the direct dot com part. ie: att.com the rest (http://support) is ghosted out.

When I go to any web address all of the address is ghosted except for the direct dot com part. ie: att.com the rest (http://support) is ghosted out.

All Replies (2)

Michael Verdi
Michael Verdi
more options

This is a new part of Firefox 7. It's to make it easier to see what website you are on.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can set the pref browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled to false on the about:config page to disable the highlighting of the domain and see the full URL more clearly.

You can set the pref browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false on the about:config page to see the http: protocol.

To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.

  • Use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a preference more easily.
  • Preferences that have been modified show as bold (user set).
  • Preferences can be reset to the default via the right-click context menu if they are user set
  • Preferences can be changed via the right-click context menu: Modify (String or Integer) or Toggle (Boolean)