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How do I remove a chrome command?

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WyoJim63
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Came across the following under Cool Hidden Firefox Tricks and without thinking, applied the command:

1. Make Firefox Dance.

chrome://global/content/alerts/alert.xul

It makes the Firefox window auto collapse and expand in the corner of your monitor screen.

at http://www.tipsotricks.com/2010/04/some-cool-hidden-firefox-tricks.html


Ran the command. Firefox does collapse in the corner of my screen, but when I click to open it up, it comes up full screen with no option to resize. I really need to undo this command.

Came across the following under Cool Hidden Firefox Tricks and without thinking, applied the command: 1. Make Firefox Dance. chrome://global/content/alerts/alert.xul It makes the Firefox window auto collapse and expand in the corner of your monitor screen. at http://www.tipsotricks.com/2010/04/some-cool-hidden-firefox-tricks.html Ran the command. Firefox does collapse in the corner of my screen, but when I click to open it up, it comes up full screen with no option to resize. I really need to undo this command.

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Try the following.

  1. Press Control+T to create a new tab
  2. If Firefox is minimized, right-click on the Firefox icon in the taskbar and select Maximize
  3. If the window is moving around, pressing Control+W should stop that
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TonyE
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Chosen Solution

Try the following.

  1. Press Control+T to create a new tab
  2. If Firefox is minimized, right-click on the Firefox icon in the taskbar and select Maximize
  3. If the window is moving around, pressing Control+W should stop that
the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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You could also open the Windows Task Manager > Processes tab, then click to highlight the firefox.exe process and use the End Process button to close Firefox. Firefox should work normally when you start it up again.

WyoJim63
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Thanks Guys, I'm not positive which one worked (I tried both solutions), but Firefox is back to normal again. Next time I'm experimenting I might try it on a fresh install kept in it's own experimental folder! Thanks Jim