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Updated Firefox is not compatible with my low vision software - Zoomtext. How can I get Firefox to stop asking me to upgrade!!

shkehoe
shkehoe
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Currently using version 3.6.27 as the updated versions are not compatible with my low vision software called Zoomtext. I constantly get Firefox asking me to upgrade. How can I get it to stop asking me to upgrade. (I have tried each upgrade and they are all incompatible with Zoomtext.

Currently using version 3.6.27 as the updated versions are not compatible with my low vision software called Zoomtext. I constantly get Firefox asking me to upgrade. How can I get it to stop asking me to upgrade. (I have tried each upgrade and they are all incompatible with Zoomtext.

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ideato
ideato
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Go to Options window > Advanced panel > Update tab > Firefox updates > click Never check for updates (not recommended: security risk), click OK to save it, exit firefox and restart it.

see for more info: Options window - Advanced panel - Update tab

BUT you see the warning : Warning: If you select this option, you will not receive critical security updates that may keep you safe online unless you frequently do a manual check for updates.


thank you

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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http://www.aisquared.com/support/
ZoomText with Firefox 4 and up: Loss of xFont

Mozilla’s latest releases of Firefox include support for HTML5, Direct2D and other new hardware acceleration technologies designed to increase the speed and performance of Firefox. These new technologies bring new challenges for accessibility programs like ZoomText. More specifically, these technologies will have adverse effects on ZoomText’s xFont technology.

There is a remedy! Please read the Knowledge Base article for complete details.
http://www.aisquared.com/knowledge_base/more/zoomtext_with_firefox_4_and_up_loss_of_xfont

Have you tried that fix?