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I want to know how to get the web addresses to go away that appear in the bottom left corner of the browser every time my mouse goes over a link

SRV87
SRV87
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Any time that my mouse goes over a link on a web page a little box in the bottom left corner of the browser pops up showing the web address for that link and it is really annoying, especially when i am on facebook because there are so many links on the home page i cant move my mouse anywhere without that box popping up and blocking part of my conversations. I was wondering if there was any way to turn this off. I've checked through the options and to my knowledge there is no way to turn it off. Just wondered if anyone else has had this problem or knew if there was a way to get that box to go away.

Any time that my mouse goes over a link on a web page a little box in the bottom left corner of the browser pops up showing the web address for that link and it is really annoying, especially when i am on facebook because there are so many links on the home page i cant move my mouse anywhere without that box popping up and blocking part of my conversations. I was wondering if there was any way to turn this off. I've checked through the options and to my knowledge there is no way to turn it off. Just wondered if anyone else has had this problem or knew if there was a way to get that box to go away.

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finitarry
finitarry
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That status panel is a security feature. You could move the cursor off the page when trying to read text on it.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Another option would be to use the following extension to push those messages into the status bar. It could be a convenient way to have your messages visible when you want them, but with less distraction.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/

If you try it, let us know what you think.