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Why does my scrolling text not work?

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I have a JavaScript code which scrolls some text in the status bar when the page is loaded in IE, why won't it work in Firefox?

I have a JavaScript code which scrolls some text in the status bar when the page is loaded in IE, why won't it work in Firefox?

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cor-el
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Tools > Options > Content : JavaScript > Advanced > Allow Scripts to: [ ] "Change the status bar text"

Firefox 4 won't have the Status bar anymore, so there it won't be possible at all without an extension.