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I upgraded to Firefox 4. There is no status bar. And the back and forward buttons have no menus. Are these normal?

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I upgraded to Firefox 4. There is no status bar. And the back and forward buttons have no menus (it only moves one screen back or forward). Are these normal? Must I use the History button for going back and forward? And, about the status bar, how do I know how far the site is toward opening without the moving black line?

I upgraded to Firefox 4. There is no status bar. And the back and forward buttons have no menus (it only moves one screen back or forward). Are these normal? Must I use the History button for going back and forward? And, about the status bar, how do I know how far the site is toward opening without the moving black line?

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The Status Bar was replaced by the Add-on Bar in Firefox 4.

To get the history for a tab on the Back/Forward button, you can do one of the following:

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The Status Bar was replaced by the Add-on Bar in Firefox 4.

To get the history for a tab on the Back/Forward button, you can do one of the following:

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Thank you very much.