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macbook multi-touch zooming doesn't work in firefox 7

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laurajune
laurajune
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i've seen in older posts that the feature stopped working in previous versions of firefox. do i really have to type some gibberish in my browser to restore the function? is that even possible? what gibberish should i type specifically, and how do I know i will not break something by doing so? can i go back to my old version of firefox? i'd really like that feature back. (using OSX) thanks!

i've seen in older posts that the feature stopped working in previous versions of firefox. do i really have to type some gibberish in my browser to restore the function? is that even possible? what gibberish should i type specifically, and how do I know i will not break something by doing so? can i go back to my old version of firefox? i'd really like that feature back. (using OSX) thanks!

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rbillings
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Hi laurajane-


Some gestures have been removed in Firefox 4 and later, it is true. You can get an older version of Firefox here:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

You can restore the zoom feature by changing the values of the related prefs on the about:config page.

browser.gesture.pinch.in -> cmd_fullZoomReduce browser.gesture.pinch.in.shift -> cmd_fullZoomReset browser.gesture.pinch.out -> cmd_fullZoomEnlarge browser.gesture.pinch.out.shift -> cmd_fullZoomReset browser.gesture.pinch.latched -> false

To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website. If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page. 

   Use the Filter bar at to top of the about:config page to locate a preference more easily.
   Preferences that have been modified show as bold(user set).
   Preferences can be reset to the default or changed via the right-click context menu.