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menu bar missing in full screen

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Newbeak
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I have FF 3.6.16,and when in full screen auto-hide mode,my menu bar is missing when I mouse over the top of the screen.It is present in non-full screen mode.I have checked the view>toolbars>menu bar,but this doesn't fix the problem. Other toolbars I have selected are visible when checked. Please advise,thanks!

I have FF 3.6.16,and when in full screen auto-hide mode,my menu bar is missing when I mouse over the top of the screen.It is present in non-full screen mode.I have checked the view>toolbars>menu bar,but this doesn't fix the problem. Other toolbars I have selected are visible when checked. Please advise,thanks!

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The default Full Screen mode in Firefox doesn't show the Menu bar.

Autohide has options for exactly what you want to show in Full Screen mode.
http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/

I have been using Autohide myself for 6 or 7 years, one of the oldest and best made extensions for Firefox.

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the-edmeister
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The default Full Screen mode in Firefox doesn't show the Menu bar.

Autohide has options for exactly what you want to show in Full Screen mode.
http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/

I have been using Autohide myself for 6 or 7 years, one of the oldest and best made extensions for Firefox.

Newbeak
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Just what the Doctor ordered! Thanks!