This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

MAC OSX, FF4.0, After closing, FF->Preferences, it does a "genie" effect into a grey square in the upper left corner of the screen.

  • 3 replies
  • 22 have this problem
  • 2 views
  • Last reply by adamffox

invguy
invguy
more options

MAC OSX, FF4.0, After closing, FF->Preferences, it does a "genie" effect into a grey square in the upper left corner of the screen under the "apple" "Firefox" area in the main menu. It will not go away and blocks everything that it covers, ie, the "close+minimize+maximize" buttons on the FF window below the Apple Menu Bar. In OSX, the minimize to app icon with the Genie Effect is turned OFF. How do I get rid of this?

Brand new MacBook Pro OSX 10.6.7. Newest Firefox 4.0. This grey block is very irritating! After Preferences' Window is closed, this block remains on screen until FF is closed. If you need further information just ask, for I want to get rid of this bug or my favorite browser. :(

MAC OSX, FF4.0, After closing, FF->Preferences, it does a "genie" effect into a grey square in the upper left corner of the screen under the "apple" "Firefox" area in the main menu. It will not go away and blocks everything that it covers, ie, the "close+minimize+maximize" buttons on the FF window below the Apple Menu Bar. In OSX, the minimize to app icon with the Genie Effect is turned OFF. How do I get rid of this? Brand new MacBook Pro OSX 10.6.7. Newest Firefox 4.0. This grey block is very irritating! After Preferences' Window is closed, this block remains on screen until FF is closed. If you need further information just ask, for I want to get rid of this bug or my favorite browser. :(

All Replies (3)

TonyE
TonyE
  • Moderator
more options

Mozilla are aware of this issue and are trying to establish the cause.

Panagiotis Astithas
Panagiotis Astithas
more options

Opening a tab to about:config and setting "browser.preferences.instantApply" to "true" fixes the problem.

Modified by Panagiotis Astithas

adamffox
adamffox
more options

Same with --> MAC OSX, FF8.0.1, After closing, FF->Preferences, it does a "genie" effect into a grey square in the upper left corner of the screen. As above "Opening a tab to about:config and setting "browser.preferences.instantApply" to "true" fixes the problem. " fixes.