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How to display links on hover or mouseover

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Hello,

In previous versions of Firefox, links would be displayed in the status bar when I hovered over them. For the past few releases, this doesn't happen. I would like to know if there is any setting or add-on I could use which would also links to be displayed again.

I have tried one add-on called "Link Location Bar" and I have tried adjusting various settings within "Status bar options" of the Tools menu. In addition, I have restarted Firefox with add-ons disabled. None of these had any effect on whether or not links would be displayed.

Does anyone know if links can indeed be displayed open hover or mouseover? I would just like the actual link to be displayed within the status bar before I decide whether or not I wish to click on said link.

Thanks so much.

Hello, In previous versions of Firefox, links would be displayed in the status bar when I hovered over them. For the past few releases, this doesn't happen. I would like to know if there is any setting or add-on I could use which would also links to be displayed again. I have tried one add-on called "Link Location Bar" and I have tried adjusting various settings within "Status bar options" of the Tools menu. In addition, I have restarted Firefox with add-ons disabled. None of these had any effect on whether or not links would be displayed. Does anyone know if links can indeed be displayed open hover or mouseover? I would just like the actual link to be displayed within the status bar before I decide whether or not I wish to click on said link. Thanks so much.

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Hi, sakura33, see : Status-4-Evar add-on

see also(for info) : What happened to the Status Bar?


thank you

Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.

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Thanks for the heads-up about Status-4-Ever. Unfortunately, it wasn't an option for me since Firefox prevented me from installing it because of potential security or stability conflicts. So, cannot mark this as "Solved" as I am still searching for a solution which does in fact work and would allow for links to be displayed within the Status Bar.

Modified by sakura33

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Which other extensions do you have installed?

Can you update to Firefox 13 via Help > About Firefox to see if that helps?

Did you try Safe mode as that also disables hardware acceleration?

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status-4-evar probably conflicted with another extension or theme you have installed, try cor-el solutions in his reply.


thanks again

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another addon that you could try is url tooltip