FireFox just redirects me to another site!

NerdBoy

macrumors member

Original poster

• Oct 27, 2005

• #1

Ok. Here's the problem. when I am on firefox 1.0.7, after a few seconds, it just redirects me to the site I was on previously!! is this a problem with the browser, my network, what? And how do I fix it?

 

dubbz

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• Oct 27, 2005

• #2

Does it happen regardless of what site you're currently on?

What extensions do you have installed?

 

crazzyeddie

macrumors 68030

• Oct 27, 2005

• #3

Are you using the trackpad/mouse? Some extensions for Firefox allow you to use mouse gestures to go forward/back...

 

NerdBoy

macrumors member

Original poster

• Oct 27, 2005

• #4

yes. nearly every single site i've been on has this problem.

if you mean extentions as firefox add-ons, i have none installed

crazzyeddie said:

Are you using the trackpad/mouse? Some extensions for Firefox allow you to use mouse gestures to go forward/back...

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All I do is scroll down or up on my Mighty Mouse.. and Boom! I'm at the previous site

 

dubbz

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• Oct 27, 2005

• #5

NerdBoy said:

All I do is scroll down or up on my Mighty Mouse.. and Boom! I'm at the previous site

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Could it be that the scrollthingy on the MM somehow has been configured to go Back in the browser? Does this happen with any other browser?

 

NerdBoy

macrumors member

Original poster

• Oct 27, 2005

• #6

dubbz said:

Could it be that the scrollthingy on the MM somehow has been configured to go Back in the browser? Does this happen with any other browser?

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nope. I've used Safari since I got the Mighty Mouse, and nothing like this has happened.

 

dubbz

macrumors 68020

• Oct 27, 2005

• #7

NerdBoy said:

nope. I've used Safari since I got the Mighty Mouse, and nothing like this has happened.

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Just to rule out that it's nothing mouse related; Does this happen if you use another mouse? (preferably a non-scroll wheel one 😉)

 

fayans

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 27, 2005

• #8

If you using MM, sometimes horizontal scrolling in Firefox can be interpreted as history forward/back.

In Firefox address bar, type about:config. Change the following settings:
mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action to 0

Maybe it helps!

 

dubbz

macrumors 68020

• Oct 27, 2005

• #9

fayans said:

If you using MM, sometimes horizontal scrolling in Firefox can be interpreted as history forward/back.

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Holding Shift and scrolling down will send you back. (tested it now)

 

NerdBoy

macrumors member

Original poster

• Oct 27, 2005

• #10

thanks fayans. that fixed it instantly.

 

fayans

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 27, 2005

• #11

Please meddle with those config cautiously. It's advisable to remember the default settings, just in case 🙂