Hi.
I am running Firefox 38.0.5-1 from the arch "Extra" repository. As up to
date as I can get - I am obsessive about updating.
This display problem started as soon as I installed the system. Of course,
I almost immediately installed firefox-noscript upon install also.
I have not used any other browser with Arch, I am really trying to keep a
relatively lean setup.
About http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html - I believe I have
see and read this before - various incarnations of this have been around
for years. Interesting, and good to keep in mind.
Regarding http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load
I did do some searching using an internet search engine. I did not come
across this link, but that's because the problem was not that the images
weren't loading. It was the superimposed rectangles.
I didn't think of javascript blocking being the problem, as it would not
occur to me to let javascript run free on my system unsupervised.
I thought initially that it might be a case of some character set not being
installed. So it might be a good thing that I asked early on. I hate to
think how much time and effort I might have wasted on that sort of "snipe
hunt"!
May I suggest that technical research requires a certain kind of brain
wiring, and above all, considerable patience. If you have that, be
thankful - and please try to be understanding of those who are no so
blessed.
Finally, when I did:
firefox --help | grep profile
I was treated to this sweet little error message:
GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed
-P <profile> Start with <profile>.
--profile <path> Start with profile at <path>.
(with a different PID referenced each time).
Now let me do some research on that for a while. If I figure it out, I'll
let you know . . .
Cheers!
(Seinfeld?)
: )
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load
On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 2:29 AM, Ralf Mardorf
What version of Firefox are you using? What happens if you're using another Web Browser or at least a virgin Firefox profile [1]? What did you "google" on your own, tested and failed from e.g. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load ? How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
JFTR Firefox 38.0.5-1 on my machine seems to load all pics from the CNN website.
[1] $ firefox --help | grep profile -P <profile> Start with <profile>. --profile <path> Start with profile at <path>.