On Jul 21, 2:50*pm, EE <nu...@bees.wax> wrote:
> *Anarcissie* wrote:
> > Recently installed FF3 on Mac G4 running OS X 10.4.11, replacing some
> > previous version of FF.
>
> > My startup page (about:blank) now always appears maximized when I
> > start the browser. *Previously, it usually recalled the size and
> > position of
> > the last open FF window, or sometimes something smaller (if confused?)
> > It is not, however, literally maximized; the upper-left-hand green
> > button
> > does not affect the display size when clicked. *The non-maximized and
> > maximized states are the same.
>
> > For me, this is an undesirable behavior, new in this version. *I
> > looked
> > through the prefs files and read pages about them, but I don't see
> > anything obvious that would turn it on or off.
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Maybe the localstore.rdf file in your profile has been damaged. *Try
> moving it to the desktop and start up Firefox. *It will be forced to
> make a new one. *Try resizing the window, closing Firefox, then opening
> it again and see if the window size has been saved. *If so, you can
> delete localstore.rdf on your desktop.

That did the trick. Thanks very much for your suggestion.

> You are aware of how to prevent web page code from resizing the browser
> window, right?

I haven't had problems with jokers playing games with my window
sizes lately.