I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am getting
nowhere.

Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to use
Google Maps.

When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then click
on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.

To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the profile
it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled FF1.5 (.0.2).
I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new profile, started FF1.5
in that new profile, and tried Google Maps. It appears to work ok. (I
say "appears to work" because just when I think I've isolated the
problem, I see it crash some later time, anyway).

As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no other
extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.

Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have clicked
on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to Google Maps.
If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in the bookmark) into
the location window to access Google Maps, it does not crash when I try
a search. This behavior seems very consistent. I have tried many times
and it always crashes after opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which
points to maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps
by typing maps.google.com into the location window.

Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit, here is
another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07, where I have
multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix Plus. And I mean it
exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type maps.google.com into the
location window, I have no problem. If, however, I click on my bookmark
to open maps.google.com, it always crashes when I enter a search term (a
place name) and hit enter (or click Search).

And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I use
the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and no
themes), I see the exact same thing happening.

Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the precaution
of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.

I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).

Does anyone have any ideas?

(Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... .... even
though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix Plus.)

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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
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Chuck Anderson wrote:

> I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am getting
> nowhere.
>
> Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to use
> Google Maps.
>
> When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then click
> on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.
>
> To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the profile
> it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled FF1.5 (.0.2).
> I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new profile, started FF1.5
> in that new profile, and tried Google Maps. It appears to work ok. (I
> say "appears to work" because just when I think I've isolated the
> problem, I see it crash some later time, anyway).
>
> As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no other
> extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.
>
> Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have clicked
> on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to Google Maps.
> If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in the bookmark) into
> the location window to access Google Maps, it does not crash when I try
> a search. This behavior seems very consistent. I have tried many times
> and it always crashes after opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which
> points to maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps
> by typing maps.google.com into the location window.
>
> Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit, here is
> another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07, where I have
> multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix Plus. And I mean it
> exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type maps.google.com into the
> location window, I have no problem. If, however, I click on my bookmark
> to open maps.google.com, it always crashes when I enter a search term (a
> place name) and hit enter (or click Search).
>
> And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I use
> the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and no
> themes), I see the exact same thing happening.
>
> Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the precaution
> of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.
>
> I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
> result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
> Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> (Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... .... even
> though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix Plus.)
>
have you got javascript turned on?: Tools, Options, Content

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gwtc wrote:

>Chuck Anderson wrote:
>
>
>
>>I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am getting
>>nowhere.
>>
>>Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to use
>>Google Maps.
>>
>>When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then click
>>on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.
>>
>>To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the profile
>>it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled FF1.5 (.0.2).
>>I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new profile, started FF1.5
>>in that new profile, and tried Google Maps. It appears to work ok. (I
>>say "appears to work" because just when I think I've isolated the
>>problem, I see it crash some later time, anyway).
>>
>>As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no other
>>extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.
>>
>>Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have clicked
>>on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to Google Maps.
>>If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in the bookmark) into
>>the location window to access Google Maps, it does not crash when I try
>>a search. This behavior seems very consistent. I have tried many times
>>and it always crashes after opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which
>>points to maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps
>>by typing maps.google.com into the location window.
>>
>>Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit, here is
>>another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07, where I have
>>multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix Plus. And I mean it
>>exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type maps.google.com into the
>>location window, I have no problem. If, however, I click on my bookmark
>>to open maps.google.com, it always crashes when I enter a search term (a
>>place name) and hit enter (or click Search).
>>
>>And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I use
>>the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and no
>>themes), I see the exact same thing happening.
>>
>>Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the precaution
>>of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.
>>
>>I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
>>result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
>>Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).
>>
>>Does anyone have any ideas?
>>
>>(Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... .... even
>>though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix Plus.)
>>
>>
>>
>have you got javascript turned on?: Tools, Options, Content
>
>
>
Yep. Javascript is enabled. The only thing I disallow is hiding or
changing the status bar.

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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
*****************************

On 24.04.2006 03:10, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Chuck Anderson
to generate the following:? :

> gwtc wrote:
>
>> Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am
>>> getting nowhere.
>>>
>>> Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to
>>> use Google Maps.
>>>
>>> When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then
>>> click on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.
>>>
>>> To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the
>>> profile it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled
>>> FF1.5 (.0.2). I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new
>>> profile, started FF1.5 in that new profile, and tried Google Maps.
>>> It appears to work ok. (I say "appears to work" because just when I
>>> think I've isolated the problem, I see it crash some later time,
>>> anyway).
>>>
>>> As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no
>>> other extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.
>>>
>>> Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have
>>> clicked on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to
>>> Google Maps. If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in
>>> the bookmark) into the location window to access Google Maps, it
>>> does not crash when I try a search. This behavior seems very
>>> consistent. I have tried many times and it always crashes after
>>> opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which points to
>>> maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps by
>>> typing maps.google.com into the location window.
>>>
>>> Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit, here
>>> is another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07, where
>>> I have multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix Plus. And
>>> I mean it exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type
>>> maps.google.com into the location window, I have no problem. If,
>>> however, I click on my bookmark to open maps.google.com, it always
>>> crashes when I enter a search term (a place name) and hit enter (or
>>> click Search).
>>>
>>> And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I
>>> use the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and
>>> no themes), I see the exact same thing happening.
>>>
>>> Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the
>>> precaution of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.
>>>
>>> I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
>>> result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
>>> Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas?
>>> (Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... .... even
>>> though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix Plus.)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> have you got javascript turned on?: Tools, Options, Content
>>
>>
>>
> Yep. Javascript is enabled. The only thing I disallow is hiding or
> changing the status bar.
>
works OK here - FF 1.0.7

try this:
1) delete your Bookmark entry
2) enter maps.google.com into the location bar and open the website
3) *drag* the URL to your bookmarks sidebar, as a NEW entry
4) close - and reopen - FF
5) try the new bookmark.... see if it works now??

reg

squaredancer wrote:

>On 24.04.2006 03:10, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Chuck Anderson
>to generate the following:? :
>
>
>
>>gwtc wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am
>>>>getting nowhere.
>>>>
>>>>Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to
>>>>use Google Maps.
>>>>
>>>>When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then
>>>>click on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.
>>>>
>>>>To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the
>>>>profile it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled
>>>>FF1.5 (.0.2). I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new
>>>>profile, started FF1.5 in that new profile, and tried Google Maps.
>>>>It appears to work ok. (I say "appears to work" because just when I
>>>>think I've isolated the problem, I see it crash some later time,
>>>>anyway).
>>>>
>>>>As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no
>>>>other extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.
>>>>
>>>>Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have
>>>>clicked on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to
>>>>Google Maps. If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in
>>>>the bookmark) into the location window to access Google Maps, it
>>>>does not crash when I try a search. This behavior seems very
>>>>consistent. I have tried many times and it always crashes after
>>>>opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which points to
>>>>maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps by
>>>>typing maps.google.com into the location window.
>>>>
>>>>Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit, here
>>>>is another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07, where
>>>>I have multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix Plus. And
>>>>I mean it exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type
>>>>maps.google.com into the location window, I have no problem. If,
>>>>however, I click on my bookmark to open maps.google.com, it always
>>>>crashes when I enter a search term (a place name) and hit enter (or
>>>>click Search).
>>>>
>>>>And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I
>>>>use the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and
>>>>no themes), I see the exact same thing happening.
>>>>
>>>>Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the
>>>>precaution of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.
>>>>
>>>>I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
>>>>result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
>>>>Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone have any ideas?
>>>>(Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... .... even
>>>>though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix Plus.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>have you got javascript turned on?: Tools, Options, Content
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Yep. Javascript is enabled. The only thing I disallow is hiding or
>>changing the status bar.
>>
>>
>>
>works OK here - FF 1.0.7
>
>try this:
>1) delete your Bookmark entry
>2) enter maps.google.com into the location bar and open the website
>3) *drag* the URL to your bookmarks sidebar, as a NEW entry
>4) close - and reopen - FF
>5) try the new bookmark.... see if it works now??
>
>reg
>
>
Sounded promising .... thanks .... but .....the new bookmark crashes
Firefox, too.

I wish I had something to go on here. I have no idea what the problem
could be at this point

I have gotten no response in the Tab Mix Plus forum, either

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http://www.CycleTourist.com
Integrity is obvious.
The lack of it is common.
*****************************

Chuck Anderson wrote:
> squaredancer wrote:
>
>> On 24.04.2006 03:10, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Chuck
>> Anderson to generate the following:? :
>>
>>
>>
>>> gwtc wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've been pecking away at this problem for a while now, and I am
>>>>> getting nowhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> Firefox (both 1.0.7 and 1.5.0.2) are crashing every time I try to
>>>>> use Google Maps.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I enter a search term (location) in the form field and then
>>>>> click on Search - Firefox immediately crashes.
>>>>>
>>>>> To try and pin down the cause I uninstalled FF1.5, deleted the
>>>>> profile it was using, created a new profile, and then reinstalled
>>>>> FF1.5 (.0.2). I copied my bookmarks file from 1.0.7 to the new
>>>>> profile, started FF1.5 in that new profile, and tried Google Maps.
>>>>> It appears to work ok. (I say "appears to work" because just when
>>>>> I think I've isolated the problem, I see it crash some later time,
>>>>> anyway).
>>>>>
>>>>> As soon as I installed Tab Mix Plus (default install - still no
>>>>> other extensions or themes), Google Maps again crashes Firefox.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now here is some bizarre behavior. It only crashes when I have
>>>>> clicked on a bookmark (that is in my personal toolbar) to get to
>>>>> Google Maps. If I type maps.google.com (the same path that is in
>>>>> the bookmark) into the location window to access Google Maps, it
>>>>> does not crash when I try a search. This behavior seems very
>>>>> consistent. I have tried many times and it always crashes after
>>>>> opening Google Maps from my bookmark (which points to
>>>>> maps.google.com), and it never crashes if I open Google Maps by
>>>>> typing maps.google.com into the location window.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, ... even though it seems that Tab Mix Plus is the culprit,
>>>>> here is another strange thing. I see the same behavior in FF1.07,
>>>>> where I have multiple tab extensions installed, but not Tab Mix
>>>>> Plus. And I mean it exhibits the exact same behavior. If I type
>>>>> maps.google.com into the location window, I have no problem. If,
>>>>> however, I click on my bookmark to open maps.google.com, it always
>>>>> crashes when I enter a search term (a place name) and hit enter (or
>>>>> click Search).
>>>>>
>>>>> And here's one even better. I have two 1.0.7 profiles, and when I
>>>>> use the default profile (with 3 extensions, but all disabled - and
>>>>> no themes), I see the exact same thing happening.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since it happens in all three circumstances, I also took the
>>>>> precaution of emptying my HOSTS file, .... to no avail.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am totally baffled and have no idea what this could be. The end
>>>>> result is that I am still not using FF1.5 and I have to avoid using
>>>>> Google Maps in my 1.0.7 vesion (which I had previoulsy used *a lot*).
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any ideas?
>>>>> (Note: I have also posted to the Tab Mix Plus forum, .... ....
>>>>> even though it does not appear to be caused exclusively by Tab Mix
>>>>> Plus.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> have you got javascript turned on?: Tools, Options, Content
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yep. Javascript is enabled. The only thing I disallow is hiding or
>>> changing the status bar.
>>>
>>>
>> works OK here - FF 1.0.7
>>
>> try this:
>> 1) delete your Bookmark entry
>> 2) enter maps.google.com into the location bar and open the website
>> 3) *drag* the URL to your bookmarks sidebar, as a NEW entry
>> 4) close - and reopen - FF
>> 5) try the new bookmark.... see if it works now??
>>
>> reg
>>
>>
> Sounded promising .... thanks .... but .....the new bookmark crashes
> Firefox, too.
>
> I wish I had something to go on here. I have no idea what the problem
> could be at this point
>
> I have gotten no response in the Tab Mix Plus forum, either
>

Long shot. Check properties on your toolbar bookmark. Is "Load in
sidebar" checked?

Second Long shot. TMP has so many options it's hard to say what might
be the trouble. You could try going thru Options>>Events>>Tab Focus and
Options>>Events>>Tab Opening and uncheck anything that says "Bookmarks"

HTH

Irwin

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