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firefox-3.0 package

lost drop downs on browser bar

Asked by swifttallon

i fell asleep on my keypad and woke up with items missing on my firefox web browser bar . like my calculator, my dictionary. and "places" drop down for files such as pictures, videos, home, etc. .also lost my download helper icon..are these things just hidden or are they gone ? and how do i get them back? also missing is my drop down for add and remove programs,,.and does firefox have a simple systems restore procedure? thank you ,,swift

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#1

lol, i have sufferred from the cause of this problem too. Good luck :)

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liam8083 (william-forde2002) said : 		#2

Hi,
           Were you able to figure out the problem with those dropdown boxes? I have exactly the same problem. Can you help please................. many thanks.........liam

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swifttallon (m59swifttallon) said : 		#3

sure liam i can help ,it took a while but i got it,,take your cursor to the bar and RIGHT click on it ,,you should see a box that has 4 options ,"add to panel",,,"properties",,,"delete this panel" and "new panel"....LEFT click on ,,add to panel , then just click on "MENU BAR" then click on ADD ....what happened is you must have right clicked on your menu bar and then on accident clicked on remove from pan..let me know if this helps...mike

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liam8083 (william-forde2002) said : 		#4

Thank you Mike............it worked. Hope you have a happy 2009........again, many thanks..........liam

--- On Sat, 1/3/09, swifttallon <email address hidden> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [Question #53314]: lost drop downs on browser bar
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Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 9:01 PM

Question #53314 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+question/53314

    Status: Answered => Solved

swifttallon confirmed that the question is solved:
sure liam i can help ,it took a while but i got it,,take your cursor to
the bar and RIGHT click on it ,,you should see a box that has 4 options
,"add to panel",,,"properties",,,"delete this
panel" and "new
panel"....LEFT click on ,,add to panel , then just click on "MENU
BAR"
then click on ADD ....what happened is you must have right clicked on
your menu bar and then on accident clicked on remove from pan..let me
know if this helps...mike

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swifttallon (m59swifttallon) said : 		#5

glad i could help

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From: liam8083 <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 6:09:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #53314]: lost drop downs on browser bar

Your question #53314 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+question/53314

liam8083 posted a new comment:
Thank you Mike............it worked. Hope you have a happy
2009........again, many thanks..........liam

--- On Sat, 1/3/09, swifttallon <email address hidden> wrote:
From: swifttallon <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #53314]: lost drop downs on browser bar
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 9:01 PM

Question #53314 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+question/53314

    Status: Answered => Solved

swifttallon confirmed that the question is solved:
sure liam i can help ,it took a while but i got it,,take your cursor to
the bar and RIGHT click on it ,,you should see a box that has 4 options
,"add to panel",,,"properties",,,"delete this
panel" and "new
panel"....LEFT click on ,,add to panel , then just click on "MENU
BAR"
then click on ADD ....what happened is you must have right clicked on
your menu bar and then on accident clicked on remove from pan..let me
know if this helps...mike

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