Settings for Mozilla Firefox

The following settings are required for a flawless playback experience in Mozilla Firefox.

  1. Changes in the settings dialog
    Select the Settings item in the Tools menu in the open browser. Now go to the Content item in the settings dialog to see the required options.

    Setting

    Set to

    Block pop-up windows

    Deactivate

    Activate JavaScript

    Activate

    Advanced JavaScript settings

    Click on the Advanced button to open Advanced JavaScript settings. Activate the following options:

    • Position window before or after other windows
    • Hide status bar
    • Change status bar text
  2. Settings using about:config
    Additional browser configuration settings are available to you in Firefox. You can access these settings by entering about:config in the address bar and confirming with Enter.
    Enter setting name into Search field. A setting can be activated by double-clicking on it. It is then displayed in bold text and the value true is set.
    The following settings are to be set to the value true:

    Setting

    What does it do?

    dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows

    This setting allows the browser windows to be closed.

    signed.applets.codebase_principal_support

    This setting displays browser windows in fullscreen mode.

    dom.disable_window_open_feature.resizable

    This setting prevents the size of an open browser window from being changed.

    security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy

    This setting allows links to be executed if an HTML page is launched from a local drive.

  3. Printing the stop page
    To print the stop page of the trainer correctly you have to allow the print of background elements. Activate the setting Print background (Colors and Images) which is to be find within the page setup dialog under File -> Page setup.

Note:

  • Caused by the settings that have been activated, you will face a security message when starting the library or a content in the trainer. Confirm this message with Allow.
    Activate the option Remember this decision so that the security message will not be displayed each time the library starts.
  • The default bubble audio effects in simulations and in the book reader actions are in WAV format. A Windows Media Player plugin is required in order to be able to play back the files in Firefox.
    You will find further information on the subject at: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7