FAQ
Here are some frequently asked question topics about ThunderBrowse. Please consult here before asking questions
- Why was my startpage overwritten?
- How do I change my startpage back?
- I can’t go back or forward and I just installed ThunderBrowse
- I just installed ThunderBrowse and I can’t click anywhere
- I uninstalled ThunderBrowse, restarted and it’s still there
- GUI Links don’t work
- I can’t login to any websites! This sucks! I want to be able to login!
- I just installed CS Lite but I still can’t login!
- Why can’t I see any flash/java/media files?
- Javascript Support
- Is ThunderBrowse secure?
- What exactly do the options do?
- I don’t want the prompts every time I choose Visit in Browser
- I want to launch links in another browser!
- When I click on a link I want it to load in an external browser by default
- Links are loading in another browser by default
- I don’t want button labels!
- I don’t want favicons!
- Changing Hotkeys or I HATE CONTROL W!!!!
- I really want to be able to…
- Checkboxes don’t work
- I can’t install userstyles
- Suggesting a new feature
- Alerting author of a bug
- I have another question
Why was my startpage/homepage overwritten?
Because I think it is helpful to start out with a searchbar when you have a browser to the web.
How do I change my startpage back?
Go to Tools than Options and click Restore Default (if you haven’t changed it previously. If you have, go to about:config and put tbrowse.backuppage in the filter bar and then copy the value).
I can’t go back or forward and I just installed ThunderBrowse
On some installs of Thunderbird, the history feature will not activate when it should when ThunderBrowse is first installed. To fix this problem, you should restart Thunderbird, this bug is extremely hard to trace and leaves no errors, after restarting it once, the history system should activate.
I just installed ThunderBrowse and I can’t click anywhere
Sometimes, ThunderBrowse doesn’t register because the install is brand new. Few users encounter this bug, and if you have this problem, a simple restart of Thunderbird should fix it.
I uninstalled ThunderBrowse, restarted and it’s still there
This may happen due to many things: corrupted profile, something is still using the files, cached programs (Vista). Restart Thunderbird again. If ThunderBrowse still appears, restart your computer. If it still won’t go away, then you have a corrupted profile.
GUI Links don’t work!
Mr. Tech’s Local Install overwrites our GUI Link handling in the extensions window. It’s because Mr. Tech was being nice and allowing ThunderBrowse to actually work with Local Install. It’s nobody’s fault anyways.
I can’t login to any websites! This sucks! I want to be able to login!
You are unable to login due to ThunderBrowse not having any cookie support whatsoever (In recent versions, cookies should be supported, but it rarely works), in previous versions (1.5 and before) Thunderbird had cookie support. If you want to login to websites, install the CS Lite version found at this website. Set cookies to allow cookies globally in the global tab and then set keep cookies until browser exits. Cookies have now been supported locally, so CS Lite is not needed for cookies. However, if you want to manage and block cookies from being added, you will need CS Lite installed.
I just installed CS Lite but I still can’t login!
By default, CS Lite automatically blocks all cookies, check your CS Lite settings and make sure cookies aren’t set to Globally block
Why can’t I see any flash/java/media files?
Because there is no real plugin support in Thunderbird. And contrary to popular belief, ThunderBrowse doesn’t support plugins at this current time. And plugin support is not on my list of things to do.
Javascript Support
ThunderBrowse disables JavaScript in websites by default for security purposes. If you leave JS off, Thunderbird will not be vulnerable to JS attacks from the web, but ThunderBrowse may not function correctly in some situations. ThunderBrowse’s extensions.tbrowse.dojavascript tells ThunderBrowse to control javascript. If javascript.allow.mailnews is on and extensions.tbrowse.dojavascript is off, then ThunderBrowse will not control javascript and won’t be able to unless extensions.tbrowse.dojavascript is turned on. See also “Is ThunderBrowse secure?”.
Is ThunderBrowse secure?
The security precautions taken in ThunderBrowse are crazy. In order to make this understandable to the least tech user I am going to try to explain this as easily as I can. I have made ThunderBrowse as secure as possible to my knowledge.
Out of the box, Thunderbird is only really vulnerable to javascript hacks (and Thunderbird has javascript disabled by default). ThunderBrowse has a built-in javascript controller so it can protect the user from such hacks that could steal user data. The controller is only active when the user activates it through the options dialog.
The controller acts like a hand operating a switch. When you open a email, javascript is turned off for your safety. When you browse a website, javascript is turned on. This is only true if the controller is activated. There are no exceptions. It’s either all on, or all off. However, you can have a whitelist of sites that can run javascript by installing TB Noscript.
What exactly do the options do?
You might want to check out this
I don’t want the prompts every time I choose Visit in Browser
In the options, go to the Mouse Functions tab and uncheck the “Ask to launch browser on Middle Click?” option
I want to launch links in another browser
If you are on Linux or using a flash drive, this is a common problem. The cause of it is because you have probably set: network.protocol-handler.app.http to your path to firefox. Clear it out to make links are sent to ThunderBrowse (which will deal with them depending on your settings). Note to Firefox Portable users: the path should point to firefox.exe if
Firefox Portable is already running. Point it to FirefoxPortable.exe if it is not.
When I click on a link I want it to load in an external browser by default
Click the ThunderBrowse button in the status bar. If it has a red cross out, all links will load in an external browser.
Links are loading in another browser by default
Double check your settings, you could have remapped left clicks to open in a browser. If that’s not the case, then make sure the icon in the statusbar (the one with the Unread counter) and make sure the ThunderBrowse icon doesn’t have a red cross out. If it does, click the icon once. Links should open in ThunderBrowse again. You can also right click the icon to bring up the Quick Access menu.
I don’t want button labels
Check the settings, there is an option to turn them off
I don’t want favicons
If you don’t want favicons, then follow the steps below:
- Install Stylish: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2108
- Go to the stylish window (extension manager < Stylish < Options)
- Click create a new style (name it whatever you want)
- Add this code to the big text area:
@namespace url(http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul);#favIconDeck,.tab-icon {display:none !important;} - Press save.
Changing Hotkeys or I HATE CONTROL W!!!!
Please check the settings.
I really want to be able to…
Please check the settings what you are looking for is probably in there.
Checkboxes don’t work
It’s a known bug, fixing it is impossible, from what I can tell. It seems to be a bug in Thunderbird.
I can’t install userstyles
This is a bug in Stylish. Stylish in Thunderbird is a dumbed down version of the Firefox version
Suggesting a new feature
If you have a new suggestion for ThunderBrowse please email general@thunderbrowse.com.
Alerting the author of a bug
If you think you have found a bug please check here to see if your bug is already mentioned in the discussions. If not, then either add a new discussion topic or file your bug here.
I have another question
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