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Firefox

Apr 1, 2005 8:51AM PST

Have you ever noticed how Firefox opens some sites incorrectly?

I have installed the extension "Wrap" and it works most of the time but what's the reasoning behind the need for Wrap? I realized it's used when an url is too long to fit on the screen but why is it different than IE?

Denny

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Example please.
Apr 2, 2005 1:39AM PST

And make sure it's valid HTML code on that site. I'll check it before I respond with the HTML checker at http://www.w3c.org

Bob

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Where did you get that extension..
Apr 2, 2005 6:47AM PST

I have a bookmark I made when a webpage is to wide like you say but I didn't know there was an extension to take care of it. Could you please post the page where I can get it. Thank you.

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Wrap
Apr 16, 2005 12:36AM PDT
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An example
Apr 2, 2005 11:01PM PST

The MMBA (Michigan Mountain Bike Association)forum sometimes has posts that are too long for one screen but when I select the "Wrap" extension, it forms to the screen. Here's an example.

http://www.mmba.org/viewtopic.php?t=7817&highlight=denny

Denny

Since free membership is required, you may not be able to look at it without registering. Sorry, all of the examples I have are related to forum as such.

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I see what you mean.
Apr 3, 2005 9:34AM PDT

Yes, I see what you mean. Firefox doesn't want to wrap a long string that has no spaces. It just extends the width of the page, adding a horizontal scrollbar. I've run into that issue before on certain forums as well. From what I've read, the issue is related to how Firefox and IE differ in their use of CSS to display web pages. You seem to have found the best workaround for now--using an extension or bookmarklet to force line wrapping.