After Firefox update black and grey bar instead of text in addres bar

[John Hupp]

On 5/5/2014 10:09 PM, Eric Bradshaw wrote:
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> The bug report is here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1316250
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> Yes. Noticed this bug about a week ago. I like the new look of Firefox 
> 29,
> but this just spoils it. Ran all updates in Lubuntu 14.04 on several
> different machines (Dell Dimension 2400, Dell OptiPlex GX520, HP d220 MT)
> and Firefox has the exact problem described in the bug.
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> I attempted to fix with different fonts, toggling settings in 
> about:config
> (browser.urlbar.trimURLs and browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled), 
> modifying
> userChrome-example.css - the only thing I've found so far that is 
> guaranteed
> to work is not updating Firefox to 29.
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> I am successfully running Firefox 28 (with no black and gray bar) on four
> other Lubuntu 14.04 machines; an HP Pavilion Slimline s3707c, a Toshiba
> Satellite P3050, HP Pavilion f1703 and a Dell Dimension 8300.
>
> Eric
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I do not have the problem on a Lenovo 3000 C200 running Lubuntu 14.04 
32-bit/Firefox 29.

It has an Intel T2080 dual-core processor and Intel Mobile 945GM Express 
Chipset video controller.