Something new in Firefox?

[DouginUtah]

I just today noticed something new in Firefox (3.6.10). When I hover over text of 14' for example, a tool tip pops up with the metric equivalent. It appears to have a magnifying glass icon with a letter A in it.

Have you seen this? Do you know where it came from? I upgraded Skype but I doubt that did it.

Oops. I think I can answer before posting this.  :D

There was an automatic update of the  Google Toolbar add-on. I'm betting that is where this came from. I don't normally shut down Firefox but today I did because of the Skype update. When I reloaded Firefox I was informed that Google had updated the toolbar.

You might want to check it out. 8)

Test: 4.2672 m long. Apparently it only converts one way.

[Jeff]

It works on my computer and I don't use the google tool bar. 

It works on only the first number in your above post but not the last.

test  18'

[Ron Wenrich]

It doesn't work on my Firefox.  It doesn't even remember my password for this site.  I have to log in every time I go off site. 

[Jeff]

You got a cookie problem somewhere.

[Jeff]

Mine works with  1"  and 1' and 1 lb and 1 acre and 1 ounce and 1 yard 1 gallons  1 inch and so forth.  It won't work work the other way

[DouginUtah]

Has anyone noticed this feature prior to this week?

[DouginUtah]

Jeff, I just disabled the Google toolbar and it stopped giving the tool tip. (Have to restart...)

Two things to check: Tools | Add-ons and View | Toolbars.

[Jeff]

I don't have the google tool bar enabled. I dont like it. The only tool bars I enable are menu and navigation. It is in the list of things under view. I can tell you this computer has not had a browser update in many weeks. I don't allow any auto-updates.

[Magicman]

How do you not allow any auto-updates?  Is that something simple to do.  This thing is continually updating something several times a week.  It slows down to a crawl and McAfee, Microsoft Windows,  Java, Adobe, or something is updating and then bugging me about wanting to restart.

[Jeff]

You would need to check each program's configuration settings. Most will have a place to ask permission before updating.  I know windows vista and 7 both ask me before hand.

[Banjo picker]

I know more about Foxfire that Firefox.  Tim

[Warbird]

It won't work work the other way

That's discrimination!  I demand equality!  They must convert the other way, too!

[SwampDonkey]

I have not seen it here. Something must have gotten installed, like an extension. I have my doubts it's a firefox built-in feature.

[Warbird]

It does not work with Firefox 3.6.10 on the Mac.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Me either same as Warbird.