Animated GIFs in FireFox

**dunjamon** · 22nd March 2006

Does anyone else have problems with animated GIF images in FireFox? They are there, but just not animated...anyone know why this is?

**Shambles** · 22nd March 2006

They work ok for me.

Does this gif look animated on your machine..?

**WTD** · 22nd March 2006

Visit about:config and make sure that "image.animation_mode" is set to its default-value "normal".

**Cam** · 22nd March 2006

Bah i formatted my laptop cos of this

months ago

**dunjamon** · 23rd March 2006

Originally Posted by Shambles

Does this gif look animated on your machine..?

if you mean the read face...then no...it does nothing.

Originally Posted by WTD

Visit about:config and make sure that "image.animation_mode" is set to its default-value "normal".

checked this..set to default-string-normal.

**Shambles** · 23rd March 2006

check under: Tools | Options | Content | Load Images | for the originating web site only <remove checkmark from here>

**wavesta** · 23rd March 2006

had that problem a few weeks ago turned out to be my browser and security settings so it should be an easy fix

**chizh** · 23rd March 2006

Are you running Zonealarm?
There are two animated avatars on this page. WTDs and wavestas.
For any site (or image from another site) to work you may need to set ZA, or other firewall you have, to not block animation.
Bring up the ZA Control Center. Go to the Privacy Tab and find the site you're looking for. www.digital-forums.com
Right-click and select 'Options' and then the Ad-Blocking tab. Untick Animation. (See attached image)
Press OK and then send ZA back to the tray.
Come back here and force a page refresh using CTRL-F5 keys

/edit - To do this globally, hit the Main tab in Privacy and then Custom button in the Ad-blocking section. Un-tick Animation and OK, then see how you get on.

Using the first option- -by site approval won't let shambles red face go but the global change will.