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On SOME web pages - Can't scroll with arrow keys. The up and down arrow keys work as home.

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Or sometimes as end. A specific page exhibiting this is: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/?utm_term=.1fb3b939dcd6

FF 52.0.1 (32 bit) Windows xp sp3

Or sometimes as end. A specific page exhibiting this is: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/?utm_term=.1fb3b939dcd6 FF 52.0.1 (32 bit) Windows xp sp3

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Note that this can happen if have switched on caret browsing.

You can toggle caret browsing on/off by pressing F7 (Mac: fn + F7).

  • Options/Preferences -> Advanced -> General -> Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"

Note that this is an accessibility feature of Firefox.

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Never mind. I cannot now reproduce the offending behavior.

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Note that this can happen if have switched on caret browsing.

You can toggle caret browsing on/off by pressing F7 (Mac: fn + F7).

  • Options/Preferences -> Advanced -> General -> Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"

Note that this is an accessibility feature of Firefox.

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ral said

Never mind. I cannot now reproduce the offending behavior.

Well, it occurs only after I click "Load More". But F7 fixes. Thanks.