Foxtab 1.4.9 stops typing in text boxes. The issue is described well on the forum https://support.mozilla.org/questions/947505#answer-425515
I am using firefox on both my macs (on is running mountain lion and the other snow leopard. It is annoying that in any fields typing only works upon the first click or ->tab on the field, when I click - for example mid sentence to delete a letter (for example) it does not type and the mac sounds the sound effect of "thump" - when you are trying to type in a non-field. The issue is resolved for that instance when I click into a different field (can be the same tab - for example I am typing into the ebay search tab - click on it a second time (thump - no typing) then click in the address bar, now back to the search - now carefully press the arrow howevermany times I need to get to the desired position or just retype the search string - mightily irritating. Same happens in emails, messages... any field! I really like firefox, after a run in with opera, some trouble with safari (tab support)... it was my favourite, with cross computer spaces... I hope this gets resolved soon.
I've disabled all add ons except Foxtab 1.4.9 to no avail. The problem goes away when Foxtab is disabled. But I prefer Foxtab to Safari version. Interesting discovery: everything is fine - I can type merrily along - as I am here - until I click my mouse. Then the problem occurs. I have to go to another text box, type some stuff then come back. Both my Apple computers are experiencing the same problem. Both have wireless mac mice. Both started the same problem about 3 months ago. Not using my mouse gets round the problem but it's a pain because I am often cutting and pasting text into a text box. Any ideas?
I contacted the extension developers as directed at the beginning of the month, but no response. Where do i go to see where the issue is being looked at, or will I be contacted.
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Is only the text not appearing (i.e. Cmd+A and Cmd+C copies the text to the clipboard) of does the keyboard get disabled?
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
The keyboard becomes disabled, though a "ding" sound is heard open pressing any key. The problem starts as soon as the mouse has been clicked. So for example I was typing this fine. At the end of the last sentance I clicked my mouse (so I could move my cursor to earlier in the text to do some edits), immediately the keyboard become inoperable, with only the "ding" sound upon pressing any key. So I used the mouse to click on another text box, then came back, and everything was fine again. This happens everytime so one gets into this annoying habit of constantly having to go to another text box, type something then come back. In other words everything works fine until the mouse is clicked. The description I posted a few minutes ago, which was cut and pasted afrom another person's same issue, provides a good description of what happens. I subsequently discovred, and added, this observation that the keyboard works fine until the mouse is clicked in the text box.
Did you try Firefox Safe Mode to check if this is caused by one of the installed extensions?
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
- Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
Yes, as stated above in the original post, I disabled all add-ones except Foxtab and the problem remains. Everything works fine in safe mode.
So if FoxTab is the culprit then you will have to disable or uninstall this extension and find an update that addresses this issue.
Agreed. I'm at the latest version of Firefox and Foxtab, so I'd like to try a previous version of Firefox. Since the problem started about six months ago a couple of questions please: a) what version of Firefox would you suggest going back to, and b) how do I find and install this older version of Firefox you recommend? Thanks for your help. I have resubmitted the problem again to the add-on extension developer forum.