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seems that my curso now automatically starts in the "Find" box at the bottom left of the window

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dgourlay
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I really like the Firefox web browser. What I hate is that when I go to a specific website, and start typing, the cursor ends up in a "find" box at the bottom of the page. Is this normal? Is it possible to specify the cursor to go to the URL? Thanks Doug

I really like the Firefox web browser. What I hate is that when I go to a specific website, and start typing, the cursor ends up in a "find" box at the bottom of the page. Is this normal? Is it possible to specify the cursor to go to the URL? Thanks Doug

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can disable the "find as you type" feature via the settings page.

  • Settings -> General -> Browsing -> Search for text when you start typing

Start Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or userChrome.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Troubleshoot Mode start window