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When scrolling I get this weird wavy thing that is hard to look at. It looks like the waves above a barbeque or heat waves rising off the pavement on a hot day. Does anyone out there have this issue?

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Jambermusic
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The "heat wave" on the screen happens when scrolling. It is driving me nuts!!!

The "heat wave" on the screen happens when scrolling. It is driving me nuts!!!

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Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
Jambermusic
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Thank you so much for the help. It solved it. Now my eyes can look at the screen again when i scroll using Firefox 8.0! I appreciate your time to help me!

cor-el
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You're welcome