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How to type symbols like öúē with ff for mac ?

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The hold for symbols function doesn't work in FF 22.0 for mac OSx 10.8.4. Normally i need to press and hold a button lik o to get a few option to choose a special character. For example o gives me 8 options óöôòõœoøō but when i hold the o in ff i get this ooooooooooooo. How to resolve this problem ?

The hold for symbols function doesn't work in FF 22.0 for mac OSx 10.8.4. Normally i need to press and hold a button lik o to get a few option to choose a special character. For example o gives me 8 options óöôòõœoøō but when i hold the o in ff i get this ooooooooooooo. How to resolve this problem ?

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Hi, Its working fine for me. see the attachment at the end

Try to hold for a two seconds, to show the options.

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).

To Enable SafeMode

  • You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • Or open the Help menu and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.
  • Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"

If it works in Safe Mode and in normal mode with all extensions (Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) disabled then try to find which extension is causing it by enabling one extension at a time until the problem reappears.

Close and restart Firefox after each change via "Firefox > Exit" (Windows: Firefox/File > Exit; Mac: "Firefox > Quit Firefox"; Linux: "Firefox/File > Quit")

An gyara daga iamjayakumars

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Thanks for your reply iamjayakumars but the problem still exists in safe mode. Google Chrome and Safari both don't have this problem so i think it is a Firefox problem.

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Hello,

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.

Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.

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Dear iamjayakumars,

Thank for this solution but it also didn't fix the problem.

Thanks

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Thanks for you're reply cor-el. I know how to make special characters on Mac but press and hold for special characters isn't working on FF. It works fine on every other program.

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I posted this to set your attention to other method to enter those special characters.

This can be a problem with the font that is used.

You can do a check for corrupted and duplicate fonts and other font issues: