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Refresh page while in full screen mode.

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bsisler
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I am using MacOS Monterey 12.7.1 with the latest Firefox version. When in full screen mode, if I want to refresh the screen I move the mouse pointer to the top of the page to get the tools to display but when I move it down the the refresh button, it quickly hides again before I can refresh the page. Does anyone know of a solution to this or a keyboard shortcut I can use to do a page refresh while in full screen mode?

I am using MacOS Monterey 12.7.1 with the latest Firefox version. When in full screen mode, if I want to refresh the screen I move the mouse pointer to the top of the page to get the tools to display but when I move it down the the refresh button, it quickly hides again before I can refresh the page. Does anyone know of a solution to this or a keyboard shortcut I can use to do a page refresh while in full screen mode?

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Does is help to keep the toolbars visible if you click in the location/address bar to set focus to this area ?

Does "Command+L" work to set focus to the location bar?

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cor-el
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Does is help to keep the toolbars visible if you click in the location/address bar to set focus to this area ?

Does "Command+L" work to set focus to the location bar?

bsisler
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Thanks cor-el. the "Command-L" tip worked.

zeroknight
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You can refresh the page by pressing F5 or Command+R.

Does it behave any differently if you go to about:config and change full-screen-api.macos-native-full-screen to true?

Does it still happen in a new profile? An easy way to test a new profile is to install Developer Edition and see if it happens there or refresh your existing profile.

bsisler
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Zeroknight, 

 Your solution also works, and it’s easier. Why doesn’t Firefox have that in their menu? I searched all over their help and could not find a refresh/reload command. Anyway, thanks.