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Keyboard not typing smoothly in Google's Search bar

arielmorry
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When ever I type in Google's search the typing isn't "smooth", not all letters are working. for example: if I'll type "abcde", it will end up with "acd" or "bde" or something like that.

It's only in FF, Only in Google search bar. and in most cases after 10-20 min of using FF. every other place I type is fine. I tried: 1. replacing keybaords (both wired, not wireless) 2. reset FF completly 3. remove add-ons. 4. disable "hardware acceleration when possible"

I'm using: - Windows 10. - FF v.41.0.2

Any suggestion? please help, this is very frustrating, and I really don't want to use Chrome as my main browser (mainly because I prefer Firebug over Chrome Debugger)

When ever I type in Google's search the typing isn't "smooth", not all letters are working. for example: if I'll type "abcde", it will end up with "acd" or "bde" or something like that. It's only in FF, Only in Google search bar. and in most cases after 10-20 min of using FF. every other place I type is fine. I tried: 1. replacing keybaords (both wired, not wireless) 2. reset FF completly 3. remove add-ons. 4. disable "hardware acceleration when possible" I'm using: - Windows 10. - FF v.41.0.2 Any suggestion? please help, this is very frustrating, and I really don't want to use Chrome as my main browser (mainly because I prefer Firebug over Chrome Debugger)

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies
    Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.

cor-el
cor-el
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Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) to see if that has effect.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Do you have Google set to its default behavior of showing "Instant Prediction" results? Since every keypress triggers a request/response cycle, I can understand why there is a little bit of delay in processing keystrokes.

I haven't personally seen any keypresses completely discarded. But perhaps I'm not testing very hard, since I usually use Firefox's search bar...