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How do I get rid of Webdeveloper scratch pad?

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grizzlen54
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I am not a web developer. Every time I reply to an email scratch pad pops up. Very annoying, I did not ask nor need this.

I am not a web developer. Every time I reply to an email scratch pad pops up. Very annoying, I did not ask nor need this.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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That's strange. I don't think websites can call up the Scratchpad. Is any email relevant content displayed in the Scratchpad, or just the generic eight-line introduction to Scratchpad? Shift+F4 is the keyboard shortcut to call up the Scratchpad. Maybe there is a conflict somewhere.

Unfortunately, I did not find a quick and reliable way to turn off the Scratchpad feature in my search; solutions from 2011-2013 did not work in Firefox 39. If it is getting triggered by Shift+F4, you might need an add-on to break that connection. However, I'm not sure whether that is the right route. Can you figure out anything that might be triggering it?

cor-el
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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
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window