Why a cursor is always shown on websites (it hinders browsing)?

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1/2/12 00:19

When I browse the Internet with Firefox I get annoyed because there is a visible cursor that hinders me to scroll up and down with arrow keys or page up/down keys. I have to move the scroll bar to go up and down. If I press an arrow key I only get to the top or the bottom of the page.

When I click text on a page the cursor shows up and I can't get rid of it. There is no similar problem with Chrome for example.

It is like browsing with MS Word. I hate it.

When I browse the Internet with Firefox I get annoyed because there is a visible cursor that hinders me to scroll up and down with arrow keys or page up/down keys. I have to move the scroll bar to go up and down. If I press an arrow key I only get to the top or the bottom of the page. When I click text on a page the cursor shows up and I can't get rid of it. There is no similar problem with Chrome for example. It is like browsing with MS Word. I hate it.

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You may be in Caret Browsing mode. Tap the F7 key to turn Caret Browsing on (warning pop-up displayed) or off (no warning pop-up displayed).

See --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works

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Not related to your question, but...

You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:

Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: Installing (or Updating) the Shockwave plugin with Firefox
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox
Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): Updating Flash in Firefox
Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: Installing or Updating Java in Firefox

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Answer 1 · 2012-01-02 00:19:16

Vivek

1/2/12 00:24

Hi,

Please check if Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages is enabled in Tools (Alt + T) > Options > Advanced > General.

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading