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Paq · 07-22-2009, 12:32 AM

Hey, i' musing firefox 3.5.1 on an xp machine with sp3, and i am having this flashing bar that pops up beside images or in text or anywhere i click that isn't a link. It's 'kinda' like a bar you'd see if you were editing a page and i can't figure out where it came from or why it is there. It's no big deal, but if i click my pagedown on my mouse, then it screws up and goes to where ever te flashing bar is..which is often not where i wanna be.

any ideas? i've reinstalled it, taken out te add-ons and put htem back in one at a time, nothign seems to help.

thanks

Redlemon · 07-22-2009, 07:11 AM

Sounds pretty weird. Are you using an add-on or custom theme?

Also, there are some add-ons that don't uninstall properly, so even if you disable them, there will be traces left behind. Have you tried creating a new profile?

Ooh, wait a minute. Perhaps you turned on Caret Browsing? Try hitting F7 to turn it off.

Paq · 07-22-2009, 09:33 AM

DUUUUUUUDE, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!! Caret browsing was on and it was driving me innnsane. I haven't had this computer on for 2 yrs bc of a network issue and it was just easier to use my laptop, so i got a ddwrt router and plugged her in adn turned her on..then forgot how much i LOVE my desktop for the gfx card adn games....and i appaerntly set something down on the keyboard and i remember seeing something in firefox about pressing F7.

so now i know. thanks again.

07-22-2009, 12:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	firefox problem Hey, i' musing firefox 3.5.1 on an xp machine with sp3, and i am having this flashing bar that pops up beside images or in text or anywhere i click that isn't a link. It's 'kinda' like a bar you'd see if you were editing a page and i can't figure out where it came from or why it is there. It's no big deal, but if i click my pagedown on my mouse, then it screws up and goes to where ever te flashing bar is..which is often not where i wanna be. any ideas? i've reinstalled it, taken out te add-ons and put htem back in one at a time, nothign seems to help. thanks __________________ Live. Chris

07-22-2009, 07:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Sounds pretty weird. Are you using an add-on or custom theme? Also, there are some add-ons that don't uninstall properly, so even if you disable them, there will be traces left behind. Have you tried creating a new profile? Ooh, wait a minute. Perhaps you turned on Caret Browsing? Try hitting F7 to turn it off. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

07-22-2009, 09:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Paq Junkie Location: South Carolina	DUUUUUUUDE, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!! Caret browsing was on and it was driving me innnsane. I haven't had this computer on for 2 yrs bc of a network issue and it was just easier to use my laptop, so i got a ddwrt router and plugged her in adn turned her on..then forgot how much i LOVE my desktop for the gfx card adn games....and i appaerntly set something down on the keyboard and i remember seeing something in firefox about pressing F7. so now i know. thanks again. __________________ Live. Chris