Firefox Issue

[99silveradoz71]

It used to be when I clicked on a link on this site or any other for that matter, I could use the page up and page down keys so scroll up and down. The last day or 2, I've found that I now have to use the mouse and click in the firefox window to get to use the keys now. Is there a setting I may have messed up or something I can change? Thanks as always.

[stadt11]

Caret browsing might be on. Hit the F7 key to toggle it on and off.

 

for anyone's fyi - It's an accessibility option that permits selecting text with the keyboard, not just with a mouse. See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.browsewithcaret

[Wingnut]

Hitting the space bar is easier than finding the Page Down key.

[tobias]

Hitting the space bar is easier than finding the Page Down key.

 

And shift-space bar to go up!

[99silveradoz71]

Ok, well the F7 didn't solve the problem, so that wasn't it. The space bar trick is cool, but again, to get it to work I have to click on the screen and then it'll scroll. It used to be if I clicked on a topic, I could just hit the keys and it'd scroll. Now I have to click the topic, then click on the screen again to use the keys if I want to scroll. Any thoughts as to what may have changed?

[99silveradoz71]

Well Internet Explorer works fine. The way that Firefox used to for me. I can click on a topic and I'm able to just hit page up or page down to scroll after it loads up. So this is likely some setting in Firefox. Hmmmm

[gave20]

The page up and down work for me and I use firefox. Doesn't your mouse have a wheel? I always use the wheel to scroll through the pages. The only time I use my keyboard is to answer peoples questions on how to properly use a mouse.

[99silveradoz71]

I have a wheel mouse, but it doesn't scroll as far with each rotation as what hitting the key gives me. I suppose it's what I'm used to. It seems that the keys work when I go to other sites without having to click on the screen, but when I load this site using Firefox, I have to click on the screen before the pg up and down keys work.

[gave20]

I don't know what to tell you, the page up and down works for me, maybe if you delete the cookies and try it then? I'm not to good on the secret computer stuff, but it's not a global FF issue.

[NFSGamerUSA]

I have a wheel mouse, but it doesn't scroll as far with each rotation as what hitting the key gives me. I suppose it's what I'm used to. It seems that the keys work when I go to other sites without having to click on the screen, but when I load this site using Firefox, I have to click on the screen before the pg up and down keys work.

 

You can adjust the rate that the wheel scrolls the page under Control Panel > Mouse > Scrolling (tab). I'm not sure how to fix your issue about clicking the page to use the Page Up and Down keys, but seriously, a wheel is MUCH easier to use. Find a nice scrolling rate for the wheel, and you'll never go back.

[99silveradoz71]

Hmm, I've the scroll speed a whirl

[svensk]

clear your browser cache.

Otherwise just reinstall FF, it takes just a minute to do.

[dietz4ibanez]

clear your browser cache.

Otherwise just reinstall FF, it takes just a minute to do.

 

+1 Properly remove program and reinstall it.. Its only 13-14mb so it wont take very long at all.... You might end up with a better version.....

[gave20]

Properly remove program and reinstall it.. Its only 13-14mb so it wont take very long at all.... You might end up with a better version.....

 

 

I have the best version because I'm part of a secret club that tests the beta versions before they're released to the public.

 

 

 

......Shit I don't think I was supposed to let that out of the bag, nevermind.

[Wingnut]

clear your browser cache.

Otherwise just reinstall FF, it takes just a minute to do.

 

Takes a lot longer than than when you're rocking about 10 extensions.