Why can't I use the arrow keys to scroll up and down websites anymore?
When I'm on any website and I click anywhere in the website there is a blinking bar - sorry, don't know the technical term - like you would find in any new document waiting for the next character to appear to the left of it. It's almost as if FF - not the super-team - want me to add test to any page I find but it is just a weird mistake.
I assume it's because of this glitch (assuming) that when I go to press the up or down arrow keys it no longer cascades the screen smoothly like a parade of content; instead it just hops from top to middle to bottom and that's when it does anything. What gives?
الحل المُختار
That behavior is characteristic of having Caret Browsing turned on. Tap the F7 key one time, then test to see if things have returned to normal. The F7 key is an off/on key for Caret Browsing: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works
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-> Tap ALT key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> General section -> place Checkmark on Use Smooth Scrolling -> Remove Checkmark from Use AutoScrolling -> click OK
Check and tell if its working.
Modified by Hasan
I tried it and still when I use the arrow keys from the top of the page it bumps me down to the bottom and then back up again depending on which arrow key I use for the intended action.
Thanks though.
-> go to Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> General section -> check whether the above settings you selected were consistent or not
الحل المُختار
That behavior is characteristic of having Caret Browsing turned on. Tap the F7 key one time, then test to see if things have returned to normal. The F7 key is an off/on key for Caret Browsing: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works
OMG that is it! Thank you!
Pressing F7 worked! Many thanks.