Let's try this;

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

• Clear the Cache and
• Remove Cookies

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

• Cookies; Delete cookies to remove the information websites have stored on your computer {web link}

• Cache; How to clear the Firefox cache {web link}

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Did this help?

While you are in safe mode;

Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches.

How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}

FredMcD said

Let's try this; Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

• Clear the Cache and
• Remove Cookies

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

• Cookies; Delete cookies to remove the information websites have stored on your computer {web link}

• Cache; How to clear the Firefox cache {web link}

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Did this help? While you are in safe mode; Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches. How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}

Ok, so I tried all of this and it didn't work but thanks for the reply.

There are some web pages that do not allow browsers to record or fill in the log-in information. You can try a Form Filling add-on.

Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web Link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for what you want.

FredMcD said

There are some web pages that do not allow browsers to record or fill in the log-in information. You can try a Form Filling add-on. Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web Link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for what you want.

I'm not trying to perform an auto fill of my information. I am simply trying to click the box or tab into it so that I can type into it.

Ahh. Are the fields blocked?

Did you get your Firefox from Mozilla.org ?

FredMcD said

Ahh. Are the fields blocked? Did you get your Firefox from Mozilla.org ?

The fields are completely unclickable. It doesn't have a red circle icon when hovering on it like when a field is disabled.

The firefox version I am using is bundled into Ubuntu 18.04.

Pleasse try using the program from; Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

FredMcD said

Pleasse try using the program from; Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

I have just tried this but the issue still exists. I have noticed that If i am quick and pressing the login button on reddit and then try and quickly click the box and start typing some junk it will allow a few characters before denying any further entry.

I think this may be a javascript issue?

When I open the login page the console displays the following:

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: https://www.reddit.com/api/vote.json Line Number 1, Column 1:

The response from vote.json is simply: { }

Could this be something to do with it

It does sound like a script issue.

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History#w_how-do-i-remove-a-single-website-from-my-history

Remove History For One Site

Open the History Manager <Control><Shift> H. In the search bar, enter the name of the site. Right-click on one of the listings and select Forget About This Site. This should remove all information, including any passwords / settings.

FredMcD said

It does sound like a script issue. https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History#w_how-do-i-remove-a-single-website-from-my-history Remove History For One Site Open the History Manager <Control><Shift> H. In the search bar, enter the name of the site. Right-click on one of the listings and select Forget About This Site. This should remove all information, including any passwords / settings.

This didn't fix the issue. Any other suggestions?

I called for more help.

Hi, I see you disabled hardware acceleration in Firefox, but when you submitted your question, webgl was already disabled.

Are your graphics drivers up to date? Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL

Also the gnome extension requires an extra package in linux, 'chrome-gnome-shell', but you had it disabled, so I am not sure if that would affect the menus in Firefox. (I am thinking it is your graphics drivers since the right click menu does not come up either)

Do you have a password manager or antivirus installs that controls form fills?

What element gets selected in the Inspector when you right-click in the password field and use Inspect Element?

You can right-click and select "Inspect Element" to open the builtin Inspector with this element selected.

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Tools/Page_Inspector

cor-el said

What element gets selected in the Inspector when you right-click in the password field and use Inspect Element? You can right-click and select "Inspect Element" to open the builtin Inspector with this element selected.

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Tools/Page_Inspector

When I right click the box, no menu comes up so there is no Inspect Element option. However, it is correctly identifying elements before and after the element. So I would assume that if I could inspect element on it that it would work.

guigs said

Hi, I see you disabled hardware acceleration in Firefox, but when you submitted your question, webgl was already disabled. Are your graphics drivers up to date? Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL Also the gnome extension requires an extra package in linux, 'chrome-gnome-shell', but you had it disabled, so I am not sure if that would affect the menus in Firefox. (I am thinking it is your graphics drivers since the right click menu does not come up either) Do you have a password manager or antivirus installs that controls form fills?

Graphics drivers are all up to date and hardware acceleration on/off made no difference.

name of display: :0 display: :0 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):

   Vendor: X.Org (0x1002)
   Device: AMD HAWAII (DRM 2.50.0, 4.15.0-15-generic, LLVM 6.0.0) (0x67b1)
   Version: 18.1.0
   Accelerated: yes
   Video memory: 8192MB
   Unified memory: no
   Preferred profile: core (0x1)
   Max core profile version: 4.5
   Max compat profile version: 3.1
   Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
   Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.1

Memory info (GL_ATI_meminfo):

   VBO free memory - total: 8191 MB, largest block: 8191 MB
   VBO free aux. memory - total: 2043 MB, largest block: 2043 MB
   Texture free memory - total: 8191 MB, largest block: 8191 MB
   Texture free aux. memory - total: 2043 MB, largest block: 2043 MB
   Renderbuffer free memory - total: 8191 MB, largest block: 8191 MB
   Renderbuffer free aux. memory - total: 2043 MB, largest block: 2043 MB

Memory info (GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info):

   Dedicated video memory: 8192 MB
   Total available memory: 10235 MB
   Currently available dedicated video memory: 8191 MB

OpenGL vendor string: X.Org OpenGL renderer string: AMD HAWAII (DRM 2.50.0, 4.15.0-15-generic, LLVM 6.0.0) OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 18.1.0-devel OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50 OpenGL core profile context flags: (none) OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile

OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 18.1.0-devel OpenGL shading language version string: 1.40 OpenGL context flags: (none)

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 18.1.0-devel OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.10

guigs said

Hi, I see you disabled hardware acceleration in Firefox, but when you submitted your question, webgl was already disabled. Are your graphics drivers up to date? Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL Also the gnome extension requires an extra package in linux, 'chrome-gnome-shell', but you had it disabled, so I am not sure if that would affect the menus in Firefox. (I am thinking it is your graphics drivers since the right click menu does not come up either) Do you have a password manager or antivirus installs that controls form fills?

I have keepassx but that isnt open when using firefox and I dont use it to auto fill.

I have noticed that when rightclick/leftclick spamming the box it will freeze a little and takes a few seconds to respond to further clicks. (for example, I spam right/left click the password box and then right click the username box and it will take a few seconds to select the username box so it seems to be crashing or something behind the scenes?)

Just to add an update. I have since installed the snap version of firefox on ubuntu and the issue is gone.

Thanks for your help.

Hi, I'm experiencing the same problem. Could you explain how you solved it? Thank you very much.

Ernesto94 said

Hi, I'm experiencing the same problem. Could you explain how you solved it? Thank you very much.

open terminal with ctrl + alt + T and type

sudo snap install firefox

This will install a second version of firefox which works.

Hi. Thanks! Should I remove the first version first?