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Why doesn't text search work for me in Firefox 30?

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Tried out the ctrl+F command, and even when I type a single character, it always come up as red.

Another issue that is minor, but still very heavy on power users I'd say, is that when you ctrl+F, it doesn't highlight the search bar immediately/automatically. You have to click the search bar and then enter the text that you want to search for.

Tried out the ctrl+F command, and even when I type a single character, it always come up as red. Another issue that is minor, but still very heavy on power users I'd say, is that when you ctrl+F, it doesn't highlight the search bar immediately/automatically. You have to click the search bar and then enter the text that you want to search for.
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Chosen Solution

Turns out that the Classic Theme Restorer needed an update. Restarting Firefox solved that.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to Troubleshoot the issue and to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode; Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;

Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences

Then Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Then restart.

Chosen Solution

Turns out that the Classic Theme Restorer needed an update. Restarting Firefox solved that.

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