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In the latest version (38.0) when I click on a link from a web page it brings up the web page but will not allow my mouse to scroll in the new page I have to use the directional arrows to scroll it is the same on 3 different computers how do I fix this horrendous programming error? here is an example http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/543647.html?1432469264 the 5th entry down by Mark Strange has a link when you click on that ling mouse scrolling is disabled.

In the latest version (38.0) when I click on a link from a web page it brings up the web page but will not allow my mouse to scroll in the new page I have to use the directional arrows to scroll it is the same on 3 different computers how do I fix this horrendous programming error? here is an example http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/543647.html?1432469264 the 5th entry down by Mark Strange has a link when you click on that ling mouse scrolling is disabled.

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You could be experiencing this bug that happens when you are running Firefox in Private Browsing mode and you open links in a new window.

  • bug 1166066 - Firefox 38 regression: link in private window with target="_blank" opens window with no tabs/toolbars/menus (bug1166066)

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Possible workarounds: (1) use Options/Preferences > General: "Open new windows in a new tab instead" (2) Shift+click links to open in a new window with the standard features or use the right-click context menu. You can modify dom.disable_window_open_feature prefs and change their value to true to prevent a website from disabling toolbars and scroll bars in a pop-up window

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cor-el
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You could be experiencing this bug that happens when you are running Firefox in Private Browsing mode and you open links in a new window.

  • bug 1166066 - Firefox 38 regression: link in private window with target="_blank" opens window with no tabs/toolbars/menus (bug1166066)

Please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Possible workarounds: (1) use Options/Preferences > General: "Open new windows in a new tab instead" (2) Shift+click links to open in a new window with the standard features or use the right-click context menu. You can modify dom.disable_window_open_feature prefs and change their value to true to prevent a website from disabling toolbars and scroll bars in a pop-up window