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flashing typing icon when i click on webpages, need help!

Firefox
pav2pav replied 15 years ago
AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser

when i click on a text or on a web page the flashing icon that you get when typing in a text box appears. I have been on other firefox browsers and they do not have this. how do i get rid of it?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== A long time ago

when i click on a text or on a web page the flashing icon that you get when typing in a text box appears. I have been on other firefox browsers and they do not have this. how do i get rid of it? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == A long time ago

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister

Chosen Solution

Sounds like you enabled Caret browsing - hit F7 to turn it off. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility.browsewithcaret

AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser Question owner

cant believe my problem was so simple thank you!

pav2pav
pav2pav

Awesome. That was my problem as well.....Thanks for the easy fix!!

Jeff