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Address bar getting jumbled up with previously typed URLs

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Loopy
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About 2 days ago the address bar started acting up. If i'm already visiting a website, and want to type in a new address, the current URL doesn't disappear from the bar, so i have to type over it, which in turn makes it completely jumbled and unreadable.

So basically it doesn't erase the current URL from the address bar when attempting to type a new one, and instead it overlaps it, making the letters blurry and distorted.

About 2 days ago the address bar started acting up. If i'm already visiting a website, and want to type in a new address, the current URL doesn't disappear from the bar, so i have to type over it, which in turn makes it completely jumbled and unreadable. So basically it doesn't erase the current URL from the address bar when attempting to type a new one, and instead it overlaps it, making the letters blurry and distorted.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

See:

In Firefox 4 Safe mode disables extensions and disables hardware acceleration.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

See:

In Firefox 4 Safe mode disables extensions and disables hardware acceleration.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
Loopy
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Yep it looks like it was a problem with a theme. Once i have disabled it, the problem disappeared.

Thanks for the tip.