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all browser chrome (tab switcher, awesomebar, toolbars) sometimes turn invisible when window is inactive

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All the browser chrome including the tab switcher, awesomebar, firefox menu, and toolbars, but not the standard minimize/unmaximize/close buttons, will sometimes turn invisible while the window is inactive.

Clicking back into the window restores them. I have a dual monitor setup, and firefox is maximized on one monitor while I'm working on other applications in the other.

This is an intermittent problem, and has been happening for about a week now, starting from a fresh install of Firefox with a clean profile.

All the browser chrome including the tab switcher, awesomebar, firefox menu, and toolbars, but not the standard minimize/unmaximize/close buttons, will sometimes turn invisible while the window is inactive. Clicking back into the window restores them. I have a dual monitor setup, and firefox is maximized on one monitor while I'm working on other applications in the other. This is an intermittent problem, and has been happening for about a week now, starting from a fresh install of Firefox with a clean profile.

Chosen solution

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

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(was about to file a bug on this, but I'll see if anyone else has seen it first :)

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Chosen Solution

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

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Will try this for a while and update with results.