Upgrade 3.6.7 - changed scrolling with arrow keys.
My arrow keys no longer function normally, but seem to have a new action assignment. I would like to go back to the default operation of these keys. I can't find any info for that. (using XP and new Firefox 3.6.7)
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Spoke too soon!
It appears that if you go to Tools->Options then click on Advanced and select the General tab, there is a check box "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within a page". Uncheck this and it scrolls with the arrow keys just as it used to.
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I liked using the up/down arrow keys for smooth scrolling. They do not seem to do this any more. Instead, they seem to move a cursor like in a word processor. The only thing is that due to many page layouts, pressing down arrow goes straight to the end of the document.
Also, because of this stupid "cursor" thing, I often see pages with a long blinking vertical line on the left of the layout. This is just plain distracting.
Chosen Solution
Spoke too soon!
It appears that if you go to Tools->Options then click on Advanced and select the General tab, there is a check box "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within a page". Uncheck this and it scrolls with the arrow keys just as it used to.
You toggle caret browsing, as that feature is called, with the F7 key.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works