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Text does not appear correctly when input in Firefox browser

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userafw
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Sometimes text I type into Firefox gets garbled and results in random letters, numbers and characters instead of what I typed. Text shown on websites looks okay, but the text I type into my browser is garbled into random nonsense. What can I do to correct this problem? Under the View option in the Menu bar, Text encoding is greyed out.

Sometimes text I type into Firefox gets garbled and results in random letters, numbers and characters instead of what I typed. Text shown on websites looks okay, but the text I type into my browser is garbled into random nonsense. What can I do to correct this problem? Under the View option in the Menu bar, Text encoding is greyed out.

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FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies
    Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.
  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe websites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.