In-view extensions freeze Firefox for 60 seconds
I just installed Firefox (88.0) on a brand new Surface Pro, signed in to my Firefox Account, which gets me my stuff synced over, such as the Grammarly, LastPass and Pushbullet extensions. I log into those respective applications as needed. I start browsing.
Now, when I open either of those extensions from the menu bar, they open their little in-place window. If I now touch anything in these windows, about 80% of the time the following happens:
- The little in-place window closes
- Firefox becomes unresponsive (menus, other controls, web pages, close window)
- This lasts for 60 seconds (reliably)
However:
- If the extension is visible on the menu bar: problem happens
- If the extension is tucked away in ">>" (More tools...): no problem (this is also a decent-ish workaround)
Given that this affects multiple extensions, I'd expect this to be a Firefox issue. Also, I have no idea how to troubleshoot this (I have not been able to find logs).
Things I tried to no avail:
- Refresh (through installer)
- Cleaned out profile manually
- Tried extensions before logging them in
Thank you for your help.
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Also, this got mis-tagged because I typed this on my desktop machine. The problem happens on a Surface Pro tablet with Windows 10 Pro.
Also, also, the problem only exists using the touch screen with your fingers. When using the Surface Pen the problem does not appear to exist.