This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

why can't i type in my xword puzzle - characters open Find box

  • 3 antwoorde
  • 1 het hierdie probleem
  • 1 view
  • Laaste antwoord deur Phoxuponyou

more options

typing always opens the Find box and characters appear there instead of my crossword puzzle.

typing always opens the Find box and characters appear there instead of my crossword puzzle.

Gekose oplossing

Hi there.

That sounds like Find As You Type, see here for further information on this feature: http://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/access/access/type-ahead/.

To check if you have the feature enabled, go to about:preferences#advanced (type or copy into Firefox's address bar) and see if there is a tick in the box for Search for text when I start typing. If there is, remove it.

If there was no tick in the box, go to about:config, promise to be careful, and search for the preference accessibility.typeaheadfind. If its value is true, double-click it to change it to false and the feature should be disabled.

You may have to restart Firefox for the change to take effect.

Does this resolve the issue?

Lees dié antwoord in konteks 👍 0

All Replies (3)

more options

Gekose oplossing

Hi there.

That sounds like Find As You Type, see here for further information on this feature: http://website-archive.mozilla.org/www.mozilla.org/access/access/type-ahead/.

To check if you have the feature enabled, go to about:preferences#advanced (type or copy into Firefox's address bar) and see if there is a tick in the box for Search for text when I start typing. If there is, remove it.

If there was no tick in the box, go to about:config, promise to be careful, and search for the preference accessibility.typeaheadfind. If its value is true, double-click it to change it to false and the feature should be disabled.

You may have to restart Firefox for the change to take effect.

Does this resolve the issue?

Gewysig op deur Phoxuponyou

more options

That was it. Thanks a lot for the fix and the quick reply. DonR

more options

You're welcome!