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

Text stops typing on Flash websites.

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Like youtube. I go there and if I hit pause for the video playing I can't type in the text field unless I reload the page. Why? Why are the last few versions of Firefox so crappy? Just change the name to DesertTurtle because that's about as good performance I get now.

Like youtube. I go there and if I hit pause for the video playing I can't type in the text field unless I reload the page. Why? Why are the last few versions of Firefox so crappy? Just change the name to DesertTurtle because that's about as good performance I get now.

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There is a problem with YouTube videos keeping control of the keyboard and not letting you click outside the Flash plugin to regain control. I haven't seen anyone post a solution to this annoying problem yet.

Other workarounds that are faster than reloading the page:

(1) Full screen the video and then switch back

press f then Esc - focus will move back to the page

(2) Switch to another applicaiton window and then back

press Alt+tab then Alt+tab - focus will move back to the page

(3) Click on a different tab then click back - focus will move back to the page

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Yeah, but as opposed to Mozilla getting their act together? It works fine on Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari, why not on Firefox?

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Yeah, but as opposed to Mozilla getting their act together?

I didn't say that, and I would like to see it fixed.