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Pressing the Control key automatically zooms in; how do I disable zooming?

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I can no longer copy text using control-C because as soon as I press the control key FireFox kicks in to zoom mode [No, my plus key is not stuck!] and increases the page to maximum size. Since I have no use for the zoom feature, how can I disable it?

I can no longer copy text using control-C because as soon as I press the control key FireFox kicks in to zoom mode [No, my plus key is not stuck!] and increases the page to maximum size. Since I have no use for the zoom feature, how can I disable it?

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This could also be an issue with the mouse because holding down the Ctrl key and rotating the mouse wheel will also scroll.

Try to set the mousewheel.withcontrol.action pref to 1 on the about:config page to avoid zooming if the Ctrl key is pressed.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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iamjayakumars
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to Troubleshoot the issue and to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

cor-el
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This could also be an issue with the mouse because holding down the Ctrl key and rotating the mouse wheel will also scroll.

Try to set the mousewheel.withcontrol.action pref to 1 on the about:config page to avoid zooming if the Ctrl key is pressed.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.