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spacebar doesn't work

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when I type in the comment section of one particular site my spacebar won't work as I type. All of the words run together. I have to go back and separate them manually.

when I type in the comment section of one particular site my spacebar won't work as I type. All of the words run together. I have to go back and separate them manually.

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hbroy04 said

of one particular site

Are you sure just the one site?

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

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

If there is still a problem, 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). Did this help?

While you are in safe mode;

Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches.

How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}

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thanks for the advice but none of these solutions helped. and yes it is just the one site that the problem occurs on.

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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History#w_how-do-i-remove-a-single-website-from-my-history

Remove History For One Site

Open the History Manager <Control><Shift> H. In the search bar, enter the name of the site. Right-click on one of the listings and select Forget About This Site. This should remove all information, including any settings.