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Firefox seems to hang or pause for approx 10 seconds after selecting a file in a file upload field

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Windows 7.

This happens on every website that uses a file input box to upload images/files.

I click browse.

Select a file and click 'open' in the file browser window.

Then firefox seems to hang or pause for anything between 5-12 seconds, after this time the file name appears in the file input field - you can't interact with the browser at all during this time.

Can be reproduced every time i run firefox - does not happen in I.E or any other browser on this machine.

Windows 7. This happens on every website that uses a file input box to upload images/files. I click browse. Select a file and click 'open' in the file browser window. Then firefox seems to hang or pause for anything between 5-12 seconds, after this time the file name appears in the file input field - you can't interact with the browser at all during this time. Can be reproduced every time i run firefox - does not happen in I.E or any other browser on this machine.

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Can you check this issue on Firefox 9?

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Can you check this issue on Firefox 9?

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Sorry - Hadn't realised there was a 9! And I call myself a "web developer" ! .. let you know soon