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In version 23.0.1, text I have highlighted doesn't stay highlighted when I choose a different entry in a dropdown box. How can I do this?

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How can I get the text to remain highlighted when I choose a different entry from the dropdown box?

Rarely the text remains highlighted, most of the time I have to re-highlight it.

This is new since downloading version 23.0.1

Thank you.

How can I get the text to remain highlighted when I choose a different entry from the dropdown box? Rarely the text remains highlighted, most of the time I have to re-highlight it. This is new since downloading version 23.0.1 Thank you.

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Hello I_Like_Lamp, probably a Corrupt localstore.rdf

see also : http://kb.mozillazine.org/Localstore.rdf


thank you

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

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
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Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, it's still not working

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Thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, it's still not working

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Could you be more specific about the drop-down box: is this a Firefox menu, a toolbar button, or a form control in the web page itself? What are you trying to do with the menu/button/form control? If you notice this on a particular page, can you provide a URL (assuming no login is required).

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Absolutely I can be.

I believe it's a form control in the web page itself; here's a link:

http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/fx/g10/australian-dollar_quotes_settlements_futures.html

What I do is highlight from "Daily Settlements for....." and go to "Last Updated..." and then cycle through the "Trade Date" drop down box (form control?).

The highlighted text used to remain highlighted as I cycled through the Trade Dates and now it doesn't.

Hope that helps. If not, please let me know.

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It looks as though that whole table is removed and replaced when you choose a new date. As a workaround, select from just after the drop-down control to just before the phrase Market data explanation/disclaimer. This includes the container around that table in your selection so you don't lose your selection when the table is replaced.

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That works. Thank you! You just saved me a ton of time. Can't thank you enough!