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Why doesn't cursor jump to default button in dialog box on FireFox 4?

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Ducatiman
Ducatiman
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I have had my mouse set so that the cursor jumped to the default button in a dialog box when I went to the next page. It always worked on the previous versions of FireFox, but doesn't work on Firefox 4. I have rechecked the pertinent settings to ensure they are correct. Does anyone have an answer to this? Thanks

I have had my mouse set so that the cursor jumped to the default button in a dialog box when I went to the next page. It always worked on the previous versions of FireFox, but doesn't work on Firefox 4. I have rechecked the pertinent settings to ensure they are correct. Does anyone have an answer to this? Thanks

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StephenB
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It seems to me that the default button is live, but that the mouse cursor doesn't jump to it; however, a keyboard "enter" triggers the preferred/default response. I wonder if there is a setting somewhere to toggle a default between keyboard and mouse.

Ducatiman
Ducatiman Question owner
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Thanks StephenB. Yes, it is now obvious that the default button has been selected without the cursor jumping to it, and as you say, hitting "Enter" does the job. Still not as natural a process as just clicking the cursor key and as your hand is already on the mouse it is probable faster to still move the cursor to the button. Maybe Mozilla will fix it in the future so that the cursor jumps once more. Regards