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holdling control key while clikking a url in a web page does't do anything this release

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Previous version opened a menu to select new tab, new page etc. when the control key was held down while clicking an URL in a web page. Now nothing happens.

Previous version opened a menu to select new tab, new page etc. when the control key was held down while clicking an URL in a web page. Now nothing happens.

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It happens on the AOL.com page, but it works on other web sites. I was having problems with AOL page hanging Firefox after computer sleeping. After long wait an error can up about an unresponsive script.

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-> Clear Cookies & Cache

-> Clear the Network Cache

-> Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

Check and tell if its working.

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Load AOL page and it's working now. logic says no updates Firefox, AOL must have made a change. Do you think they fixed the dormant script after a sleep time. Thnaks for the reply.

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