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When I'm on fullscreen and create a new tab I can't type

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When I'm on fullscreen and I hit ctrl+T to create a new tab I can't type to the urlbar.

When I'm on fullscreen and I hit ctrl+T to create a new tab I can't type to the urlbar.

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If I press Ctrl+T in Full Screen mode then the Navigation Toolbar get visible if it is hidden and the location bar has focus and I can type immediately in the urlbar.

What happens in your case ?


Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window