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Issues with closing tabs

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ohdear64
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There are times when my browser doesn't let me close tabs. Whenever that happens, clicking on the X button does nothing and I've noticed that, when I try that, another layer of buttons appears briefly just over the Firefox window resizing and closing buttons; as if a new screen layer of unknown origins is blocking my actions. Closing the window, however, works normally.

This problem happens randomly and I have no idea what's causing, but it's getting annoying. How can I fix that?

There are times when my browser doesn't let me close tabs. Whenever that happens, clicking on the X button does nothing and I've noticed that, when I try that, another layer of buttons appears briefly just over the Firefox window resizing and closing buttons; as if a new screen layer of unknown origins is blocking my actions. Closing the window, however, works normally. This problem happens randomly and I have no idea what's causing, but it's getting annoying. How can I fix that?

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FredMcD
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That is very odd. Offhand, it sounds like something you can't see is covering the browser. If this happens again, do a right-click and select Inspect Element. Then;

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