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how can I stop the cursor jumping from the navigation bar to the search bar on a new tab

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ron@ronsimpson.com
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Everytime I open a new tab and start typing a URL the cursor jumps from the navigation toolbar to the search bar on the page ??

Everytime I open a new tab and start typing a URL the cursor jumps from the navigation toolbar to the search bar on the page ??

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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That's not the default action in Firefox when opening a new tab, something you installed has changed that action. Time for a little troubleshooting.

Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode?
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."

If not, see this:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+theme...

cor-el
cor-el
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A new tab opens by default as a blank page, unless you click the Home button to open a new home page.

You can press the ESC key to stop loading a page if you do not want to use the default page that opens, but type a new URL in the location bar.

You can also create a bookmark on the Bookmarks Toolbar with the location set to about:blank and middle click or Ctrl left click that bookmark to open a blank page.