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When I right click a link or pull down the new menu in Firfox 4 it twitches and disappears. What's the fix for this?

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thedawnovtime
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I downloaded and installed the new Firefox4 yesterday and when I right click links to open them in a new tab or copy something it will blink on and off (twitch) then disappear. I can still click where I saw the option and it'll work, but it's really annoying.

The pull down Firefox tab where the save as buttons, new tab, bookmarks and all that jazz does the same thing.

It's REALLY frustrating.

I downloaded and installed the new Firefox4 yesterday and when I right click links to open them in a new tab or copy something it will blink on and off (twitch) then disappear. I can still click where I saw the option and it'll work, but it's really annoying. The pull down Firefox tab where the save as buttons, new tab, bookmarks and all that jazz does the same thing. It's REALLY frustrating.

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mattjabs
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I also had this problem and fixed it by disabling touchpad scrolling. I have a laptop and run Ubuntu so this may not be the fix for others.

thedawnovtime
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How do you disable this?

t0tal3d
t0tal3d
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Hi guys

I had this problem and resolved it by going to Options> Advanced Tab> General (on the same page) and unticking "use auto scrolling". You can leave smooth scrolling on however :)

Hope this helps