how can I stop the cursor jumping from the navigation bar to the search bar on a new tab
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 ??
Alla svar (2)
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...
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.