Getting greyed out text when scrolling in Firefox
When viewing a web page, the text is present and visible when I first open the page, but when I scroll, the entire text on the page greys/whites out
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Does that happen in Firefox safe mode? If not, it could be an extension causing the problem.
Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
- Clear the Cache
How to clear the Firefox cache {web link}
and
- Remove Cookies
This will log you out of all sites you're logged in to. Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;
Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences
Then Privacy. Under History, select Firefox will Use Custom Settings. There is a button on the right side called Show Cookies.
If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode; Press the <Alt> or <F10> key to bring up the tool bar. Followed by;
Windows; Tools > Options Linux; Edit > Preferences Mac; application name > Preferences
Then Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.
Poke around safe web sites and see if there is still a problem. Then restart.
This sounds like a problem with hardware acceleration in Firefox.
You can try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.
- Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
You need close and restart Firefox after toggling this setting.