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Why a cursor is always shown on websites (it hinders browsing)?

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When I browse the Internet with Firefox I get annoyed because there is a visible cursor that hinders me to scroll up and down with arrow keys or page up/down keys. I have to move the scroll bar to go up and down. If I press an arrow key I only get to the top or the bottom of the page.

When I click text on a page the cursor shows up and I can't get rid of it. There is no similar problem with Chrome for example.

It is like browsing with MS Word. I hate it.

When I browse the Internet with Firefox I get annoyed because there is a visible cursor that hinders me to scroll up and down with arrow keys or page up/down keys. I have to move the scroll bar to go up and down. If I press an arrow key I only get to the top or the bottom of the page. When I click text on a page the cursor shows up and I can't get rid of it. There is no similar problem with Chrome for example. It is like browsing with MS Word. I hate it.

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You may be in Caret Browsing mode. Tap the F7 key to turn Caret Browsing on (warning pop-up displayed) or off (no warning pop-up displayed).


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You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:

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Hi,

Please check if Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages is enabled in Tools (Alt + T) > Options > Advanced > General.

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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

You may be in Caret Browsing mode. Tap the F7 key to turn Caret Browsing on (warning pop-up displayed) or off (no warning pop-up displayed).


If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.



Not related to your question, but...

You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:

Okulungisiwe ngu SafeBrowser