Can not type on address bar or delete text

I am not able to type on the address bar where you normally type anything such as www.domain.com or delete any text that is already there.

Try to open a new window to see if that gives a working location bar. If that works then close the not working window.
You can also check: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

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Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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When trying to type anything in the address/navigation bar, firefox hang.

So you can't even the location bar in a new unmodified profile without copying any files to it?
Do a clean (re)install and delete the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\).
Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
*Firefox 12.0.x: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
Uninstall your current Firefox version, if possible.
*Do NOT remove personal data when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because all profile folders will be removed and you will also lose your personal data like bookmarks and passwords from profiles of other Firefox versions.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
*It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

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Once I open firefox browser with anything past 28.0 my browser becomes a paperweight no searches from the address bar. Not from the list of drop downs, not from typing the address in the bar. Stuck to the home page it had as default. Firefox does an update every time I close it forcing me to return to 28.0 or through my F--n computer in the trash. Noticed others had this problem but got only questions with no help coming from firefox. This is a Vista 64 bit if that maters. I kinda think maybe nothing past 28 will work but with Vista but no one from firefox will step up and say that.

Type '''about:addons'''<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager.
Hot key; '''<Control>''(Mac:<Command>)''<Shift> A)'''
In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select '''Extensions.'''
Disable a few add-ons, then '''Restart Firefox.'''
Some added toolbar and anti-virus add-ons are known to cause
Firefox issues. '''Disable All of them.'''
If the problem continues, disable some more (restarting FF). Continue until
the problem is gone. After, you know what group is causing the issue.
Re-enable the last group '''ONE AT A TIME''' (restarting FF) until the problem returns.
Once you think you found the problem, disable that and re-enable all the
others, then restart again. Let us know who the suspect is detective.

Can not type on bottom row - safari, mail, text messages

I am unable to type on the bottom row when in safari (only in portrait) - when flipped to landscape it is fine. Therefore, I can not hit the spacebar - and makes typing almost impossible. I have latest version of software, have reset and retried. Any help or comments would be appreciated.

Just to note. I am having the exact same problem.
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When I type an address into Safari's address bar Safari does not open that website, it does nothing. Also if I enter something in the search box Safari does not go to the Google site.

Hi
Welcome to Apple Discussions
You may have a corrupted preference file or Toolbar item.
First, open Safari, hold down the option key, then click and drag the Address Bar off the top part of the browser window. It ought to disappear in a puff of smoke.
Next, go to your View Menu>Customize Toolbar. There, you can drag a new address bar back up to the bar, as well as any other icons on the panel. Select "done".
Now try entering an address. If that doesn't solve the problem, go to your Finder. In your User Account>Library>Preferences folder, move the com.apple.safari.plist file to the trash, then restart Safari. This step creates a new Safari preference file. You'll need to open Safari preferences to customize the settings to their previous state, unless you are satisfied with the Default settings.
Try entering an address.
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SOS!!! can not type username/password with heart symbol () to login with keyboard.

My child accidentally added heart symbol (♥) in username, and now I can not login into my macbook air as I can not type the ♥ symbol with keyboard. apple tech service said no such experience before.

If the user account is associated with an Apple ID, and you know the Apple ID password, then maybe the Apple ID can be used to reset your user account password.
Otherwise*, boot into Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. In the window that opens, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window opens. Close the Terminal window to get it out of the way.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Follow the prompts to reset the password. It's safest to choose a password that includes only the characters a-z, A-Z, and 0-9.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.
You should now be able to log in with the new password, but your Keychain will be reset (empty.) If you've forgotten the Keychain password (which is ordinarily the same as your login password), there's no way to recover it.
*Note: If you've activated FileVault, this procedure doesn't apply. Follow instead these instructions.

Can not access email addresses when they are a link. F/F goes nuts and "untitleed " keep flashing across the top of the screen.I have to get out of that page fast or manually shut down thwe computer.

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Use the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps.

Can not type in the body of email program & reply button does not work.

I installed 10.4 (Family Pack) on my G4 400 and after a few days the email program does not work as it originally did. The reply button no longer works. (It did for a few days.) Additionally on a new mail or mail forward. I can not type in the body of the email after the first word. It just beebs at me. (It did work as normal for a few days.) I can still receive and can send mail. I have also installed this Family pack on my iMac flat panel G4 and have no mail problems. That mac is about 200 mile from this location. Before I installed 10.4 I was using 10.3.9 and mail was ok. I use high speed internet with the iMac and use dialup with the G4.

I've lost track of what computer you have where, and I don't understand why you keep installing buggy OS X 10.4.0 on systems that worked fine under OS X 10.3.9, without being able to update to install system updates afterwards.
That said, you may want to look at this web site for general Mac OS X troubleshooting tips:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
In particular, since I know of other people with the same problem as you that fixed it deleting caches, you may want lo look these two pages:
Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption
Side effects of System cache cleaning
In addition to some utilities mentioned there for cache cleaning, you may also consider OnyX, if for no other reason, because it's free:
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
Although utilities such as OnyX allow you to clean many caches with just a click of the mouse, I'd recommend to be as selective as possible and clean them up one at a time, to try to identify which exactly is causing your problems, if any. This information, in turn, could be useful for other users. I'm pretty sure some Mail problems are related to cache issues, but I don't yet know which cache exactly is the culprit here (since it was not the Mail cache, I would say that the fonts cache should be next in the list).

EMAIL-CAN NOT TYPE IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL

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You might also want to use or create another email account
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/features/compatibility-view
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When i look at how much hard drive space i have available, my mac says i have 250 gigs used up in backup. I can not find this backup file to delete it and free up the space

OmniDiskSweeper is a free utility that checks HD space.
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Can not type!

Hi!
Can not type while loged in as specific user. It is possible to type as another user, or when promped to authorize something. Mouse working fine. Combination mouse + cmd/alt/shift etc works fine. No hardware problem.
I find out that ALL non-asian keyboard layouts in international panel of System Preferences are missing as well as Keyboar pane crashes SysPref if clikcked on.
I asumed that something was wrong with local users prefs files so I erased them. Unfortunately no change!
Any suggestions?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Ok, I was maybe not quite clear about erasing/moving Prefs map to Desktop but it's always done like you said, anyway...
I did basicly everything you said even before, and had no impact on my problem. Strange thing is that there is no error message in any log file.!?!
I did find something like "can't find KD?? something" in console.log before but not any more. Crash log for syspref looks like this
Date/Time: 2006-07-02 10:24:59.038 +0200
OS Version: 10.4.7 (Build 8J135)
Report Version: 4
Command: System Preferences
Path: /Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/System Preferences
Parent: WindowServer [336]
Version: 3.3 (3.3)
Build Version: 6
Project Name: SystemPrefsApp
Source Version: 1260100
PID: 365
Thread: 0
Application Specific Information:
Keyboard &
Mouse v.3.1 (com.apple.preference.keyboard)
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907beafc CFArrayGetCount + 52
1 com.apple.preference.keyboard 0x0602e758 KeyboardAdded + 5796
2 com.apple.preference.keyboard 0x0602f540 KeyboardAdded + 9356
3 com.apple.preference.keyboard 0x060298d8 dyldstubIOServiceClose + 100763244
4 com.apple.systempreferences 0x00006978 0x1000 + 22904
5 com.apple.systempreferences 0x00006504 0x1000 + 21764
I'm realy wondering what's wrong???
MacBook Pro / PowerMac G5, xServe G5... Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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Thanks Sorvin
Worked like a charm :)

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