FireFox v22 - File Input type now shows browse on left

For some unknown reason, Firefox v22 has moved the BROWSE button on an <INPUT type="file" statement.
The Browse button appears on the left hand side - this has previously only happened in Webkit based browsers.
I can force the button to the right hand side in webkit browsers by using:
input[type="file"].file::-webkit-file-upload-button {
float: right;
position: relative;
top: -1px;
right: -90px;
However, I can't find any similar means of adjusting the layout in Firefox.

I honestly think the file input is something that Internet Explorer (still) and previous FF had right and that Safari and Chrome have wrong. Styling the colour of text for inputs is now going to be a real problem - and when you have to tell the whole world how to cope with something, that's as real a problem as a doubled margin on a float was/is in IE6 - because the text color shown inside the box of a text input is also the text colour that is shown outside the box on a file input. Black text on a black background?
If you are here, World, the solution is to put a background-color on all your inputs e.g. input {background-color: #FFF} .
The new input also removes the option to copy/paste link values, which can be a real pain if you are doing a lot of file uploading e.g. of photos identified by (long links with...) productids

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avajain
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Use method="GET" in place of method="post" .
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UDAY
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http://www.one.esmartstudent.com
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When I have use a webpage in firefox that has an upload feature, Firefox often selects the wrong file. I can reproduce this problem by simply creating a form with an input tag like this:
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