How do I get firefox window to drag again?

It worked yesterday but today when firefox is open, I can't drag the open window on the desktop. I can maximize it, minimize it and close it but I can't drag/move the window. I am on a mac.

This was an interesting solution:
*[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/750385]
However if this continues please disable each of your extensions one by one and restart Firefox, as this has happened with a combination of addons/extensions before.
To make sure that it is not an add on, try Firefox Safe Mode: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]

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I'm really sorry, but you're blaming the wrong guys. Windows 8's interface is just designed that way. If you'll notice, for example: you can't have multiple Microsoft PowerPoint icons, just a "deck of cards".
Mozilla can't just come in and mess with the OS, so the "deck of cards" is about the best they can do.
However, I can recommend a little trick that'll make life just a bit easier.
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<li>Use the arrow keys to select the desired window.</li>
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Cool! It won't be the same as Windows XP, but at least you can have the peace-of-mind that support for your OS won't be discontinued in the near future.

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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
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'''IT'S A EASY AS IT SHOULD BE.'''
This is essentially paulbruster's answer, but I've added the steps some might assume, but which aren't so obvious to those of us who are new at this, like me.
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It used to be ok. I had a firexox teeshirt from way far back, firefox 1.0. Then i had a hemorrhagic stroke, about 3 years ago. Now i'm back, in a new place, for two months now.
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"Google" is a search engine (website) and NOT (repeat: NOT) a PDF viewer. It can't and won't open PDFs in any real or imaginable way.
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Every time Firefox opened
== 2 weeks ago ==
== User Agent ==
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