Mouse pointer hang in"hand" icon and won't select anything

This happens in Ubuntu 11.4 with Firefox 13. While in Firefox the mouse pointer gets stuck in the 'hand' icon and will not select anything anymore either in or out of Firefox. I have only fixed this with a reboot

I have encountered this a couple of times over the last few weeks, usually when I have lots of Firefox tabs open. Basically it stops all mouse functionality except the ability to move the pointer. And the pointer becomes a fist.
However, the keyboard still works and I found a short term workaround:-
1. either a) "'''Alt+Tab'''" to a terminal that is already open, or b) use the "'''Alt+F2'''" to get a "'''Run Command'''" box
2. type "'''killall firefox'''", and hit the enter key.
That kills Firefox and allows the rest of my system to function normally. Otherwise I have to reboot by holding down the power button for 10 seconds or so - which is very undesirable indeed.
''BTW, I'm running Kubuntu 12.04 c/w Firefox13. ''

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