Why does my cursor keep disappearing on Firefox (and nothing else) when it's not being moved?
If I'm not moving the cursor it disappears entirely, which is highly annoying. It only does this on Firefox, nothing else. It went through a permanently flickering period before this, too.
Thanks for the advice, AmazingBeast - I think that probably would have worked. I isolated the problem eventually to a particular web page I'd been using a lot and had kept open. Once I closed it everything was fine again, although it means whenever I want to look at that page I have to put up with the Disappearing Cursor!
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Why does my cursor keep disappearing in the Google search bar?
When using FF or Google Chrome, I've noticed that my cursor keeps disappearing when using the Google search bar. I've tried using all the about:config tips, I've downgraded to earlier versions, I've pressed F7, I've unchecked the "hide cursor while typing" option in my mouse properties, I've checked for driver updates, I've tried disabling all add-ons and plug-ins, and I've checked another computer in our home as well. Same thing there. This seems to have become a problem in the last few days. IE seems unaffected by it. Just FF and Chrome.
No sir, there are no other tabs open, when it happens. For now, I've found a workaround, and I invite you to test it yourself.
I've been working on this problem all day. I've noticed that the cursor blinks very slowly in the Google search bar. If you press a key while the cursor is blinking "off", it will stay off until you let go of what key you're pressing. Conversely, if you press a key while the cursor is blinking "on", the cursor will remain visible as you type.
In IE, the cursor blinks much more rapidly, and blinks more "on" than "off." As a result the cursor remains on, no matter what you type or when, or what key you press, including the spacebar. This is not the case in FF or Chrome.
It was suggested in the Google forums that disabling "autocomplete" has helped with this problem. I followed the instructions and successfully disabled the "auto-complete" feature on Google. When I did that, I immediately noticed that the cursor blink speed doubled, like what I'm used to seeing. Further, no matter what I did, the cursor did NOT disappear anymore.
The link for google with autocomplete disabled is http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0
Go there and see if you notice a difference in the blink speed of the cursor. On my computer, the difference is drastic. While I do enjoy "auto-complete" and will miss this feature, I generally don't rely on it, and much prefer a consistent cursor.
I greatly look forward to your feedback on this. If you figure out a way to have Google work normally without this workaround, I will be forever in your debt. -
Why does my cursor keep disappearing?
I can't type it's so frustrating! Every 10 or so letters I type I have to reclick on the area I'm typing to be able to continue. It stops and then makes some stupid sound. To type this I had to reset the cursor 12 times.
HELP!!!!!Since this is a MacBook Pro, you might ask your question in that forum; this forum is for iMac users.
You might check to see if the problem still happens when you Safe Boot Mac OS X. If the problem isn't there when you Safe Boot, then it's probably related to a third-party program or startup item.
When something is handling keyboard input, we say it has "focus". When you're typing into a text field, then that field has focus. If you click somewhere else, then focus moves to where you clicked. What you're describing sounds like focus is moving somewhere unexpectedly. It might help to figure out where.
While it won't solve your problem, VoiceOver can help is figure out where focus is going. VoiceOver is a program that's part of Mac OS X that is designed to let blind users use the computer, but it also may help shed some light on your situation.
Open System Preferences, and select Universal Access. Under the "Seeing" tab, click "Open VoiceOver Utility…". In the "Navigation" section, make sure that "Initial position of VoiceOver cursor" is set to "Keyboard focused item". Also, make sure that "VoiceOver cursor follows keyboard focus" is checked. Close VoiceOver Utility and go back to System Preferences. Still in the "Seeing" tab of Universal Access, turn on VoiceOver. At this point, the computer will start talking, so use headphones if the baby's asleep!
VoiceOver will show an introductory note, and read it to you. You can just click "Ok". Now, VoiceOver will tell you whenever the focus moves. VoiceOver can be tricky in a web browser if you're not used to it, so ignore Safari for this test. Instead, start a new Mail message, or open Spotlight, or do anything else that will give you a text cursor. Wait six blinks, and listen to what VoiceOver says when the cursor disappears. It should briefly describe where the focus has moved to. For example, if focus moves to the Finder, then it may say something like "Finder, Desktop" and the name of the currently selected file. If you want more information, you can press Control-Option-F4 (you probably need to hold down Fn as well, since you're on a laptop). That will make VoiceOver describe what has keyboard focus. (Control-Option-F3 will give you a little bit different information too.)
You may want to repeat this test a few times with different programs and different windows to see if there's a pattern. For instance, if focus always moves to the same program regardless of what's open, then that program may be stealing focus. Once you've got an idea of where focus is going, you can turn off VoiceOver in System Preferences.
While this won't fix your problem, it may provide more information to make it easier to figure out what's going on. -
HT1338 why does my imac keep making a noise every 30 seconds when I am not using it?
My iMac keeping making a sound (sort of a clicking sound) every 30 seconds when I am not using it. It is very annoying; is therre a way to stop it?
Bring it in to service, and ask them to tell you what the noise is. Sometimes it just is the optical drive realigning itself. It could be the sign of a dying hard drive. Only they can tell the difference.
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Why does my cursor keep jumping around the page when I'm in mail or searching with firefox. Aslo, sometimes my page minimizes for no reason and new pages open. This has started since upgrading to OS X
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Why does my MacBook Pro make background music and video quieter when I am on FaceTime?
Why does my MacBook Pro make background music and video quieter when I am on FaceTime? When my girlfriend and I are trying to watch a movie on Netflix together while on FaceTime my MacBook Pro always decreases the volume of any background sound on my computer so I can barely hear it. Is there a way to fix this? Thank you!
Have the same issue too. Apple can you please change this annoying feature. You are making long distance relationships more difficult.
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marek -
HT1975 Why does the location on my iphone show three different places when I'm not even there?
When I use the iphone app find myiphone- why does it sometimes show 3 different addresses and streets when locating the phone.
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For some reason after one of your updates, the cursor on the browser always goes to the address bar. It deletes the address and wants me to type in a search term. I have gone through the necessary changes that your support page suggested to turn that feature off, but it still does it.
It is seriously irritating and inconvenient. How do I stop it from doing that. I am very close to not using Foxfire anymore as my default Browser. Please let me know how to fix this problem.For me at least, it's not a mouse setting.
It started after an update a couple of months back and nothing I can do will change it. Tried running in safe mode, it does it, tried a reset, still does it. uninstalled, reinstalled, does it now too.
It's infuriating!
Currently running version 31. -
Why does my apps keep disappearing?
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Why does my cursor keep jumping around on microsoft?
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Why does it just keep saying "Downloading Firefox" for hours?
I am downloading from Explorer. It just keeps saying Downloading Firefox after I double click on the installer. It goes on for hours and hours. It is ironic that it tells me that "you're about to enjoy the very latest in speed, flexibility and security so you're always in control." Please help.
''jscher2000 [[#answer-660691|said]]''
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That's a hard question to answer, since it could be a particular download server at fault, or maybe your security software.
If you are downloading the "stub" installer from the main page, could you try getting the "full" installer from this page (scroll down to your preferred language):
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
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Thank you VERY much!! I was pulling my hair out trying different things! -
This was earlier described as a bug in v.31 that was fixed.
Separate Issue;
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Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.8
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.1.0
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.
Do you have a mouse pad? Mine used to send signals even when I
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I have been using firefox 3.6.15 with no problems since it came out. But just recently it has started to hang or freeze for a few seconds about every 10 seconds. Everything else on the computer still works nothing else is frozen just Firefox. I haven't added anything new to firefox or installed any programs. Adblock Plus and Stumbleupon are the two addons I use.
Hey everyone in Apple world!
I figured out how to fix the flashing yellow screen problem that I've been having on my MBP! Yessssss!!!
I found this super handy website with the golden answer: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
I followed the instructions on this page and here's what I did:
Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
I went through the 6 steps above twice, just to make sure I got rid of whatever stuff was holding up my bootup process. Since I did that, my MBP boots up just like normal. No flashing yellow screen anymore!!
(Note that I arrived at this solution when I first saw this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570?viewlocale=en_US)
Let me know if this works for you!
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Why Does Shockwave Flash Keeps Crashing In Firefox?
I've been using adobe shockwave flash player with no problem for the last six years. Recently I brought a new computer, windows vista and downloaded the adobe reader and shockwave player.
Everytime I go to watch a video on the internet flash player would crash and a message would pop up saying, "Adobe Flash Player 11.5r502 Has Stopped Working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
I'm using the latest release shockwave 11.5.502.149 and my computer doesn't have any malware or viruses on it.
I would appreciate it greatly if someone could help me with this problem as it means I can't watch any videos at all and because the flash player shuts down everytime I go on adobe.com or youtube, I'm force to disable the program just to stop the constant error messages from popping up.
Really would appreciate any help or advice on how to fix this problem.
I using firefox 19 if that helps.
Does anyone know what data execution prevention is? It keeps popping up after I close adobe.foodjewellerydirect wrote:
I'm using the latest release shockwave 11.5.502.149
The latest Flash Player version is 11.6.602.171; download it from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#mai n-pars_header
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