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Up/Down Arrow keys do not perform their function on SOME websites or at SOME times, on other websites and at other times these keys work fine, updated firefox, restarted computer. turned off cursor key option in Advanced tab, using autoscrolling option.

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Up/Down Arrow keys do not perform their function on SOME websites or at SOME times, on other websites and at other times these keys work fine, updated firefox, restarted computer. turned off cursor key option in Advanced tab, using autoscrolling option.

Up/Down Arrow keys do not perform their function on SOME websites or at SOME times, on other websites and at other times these keys work fine, updated firefox, restarted computer. turned off cursor key option in Advanced tab, using autoscrolling option.

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cor-el
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You may have switched on caret browsing.

You can press press F7 (on Mac: fn + F7) to toggle caret browsing on/off.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works

  • Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"