Firefox Annoyance

I’m not sure what causes this semi-regular bug in Firefox but it’s driving me crazy. Basically every so often Firefox not longer visually responds to mouse or keyboard actions in the main window. If I change tabs, I can see the page name switch at the top of the window, but nothing seems to be happening in the main space. I have to quit the browser and start again… several times per day at least.

I tend to keep Google Reader, GMail and a few others going at all times, but have seen it with just GR open as well. Anyone else get this?

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5 Replies to “Firefox Annoyance”

  1. Ha… I had just closed down my window and reopened it because I typing in the search field was doing nothing.

    I notice it a lot more on pages with embedded flash.

  2. not sure there’s really any flash happening in my usual experiences… though I generally have a bunch of tabs.

    I run the google sync extension and a few greasemonkey scripts as well… nothing too wacky – At least as I can tell.

  3. Yes, happens to me too. There is definitely an issue with FF and Flash; depending on the flash app. the browser will either become unstable (like your description, but in various forms) or just crash. I can run the Macromedia Breeze (flash-based) product for about 45 mins before the browser goes out to lunch…depending on how much i interact with it.

  4. I also tend to keep Google Reader, GMail and a few others going at all times, but have seen it with just GR open as well. Anyone else get this?

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