Firefox stops accepting characters while typing

[Torsten Bronger]

Binary package hint: firefox

When I fill an input field in a web form, Firefox stops accepting further keystrokes after a couple of characters. The same happens in the URL address line. I have to re-click on the input field with the mouse, and then I can continue typing.

While this seems to mean that the input field has lost focus, the cursor is still there.

It doesn't happen with Textarea field, only with one-line input fields.

I use Natty + Unity.

[Torsten Bronger (bronger)]

This problem probably has something to do with auto-completion. It causes the input to hang. It's still a problem with FF7.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[tibike (eusunttibi)]

Yes! It happens to me as well. It seems to happen randomly but frequently.
Happened in Precise, still going on after upgrading to Quantal.
Now I have Firefox 16.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Torsten

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time. Your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates.

It would help us a lot if you could test on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once in a terminal:

apport-collect 788996

and add any additional information that you think relevant. Alternatively, please confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can the report. If we do not hear from you this bug report will expire in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]