Closed Bug 429662 Opened 17 years ago Closed 15 years ago

Spontaneously begins misinterpreting character code from keyboard

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
2.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: jpnoon, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-09-15])

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14 When the FireFox browser is left open for awhile, characters that are typed into the URL space, Google search window, or forms elements on web pages are all wrong., as if they had been miscoded on the way from the keyboard to the browser. For example, if I typed "javascript textbook," it might come out ".5n5x/1y,yx'yw;;u" (I don't actually A complete browser refresh, i.e. Ctr/Shift/Reload Current Page, fixes the problem. Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.x or later in safe mode? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing. http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-09-15]
Version: unspecified → 2.0 Branch
No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.10 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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