Firefox keyboard scrolling issues

Firefox has been driving me crazy lately. I use my keyboard 99% of the time and mouse only when necessary. I didn't even realize I relied on keystrokes so much until caret browsing stopped working after an update. Once I installed 3.6, when I'd try to scroll down using page down or the down arrow, my cursor would jump to the bottom of the screen and then snap back to the top of the page.

Thankfully, I figured out the fix! I present it here as a public service:

Select Tools ¦Options ¦Advanced ¦General
Make sure Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages and Use autoscrolling are not checked.



It's counter-intuitive, but it worked for me! You can switch caret browsing on and off by hitting the F7 if you're using a PC.