Steve Kleene:
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> 4. Keyboard shortcuts die if I pass the cursor over certain ads (especially
> at nytimes.com); I think they're javascript. To get the shortcuts back, I
> can move the cursor out of the iceweasel window and the bring it back,
> taking care not to pass over the offending ad. I use the keyboard to
> scroll (down arrow) and move back a page (ALT-leftarrow).
This is caused by flash content and other things that are handled by a
plugin and it also affects scrolling using the mouse wheel. Very
annoying, yes.
> By the way, the profile folder name ("aqhypo0m.default") appears to be some
> sort of unique identifier. Is it broadcast, and can it be used to identify
> my machine? Why is such a goofy directory name used at all?
It is not broadcasted and I think it is some sort of quirky security
measure. The intention is to make the profile folder's name hard or
impossible to guess.
J.
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