# Is this a bug in Firefox 2.0? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 25, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bug-in-firefox-2-0/381762 "2006-11-25T18:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bug-in-firefox-2-0/381762/1 "2006-11-25T18:25:10Z")
Since upgrading to Firefox 2.0, I occasionally get this: I’ve scrolled down a page and click on a link, and instead of being taken to the link, the browser flips back up to the top of the page I’m on. It’s very annoying. It doesn’t happen every time, and I haven’t been able to find any circumstances that cause it consistently. It happens on both of my computers, so I don’t think it’s a problem with one particular installation. At first I thought it might be related to the gestures plug-in that I installed shortly after upgrading, so I uninstalled it. But that didn’t fix it, and it happens on a computer that never had the plug-in. Has anyone else seen this? Could it be something other than a bug in Firefox? Should I report it to Mozilla? ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bug-in-firefox-2-0/381762/2 "2006-11-25T18:35:51Z")
Yes it’s a bug with caret browsing (having a cursor present on the page), and it’s been reported. I got rid of through Tools-Options-Advanced-General-deselect ‘always use the cursor keys…’ (or just press F7). ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bug-in-firefox-2-0/381762/3 "2006-11-25T19:02:50Z")
Thanks, **G-man**!