At least in my case, the problem is the giant flashing text cursor as described in this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/612261 Clicking on an area with smaller text will make the cursor smaller and not so annoying.
-- gray/black flashing bars on left of screen while on facebook. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/515035 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
