Firefox 2 Flash Bug on Mac OS X

There’s annoying bug with Firefox 2 on the Mac, documented here, that causes the browser to stop responding to the keyboard if there’s a Flash applet in the current or any other open Firefox browser window.

So if you’re using Firefox 2 on a Mac, and it seems to “freeze up” sometimes, this might be why.

I’ve found the only way to solve the problem for me, when it occurs, is to close all open Firefox browser windows, and then open a brand new window and pick up where I left off — it doesn’t seem to require a complete browser restart.