My Firefox won't paste text! A workaround using AutoHotkey.

In Firefox I often find myself unable to paste into Facebook or YouTube comment boxes. I've been a Mozilla fan since 3.0, but bugs like these make Firefox a pain. Here's a workaround that works in my 64-bit Windows 7:

1. Install AutoHotkey.
2. Save this script as "type_clipboard.ahk":

   ; http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/76296-type-out-text-in-clipboard/
   ; ctrl+win+v
   ^#v::
       sendraw %clipboard%
   return

3. Run the script and press Ctrl+Win+V to have AutoHotkey type your clipboard text into Firefox.

Installing Firefox and Flash player on Debian 6 (Squeeze)

Here's what i did after installing the 180 MB CD image in a virtual machine:

#apt-get update
#apt-get upgrade
[ If you don't have a graphical desktop yet, try Gnome's (1.6 GB, though!): ]
# apt-get install gdm gnome-core gnome-terminal
# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
[ Add these two for Firefox and Flash plugin: ]
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com debian import
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
# apt-get update
# apt-get remove iceweasel  [ This will install the dumbed-down Epiphany browser for some reason. ]
# apt-get install firefox
# apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

Maybe i should try Iceweasel (3.6.15) again as apt-get somehow installed a South African locale of Firefox (12.0). :( I fixed that by installing this and setting general.useragent.locale to "en-US" in about:config and perhaps installing this and/or changing the desktop shortcut to use only "firefox" instead of the opt path and %u.

Install and use gconf-editor to change the Nautilus desktop visible icon settings.