This is not a problem in later versions of ubuntu / firefox. I now use
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver and the firefox that comes with it and this
is not a problem at all.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Fix Released
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