Firefox: box mode?

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Published on 2009-09-18T13:09:39Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 16:13 UTC
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What is the "box mode" (for a lack of a better word) in Firefox? How can I exit it again?

If I hold down the Ctrl key and left click while the cursor is over some element on a page it becomes boxed:

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Firefox seems to go into some special mode. What is this mode for? How can I go back to normal mode?

Installed add-ons in Firefox: BetterPrivacy 1.29, NoScript 1.9.0.6 and SQLite Manager 0.4.7. (Microsoft .NET Framework Assistent 1.0 is disabled.)

Platform: Firefox 3.0.6, Windows XP 64 bit SP2, 8 GB RAM.

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