Strange problem with Gmail

[vulcanised]

When I try to compose a message, the To and Subject fields are normal but it takes ages, and a lot of clicking, to get the cursor to appear in the Message field so I can start typing.

Accessing with Opera10, running XP.

[txdmy1]

fine with FF & W7

[Spurlash2]

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