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Old 11-29-2006, 11:12 PM   #1
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Iceweasel/Firefox 2.0 config question


Okay, in Firefox 1.5.0.7, if I hit the <backspace> key, then I went to the previous page in my history list for that browsing session.

In the new Firefox 2.0/Iceweasel, it now functions like the <page-up> key.

Slightly foolish question - how can I return the "go to previous page" function to the <backspace> key in Gnome?

Thanks for your help

 
Old 11-29-2006, 11:43 PM   #2
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http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.backspace_action
 
Old 11-30-2006, 01:17 PM   #3
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Thanks for the pointer.

After reading several pages at MozillaZine.org, I believe I need to create a user.js file in a profile folder with the following two lines:
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// Set backspace key to go to previous page
user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 0);
 
Old 11-30-2006, 05:22 PM   #4
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I believe I need to create a user.js
That file should already exist. You can either edit it, or simply change the line in about:config that references browser.backspace_action

Just enter "about:config" in the url window.
 
Old 11-30-2006, 06:27 PM   #5
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user.js is NOT created by default, you can of course edit the same preferences in about:config.

The nice thing about user.js settings is that they are persistent across updates and you can transfer them to a new install.
 
Old 11-30-2006, 07:17 PM   #6
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user.js is NOT created by default,
Hmmm! OK, the file like that that I edit is named prefs.js (/home/myuser/.mozilla/default/randomly-named-folder/prefs.js)

It must be created by default. At least I never created it specifically, and it's on all my systems.
 
Old 11-30-2006, 08:45 PM   #7
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Thank you, everyone.

I took the easy way suggested by rickh and typed 'about:config' in the location bar.

From there, it was very easy to make the change by just typing 'browser' in the filter and then changing the integer value to 0.

Thank you again.
 
Old 11-30-2006, 09:50 PM   #8
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User.js file - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
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The user.js file, located in the profile folder, is used to customize preference settings in Mozilla-based programs. When you launch the application, the valid preferences you've added to user.js are then automatically copied into the prefs.js file (also located in the same profile folder), which stores all the preferences for the current user. For that reason, before you create or edit the user.js file it is advisable to make a backup copy of the prefs.js file. Although the prefs.js file can be modified using (about:config) or through the options and preference settings within the Firefox/Thunderbird/Mozilla Suite program's user-interface, the preferences you add via the user.js file will never be modified unless you yourself edit the user.js file contents.
The last part is the nice thing about using user.js instead of about:config
 
Old 12-01-2006, 09:23 AM   #9
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Thank you, everyone.

I took the easy way suggested by rickh and typed 'about:config' in the location bar.

From there, it was very easy to make the change by just typing 'browser' in the filter and then changing the integer value to 0.

Thank you again.

Thanks, that was really helpful
 
  


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