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Old 02-17-2007, 09:29 PM   #1
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Backspace button doesn't work in Firefox


Can I fix this problem ? It's pretty annoying to use the mouse all the time in order to return to another page. I have Fedoracore 6.0 with Firefox 2.

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Old 02-18-2007, 02:16 PM   #2
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For some stupid reason that option was changed either do the about:config thing or add the following to your user.js file:

/* Set backspace key to go to previous page */
user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 0);
 
Old 02-18-2007, 02:25 PM   #3
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For some stupid reason that option was changed either do the about:config thing or add the following to your user.js file:

/* Set backspace key to go to previous page */
user_pref("browser.backspace_action", 0);

sorry ? I couldn`t find anyfile named user.js. i tried find, whereis, which, still no results.

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Old 02-21-2007, 12:39 AM   #4
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http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/12/...previous-page/

"Type “about:config” in the address bar of Firefox and press Enter.
`Filter` for ‘browser.backspace_action’ and change its value to 0 (zero)."
 
Old 02-21-2007, 03:19 PM   #5
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http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/12/...previous-page/

"Type “about:config” in the address bar of Firefox and press Enter.
`Filter` for ‘browser.backspace_action’ and change its value to 0 (zero)."

Thank you ! It works.
 
  


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