Firefox changed Backspace button to do nothing. Previously, the button would go back a page. Attempts of many users to have this function reversed failed: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358764. I am wondering if it would be possible to revert this behavior for Firefox on Gentoo. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to any page using a recent version of Firefox 2. Click on any link. 3. Push back button. Actual Results: Nothing. Expected Results: Go back a page. The issue started somewhere here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325541 and ended with something like this: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400518 This bug also has a patch.
(In reply to comment #0) > Firefox changed Backspace button to do nothing. Previously, the button would > go back a page. Attempts of many users to have this function reversed failed: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358764. > > I am wondering if it would be possible to revert this behavior for Firefox on > Gentoo. > Gentoo already does this by default (files/gentoo-default-prefs.js), you must be using the firefox3 beta from the mozilla overlay. To get back the previous behaviour manually, you need to change the value of "browser.backspace_action" in about:config to "0"
(In reply to comment #1) > (In reply to comment #0) > > I am wondering if it would be possible to revert this behavior for Firefox on > > Gentoo. > > > > Gentoo already does this by default (files/gentoo-default-prefs.js), you must > be using the firefox3 beta from the mozilla overlay. By "you must be using" I mean that "you must be using ff3b4 where the thing regressed" :)
As said above, it's already done.
@armin76 - in case you accidentally nuked this in overlay, plz. add it back. Incredibly annoying.
Excellent, thanks.