Bug 213948

Summary:	Firefox Backspace button should go back in history
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Aleksey Lazar <yourcomrade>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	VERIFIED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor	CC:	armin76, nirbheek
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Aleksey Lazar 2008-03-19 19:30:34 UTC

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.

Comment 1 Nirbheek Chauhan (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-19 19:46:42 UTC

(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"

Comment 2 Nirbheek Chauhan (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-19 20:39:54 UTC

(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" :)

Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-20 09:32:13 UTC

As said above, it's already done.

Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-20 11:20:27 UTC

@armin76 - in case you accidentally nuked this in overlay, plz. add it back. Incredibly annoying.

Comment 5 Aleksey Lazar 2008-03-23 14:35:45 UTC

Excellent, thanks.