On Wednesday 02 April 2003 01:49 pm, Christopher Shaffer wrote: > I've got a general Linux (or I should say, non-windows) question. Why do > most (if not all) Linux web browsers not support the Backspace key as > 'Back' in the web browser. 'Back' is something you hit all the time, and > I'd rather use a keyboard shortcut than generate all those mouse miles > sliding up to the 'Back' button on the toolbar that is all the way up at > the upper left hand corner of the window. I know, I know. ALT+LeftArrow > is the keyboard shortcut in most of the Linux browsers. But that's one > single width key, and on 1.5 width key that I've got to navigate to hit, > while the Backspace key is a double width key, in a very prominate > location. > > I'm not flaming, or trolling. This is a very serious question to me. Is > there a reason why Backspace could not be captured by the browsers? Is it > already defined at the system level for something else? Or is this a > desicsion that's made by each browser's developer community. > > Also, I was curious if anyone else had thought about this. > > Thanks, > > Chris > You could try Opera it uses X and Z for forward and back and also has LOTS of other nice features and top it off is very light weight.
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