On 20/10/2007, Nicolas Alvarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/20/07, Aaron C. de Bruyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I installed Ubuntu just yesterday, and backspace not mapping to 'back > > > in history' is the main annoying thing I found. It happened once or > > > twice (in a year) that I went one page back when I wanted to delete > > > text, because I wasn't focused on the right control. But I'd > > > definitely choose the slight possibility of dataloss in that > > > particular case, over having backspace duplicate the page up key > > > (they're close enough on the keyboard!) instead of Alt-Left (which is > > > a really uncomfortable keystroke). > > > > I switched from IE to Firefox for three reasons: > > 1. Tabs rock > > 2. Open source rocks > > 3. Not suddenly finding myself 5 pages back in my history rocks. > > > > I would type something in wrong like my password into a webform and hit > > backspace a few times to correct it. From time to time, IE would > > occasionally freak out thinking I wasn't in a text box or something and > > suddenly I'd find myself 5 pages back in my history. My guess is someone > > messing around with .setfocus() or whatever the heck the javascript command > > is. About half the time, the data I entered in my form would be lost. > > > > Sometimes it would be my fault though. I'd be filling in a long form, > > tabbing between fields, and there'd be a link between one set of fields. > > I'd either tab on to the link and start typing and (not looking at the > > screen) realized I mistyped a key and hit backspace, or I would tab past > > the link, start typing, realize I screwed up the field before the link, hit > > SHIFT+TAB to go back and correct it (forgetting about the link), hit > > backspace to clear the contents of the field--and suddenly I'm back a page > > in my history. Once again, I would occasionally lose my form data with > > this. > > > > Now maybe firefox is better at saving the form data (I don't pay much > > attention when it does get saved, just when it gets lost). And maybe > > firefox won't be stupid like IE and get confused about backspacing text > > verses going back a page in history, but I personally feel that backspace > > is a function related to text. If you want to go back a page in firefox, > > use something like ALT+Left Arrow. > > > > > > But the argument can be avoided altogether. Maybe an option should be > > added so people can turn on using backspace as a navigation key. > > > > I think that's the wrong solution (and other people have said the same > on the bug comments). The real solution is showing a message box if > you change page for *whatever reason* and you have typed text in a > form. "Are you sure you want to change page, losing what you typed?" > That would solve it not only for backspace but also clicking a link > accidentally.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290474 has been sitting unloved for over 2.5 years now. Notepad.exe still takes more care to preserve your hard work :( So unless firefox becomes much more careful about user edits, it seems to me that using the same key for editing and for destroying your work is a really bad default setting, especially when it's so easy to accidentally switch between the 2 contexts, F > Somebody commented on the bug saying he tabbed and ended up on a link > instead of a text field (should have tabbed once more). Pressing > backspace made it go back. But pressing Enter would have made it > navigate to the link and lost data too. How does disabling backspace > help then? > > -- > Nicolas > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
