Mild hijack, but still keyboard shortcut related… How you move between tabs in Firefox using the keyboard? I automatically try to alt-tab, and just end up launching myself into Word, email, or whatever other program is also open. And also, how do you bring up the er, thingee, where you’d type in a web address akin to control-O in Internet Explorer, but in Firefox? Control-O in Firefox is not exactly the same–I don’t want to open a file, I want to be able to type www.whateversite.com and hit enter.
I really honestly did check the Firefox help first but it didn’t help me.
Er, dang, I didn’t realise, whateversite.com would actually resolve a site. I have nothing to do with that site, and am not trying to promote it. Dang internet thingee.
In Windows NT, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+S, S, Enter. Nowadays though, XP supports that Power button on the keyboard. Found that one out the hard way… in the middle of a chat. :eek:
Ctrl+Tab to go forward one tabbed window in either Netscape or Firefox, Shift+Ctrl+Tab to go back one window.
Ctrl-left arrow to go left one word (or to the next bit of punctuation, depending on the word processor software being used), ctrl-right to go right. If your Num Lock is turned off this also works with the keypad. Ctrl up to go up one paragraph (or, more accurately, one return), ctrl down for the opposite. ctrl home to go to the beginning of a document, ctrl end to go to the end. This means that you can press shift+ctrl+end when you’re in the first word of a document (but before the first bit of punctuation, I think) and highlight the entire bloody thing, though ctrl-a would be easier.You can also shift ctrl down to select one paragraph. ctrl delete will delete the nearest word and ctrl backspace will backspace over the nearest word (this would be like deleting the word to the right and left of the cursor respectively).
I do hope nobody needs a refresher course in the three-fingered salute.
In Firefox/Mozilla, crtl+pgup will move you forward one tab, and ctrl+pgdn will move you back a tab. Best invention ever. Apart from multiple desktops.
One of my favorites is Windows+M, which means “minimize all”. Perfect for use at work when you get those sudden drop-ins at your cubicle and you need to quickly clear the screen. Call it a “boss key” or “job-saver key”.
Ctrl-L or Alt-D will put your cursor in the Address bar with the current address highlighted and waiting to be overwritten by whatever you type. And as noted, Ctrl-PgUp / Ctrl-Tab will take you forward a tab and Ctrl-PgDn / Ctrl-Shift-Tab will take you back a tab.
In Mozilla you can also type text to find the next link containing that link text, which is sometimes a lot quicker than tabbing down the page to the link. (For example, I can highlight the link for this thread from the MPSIMS page by typing the word “keyboard”; then Shift-Enter will open that link. Control-Enter will open it in a new tab (if you select that option in tabbed browsing), which is even nicer.
Ctrl+O works in Firefox, too. Sure, you don’t want to open a file that’s on your hard drive. But if you type a URL into the “open file” dialog, Firefox assumes you want to open a file… on whateversite’s server! It opens in the current tab with most tab settings.
In Internet Explorer, instead of typing www.whateversite.com, you can simply type “whateversite”, then Ctrl-click; IE will fill in the “www.” and “.com” for you.
It may work in other browsers as well. I’ve never tried.
Nowadays though, XP supports that Power button on the keyboard. Found that one out the hard way… in the middle of a chat. :eek: