# Firefox Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448 "2009-09-01T04:20:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448/1 "2009-09-01T04:20:27Z")

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Is there a way to make alt+s NOT take me to the History menu? That might be the one and only annoying thing about Firefox. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448/2 "2009-09-01T09:25:48Z")

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In short, no: [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts](http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts)

> [@](#):
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> Configuring keyboard shortcuts
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> Firefox does not provide any method of customizing keyboard shortcuts.

Out of curiosity, where would you want Alt+S to take you instead?

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448/3 "2009-09-01T13:56:39Z")

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> [@Dervorin](#):
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> In short, no: [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts](http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts)
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> Out of curiosity, where would you want Alt+S to take you instead?

The submit a reply/thread shortcut for a lot of forums. I hit alt+s to submit, but the History menu overrides it. Not too big of a deal but I might as well get it fixed and learn something new. 🙂

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448/4 "2009-09-01T14:00:22Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Configuring keyboard shortcuts
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> Firefox does not provide any method of customizing keyboard shortcuts.

Guess I’m back to where I started huh?

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**Author:** ![leandroc76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@leandroc76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leandroc76)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-question/508448/5 "2009-09-01T14:10:51Z")

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[Yes.](http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=72994)