LebGeeks

samer

Admin

Mouse-less Firefox

Lifehacker has a nice article on how to use firefox and your keyboard effectively in order to minimize the use of your mouse. Check out the following Firefox keyboard shortcuts (some well-known, others not):

Navigation from the toolbar

    * Select location bar: Ctrl/Cmd+L or Alt+D
    * Select search bar: Ctrl/Cmd+K
    * Back: Backspace or Alt/Cmd+Left
    * Forward: Alt/Option+Right or Shift+Backspace
    * Change search engine: Ctrl/Cmd+Down (Next) +Up (Previous)

Searching pages

    * Find as you type text: /
    * Find as you type link: ‘
    * Regular old find: Ctrl/Cmd+F

Opening pages

    * Open link in new window: Shift+Enter
    * Open link in new tab: Ctrl/Cmd+Enter
    * Open address/search in new tab: Alt/Option+Enter

Grab bag

    * Caret browsing: F7
    * Refresh: Ctrl/Cmd+R or F5
    * Refresh (override cache): Ctrl/Cmd+F5 or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R
    * Switch tabs: Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
    * Select tab (1-9): Ctrl/Cmd+[1-9]
    * Compose email: Ctrl/Cmd+M

and finally, shortcuts for web writers using:

    * Spellcheck (with Spellbound extension): Ctrl+Shift+F7
    * Save Entry (with Scribe extension): Ctrl+S

btw,Firefox 1.5 has been released

rolf

Member

Re: Mouse-less Firefox

The only keyboard shortcut I use in Firefox is not listed:
Ctrl-T : open a new tab.

darkstar

Member

Re: Mouse-less Firefox

hehe rolf same here