Firefix and the Backspace key (Windows)

[AttyPops]

I was entering one of my usual long-winded posts last night and accidentally hit backspace when the cursor had lost text box focus.... in Firefox on Windows that means go back a page (like clicking the back button). I lost the entire post. I know there are ways to edit posts outside and paste em in, but it ticked me off enough to go and look up the solution. Thought I'd share.

To turn off the "Backspace=Go Back to previous link" function in Firefox:
1) Go to about:config (type that into the address bar, press enter)
2) promise to be careful (and be careful)
3) find the entry for browser_backspace_action
4) double-click that line
5) in the pop-up dialog box change the integer value to 2 (it's probably a 0 or a 1) and press enter
6) exit out

Don't know if this is a dupe, but it will help while editing posts in ECF... IDK if this is the perfect sub-forum for this either, but it is kind of an "editing help" for Firefox users.

Good Luck!

P.S. that's Firefox not Firefix .... title was wrong. Funny.

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Thank you, AttyPops! This has happened to me too many frustrating times. No more!

BTW, love your signature! I also am a singer of songs (in my vaping guides and articles, e.g., at the end of this review). [How did you create the musical notes (♫ ♬♪)?]

 

[AttyPops]

Glad it could help someone. It is frustrating!!!

I think I cut and pasted the notes (probably like you did in the question.) However, there's an alt-sequence too....Code Page 437 codes. Hold down the ALT key (assuming PC/windows) and press '1' '3' or '1' '4' (i.e. enter 13 or 14 while holding down Alt). Like alt-234 = Ω There's many more symbols in CP 437, and UTF-8 codes. Google em!

EDIT: Also try Start->Run->charmap

P.S. Loved the guides...shark song too.

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

Thanks, AttyPops ... for the tips and for the compliment!

 

[AngusATAT]

I use Lazarus, a plugin for Firefox. I never lose anything I type, ever. Even if I get logged out on other sites.

You may not use it a lot, but when you need it, it is priceless.

 

[NCC]

All good information! All new to me. I try to do a copy/paste to notepad of anything I've spent more than a few seconds on before I hit submit. Learned the hard way.

 

[Alex]

There is Lazarus for Chrome too