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Just upgraded 100 → 103 : how to disable <Ctrl><W> now ?
Until FF100, I used to disable <Ctrl><W> (close tab) by modifying browser/omni.ja, commenting the following line out in chrome/browser/content/browser/browser.xhtml :
<key id="key_close" data-l10n-id="close-shortcut" command="cmd_close" modifiers="accel" reserved="true"/>
It worked until FF100, but doesn't work anymore in FF103 : commenting that line out seems to have no effect on <Ctrl><W>.
Does anybody know why ? Or does anybody know a way to disable <Ctrl><W> ?
Background : on French keyboards, the <W> key is right next to <X>, so when I try to do a cut/paste (<Ctrl><X> → <Ctrl><V>) I sometimes end up doing <Ctrl><W> by mistake, thus closing the tab. Re-opening the tab doesn't always do the trick, sometimes the latest work is lost.
Vahaolana nofidina
You could use autoconfig. The second link is close to what you want.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1378404#answer-1510431
Hamaky an'ity valiny ity @ sehatra 👍 1All Replies (2)
Vahaolana Nofidina
You could use autoconfig. The second link is close to what you want.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1378404#answer-1510431
Many thanks, it worked !
Still, I think there should be an easier way to disable some of those shortcuts, not everyone is used to mess with js scripts. <Ctrl><W> can be quite annoying on some keyboards, I lost some text in the past, and reopening the closed tab doesn't always get everything back.