Comment 102 for bug 60995

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 60995] Re: The backspace key pages up instead of going back in history

On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 08:41:04AM -0000, Kevin P. Munn wrote:
> I have read the commments, and arguements, both pro and con.
> As an "End User",, who prefers to keep things simple (KISS Disciple), Having just one key to press is much easier. for me, and colleagues who HAVE to use "Ubuntu" OS (Corporate Mandate) with Firefox. Pressing multiple keys can be confusing as you have to remember which combo does what. Playing "Chase The Cursor" while trying to type work related documents is also annoying, as it is the only viable option.

BTW, this can be irritating especially for novice end-users that don't
understand the concept of focus ... consider that you accidentally
leave a text fiel where you typed a lot of text, then you press
backspace and suddenly you go a page back. I imagine that this can
really confuse users at best ... or even shock them (hey i have lost
all the text i just typed).

 - Alexander