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I'm quite the opposite opinion and use Backspace to go back extensively, because it means that I can browse the web with one hand on my laptop with trackpoint.

by RGamma 10y ago

I'm quite the opposite opinion and use Backspace to go back extensively, because it means that I can browse the web with one hand on my laptop with trackpoint. If you're accidently clicking on things, maybe learn to use a mouse better. P.S.: Oh and if it's a crappy touchpad making unwanted inputs, then I share your concern (and probably a good time to look at other laptop keyboards; turning off the touchpad on this Lenovo was among the first things I did). But still, they really should make this an option...

lima 10y ago
I used to, now I just do a right click -> Back. Zero effort with a trackpoint thankfully.
emodendroket 10y ago
> If you're accidently clicking on things, maybe learn to use a mouse better. Oh, give me a freaking break. You never accidentally click the wrong things? And you never visit a page that "helpfully" plays around with the default focus behavior?
- RGamma 10y ago
  Not with proper input devices (as said, I wouldn't count a regular touchpad as such, given that it's often unsuitably placed/configured) and well, focus is a really crucial UI abstraction, so I automatically pay double attention before I use the keyboard. In the end I find this Chrom(e|ium) change to be the wrong solution to a questionable problem and a regression (a proper fix would introduce fully/mostly rebindable keys).
Fogest 10y ago
How small are your hands if you can't one hand ALT+ Left arrow?
- RGamma 10y ago
  That's an ergonomic nightmare. The right-click->Back approach works too, but some sites like to mess with that and I must watch out to not click the wrong element, so backspace is still my go-to choice.
- hussong 10y ago
  Not everyone is using a desktop keyboard, or a US keyboard layout. FWIW, on my laptop, ALT+Left would be a full spread of the hand and I have to move my torso to get the hand in position.
hussong 10y ago
> If you're accidently clicking on things, maybe learn to use a mouse better. Not everyone uses a mouse all the time.

by RGamma 10y ago

lima 10y ago

I used to, now I just do a right click -> Back. Zero effort with a trackpoint thankfully.

emodendroket 10y ago

> If you're accidently clicking on things, maybe learn to use a mouse better. Oh, give me a freaking break. You never accidentally click the wrong things? And you never visit a page that "helpfully" plays around with the default focus behavior?

RGamma 10y ago
Not with proper input devices (as said, I wouldn't count a regular touchpad as such, given that it's often unsuitably placed/configured) and well, focus is a really crucial UI abstraction, so I automatically pay double attention before I use the keyboard. In the end I find this Chrom(e|ium) change to be the wrong solution to a questionable problem and a regression (a proper fix would introduce fully/mostly rebindable keys).

Fogest 10y ago

How small are your hands if you can't one hand ALT+ Left arrow?

RGamma 10y ago
That's an ergonomic nightmare. The right-click->Back approach works too, but some sites like to mess with that and I must watch out to not click the wrong element, so backspace is still my go-to choice.
hussong 10y ago
Not everyone is using a desktop keyboard, or a US keyboard layout. FWIW, on my laptop, ALT+Left would be a full spread of the hand and I have to move my torso to get the hand in position.

hussong 10y ago

> If you're accidently clicking on things, maybe learn to use a mouse better. Not everyone uses a mouse all the time.