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Backspace has been the Windows Explorer shortcut for backward navigation since Windows 95. I use it all the time both in both Explorer and Firefox. And have ne
by satori99 10y ago
Backspace has been the Windows Explorer shortcut for backward navigation since Windows 95.
I use it all the time both in both Explorer and Firefox. And have never ever accidentally deleted text when trying to navigate, or accidentally gone-back when I'm trying to delete text.
Why is this suddenly an issue for Chrome users?
- adiabatty 10y agoIt's been Up since at least Windows 3.0. They might have changed it to Back recently. It's not suddenly an issue; I've occasionally accidentally gone back since IE 3. Between fourth mouse buttons, alt-left, and touchpad swipes, Chrome devs are starting to think that backspace-as-back is more trouble than it's worth.
- ygra 10y agoAnecdotally, I've hit my mouse's back button way more often accidentally than I've gone back accidentally by hitting backspace. And backspace does have the benefit of being able to type it with one hand.