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> Wouldn't something like an "This page contains unsubmitted form input. Are you sure you want to leave?" Firefox presents this message, but it's unreliable an
by Springtime 10y ago
> Wouldn't something like an "This page contains unsubmitted form input. Are you sure you want to leave?"
Firefox presents this message, but it's unreliable and doesn't always present itself. I've already been used to an Alt+Left/Right binding [1] for navigation for at least a year in Firefox thanks to re-binding addons [2]. Backspace was both further away and too annoying in situations where input would lose focus (which can happen, and invisible/near-invisible focus styling on various input fields doesn't help). Chrome has always kept customization on lock-down, so this change to reduce such errors isn't surprising to be honest.
[1] I use a half-size keyboard, where Fn+WASD is mapped to the arrow keys for one handed navigation.
[2] keyconfig and KeySnail are both ones to check. The latter allows for key sequences to be bound to hotkeys (eg: typing 'pin' outside of an input to pin a tab), similar to Opera Presto's mnemonic keybindings ability but not quite as powerful.