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IMO backspace as a shortcut key deserves to be overridden. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally left a page while typing backspace after losing fo

IMO backspace as a shortcut key deserves to be overridden. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally left a page while typing backspace after losing focus in a form I thought I was editing. If I were Google, I'd rather reduce the potential for negative experiences from shortcuts for my customers, most of whom I'm guessing rarely use them. Also, how are the cursor keys being overridden in a non-standard way? Every input box on Google Search feels intuitive to me.

lukifer 15y ago
Completely agreed on backspace; Alt/Cmd+Left already covers it well enough. (I've been having a similar problem with two-finger swipe pageback in Chrome anytime I need to scroll horizontally.)
- secoif 15y ago
  Modifier key + swipe would really help prevent accidental navigations, IMO.
doomlaser 15y ago
If Google wants to take a stand and change the behavior of backspace, they should do it in their browser. What they should not do is implement a standard keyboard navigation at the browser level, and then override it with nonstandard actions occasionally.
- drivingmenuts 15y ago
  I agree. What's running inside the browser (ie., the webapp) should never be allowed to override the browser itself.
AgentConundrum 15y ago
> IMO backspace as a shortcut key deserves to be overridden. Absolutely. That shortcut has screwed me up so many times I can't even count. I found a way to disable that function entirely in Firefox. If anyone else wants to do the same, you just change the browser.backspace_action setting on the about:config page to 2.
pokoleo 15y ago
IMO, backspace key is there, just like any other button. If you don't want to press it, don't. If it bugs you enough, I'll write a chrome extension to turn it off.
schammy 15y ago
Agree about backspace. It is hands down the worst short cut of all time. I have been completely F'd over by it more times than I care to remember.

lukifer 15y ago

Completely agreed on backspace; Alt/Cmd+Left already covers it well enough. (I've been having a similar problem with two-finger swipe pageback in Chrome anytime I need to scroll horizontally.)

secoif 15y ago
Modifier key + swipe would really help prevent accidental navigations, IMO.

doomlaser 15y ago

If Google wants to take a stand and change the behavior of backspace, they should do it in their browser. What they should not do is implement a standard keyboard navigation at the browser level, and then override it with nonstandard actions occasionally.

drivingmenuts 15y ago
I agree. What's running inside the browser (ie., the webapp) should never be allowed to override the browser itself.

AgentConundrum 15y ago

> IMO backspace as a shortcut key deserves to be overridden. Absolutely. That shortcut has screwed me up so many times I can't even count. I found a way to disable that function entirely in Firefox. If anyone else wants to do the same, you just change the browser.backspace_action setting on the about:config page to 2.

pokoleo 15y ago

IMO, backspace key is there, just like any other button. If you don't want to press it, don't. If it bugs you enough, I'll write a chrome extension to turn it off.

schammy 15y ago

Agree about backspace. It is hands down the worst short cut of all time. I have been completely F'd over by it more times than I care to remember.