Chrome removed shortcut that makes “backspace” return to the previous page

Posted by nydrewreynolds on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @04:36PM
from the businessinsider.com dept.

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Re:Chrome removed shortcut that makes “backspace” return to ... by tcamp on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @05:07PM (#12176525)

Happy to see this go. When using online tools this "feature" ruined more hours than I want to count. Love shortcuts but this one was a problem.

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Re:Chrome removed shortcut that makes “backspace” return to ... by zem on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @05:20PM (#12176594)

i have never understood why browsers are so slow to do things like that. firefox still has this bug open: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52821

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Re:Chrome removed shortcut that makes “backspace” return to ... by nibs on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @04:55PM (#12176454)

TL/DR - Backspace no longer takes you to the prior page in your browsing history, the way hitting the back button does. Now it is:

Windows: Alt + Left arrow

Mac: Delete or ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left arrow

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