Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by oftenwrong on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @09:26AM (#7559089)

The problem is not that sites are choosing to override browser shortcuts, but that they can do so at all. The browser should not allow its shortcuts to be overridden. In Vimperator you have to enter a pass-through mode, so this kind of overlap never happens.

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Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by 3JPLW on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @10:10AM (#7559357)

I agree. But unfortunately many of the browser creators want to support full-fledged apps within a browser, which in their minds necessitates the rebinding of core shortcuts. A great example is command/control-s in Google Drive Documents.

Conflicting interests.

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Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by dllthomas on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @10:20AM (#7559415)

That's not a conflict, if you're using vimperator. In one mode, you pass whatever. In the other, you pass nothing. The only conflict would be around a site wanting to bind escape...

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Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by blueskin_ on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @10:14AM (#7559387)

Agreed.

Is there an addon to block shortcut hijacking? I would love that.

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Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by npsimons on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @10:29AM (#7559462)

Yes, it's called NoScript.

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Re:Don't Hijack Browser Keyboard Shortcuts by blueskin_ on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @10:42AM (#7559556)

Too many crappy javascript-mandatory websites for that to work all the time, sadly.

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