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How can you disable all function/shortcut keys in Firefox?

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jim

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Sep 19, 2012, 11:55:03 AM9/19/12
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I have a problem with dead fingers dragging across alt/shift/ctrl keys and
doing strange and unwanted things.

How can you disable all function/shortcut keys in Firefox?

Chris Ilias

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Sep 19, 2012, 2:59:04 PM9/19/12
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I think the only way to do that is to use an extension that allows you
to customize keyboard shortcuts, meaning you might have to disable each
one individually.
It is called Key config. Here's how to install it:
1. Go to Tools-->Add-ons. That will open the Add-ons Manager tab.
2. Along the left side, select the "Get Add-ons" panel. It should be the
top one.
3. In the search field on the top-right, type the following and press
<Enter>:
Key config
4. It should be the top search result. Along the right, there should be
an [Install] button for each search result. Click on the [Install]
button for Key config. Once it's finished installing, you may need to
restart Firefox.

For more information about extensions, visit
<http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/extensions-add-features-to-firefox>.
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Jay Garcia

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Sep 19, 2012, 3:32:46 PM9/19/12
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On 19.09.2012 13:59, Chris Ilias wrote:
The keyconfig extension allows for disabling all shortcuts:

http://mozilla.dorando.at/keyconfig.xpi

Works in FF/TB 15.01 - I use it all the time.

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jim

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Sep 19, 2012, 10:26:51 PM9/19/12
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I have that one and have changed some of the worst to very unlikely
ctrl-alt-shift combos which helped but i still manage to hit all the keys.
I can't find a place to disable them completely, which is what i want to
do.

Thanks for the response.


jim

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Sep 19, 2012, 10:29:54 PM9/19/12
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I can edit them and change them, but i never found out how to disable
them with that add-on. -- jim

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