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Re: Firefox question

  • Subject: Re: Firefox question
  • From: Steve <no-one@here.now>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:06:11 +0100
  • Newsgroups: uk.comp.os.linux
  • References: <pan.2005.04.29.10.03.36.82366@here.now> <gemini.ifpdlm01lvrfk0jh6.tony@nospam.vanderhoff.org> <d4t34b$l0$1@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk>
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk uk.comp.os.linux:199257
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:43:27 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> 
>> Steve <no-one@here.now> wrote in message
>> <pan.2005.04.29.10.03.36.82366@here.now>
>> 
>>> I couldn't find an answer at the Firefox site.
>>> 
>>> In the Win version,clicking on/in the URL area
>>> highlights/selects the whole text so typing in a new
>>> URL replaces the whole lot. I can't find a way
>>> to make the Linux version do the same thing.
>>> 
>>> Any ideas, please?
>> 
>> Double-click in the URL area?

Yes, that does it.
> 
> ...Or use the accelerators which are quicker. CTRL+L for address bar, CTRL+W
> to close tab, ALT+<Number> to navigate between tabs. All of this is much
> faster than the mouse. Speaking of which, consider mouse gestures too.
I guess you mean 'ckick and drag' to highlight a section of text? I've
been doing that, but some URLs get veeeeery looooong :-)

Thanks both - the difference between versions strikes me as odd, though.

Cheers,

Steve

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