topic Re: option + shift + arrow now switches tabs since v.127 in Discussions

option + shift + arrow now switches tabs since v.127

palo — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:24:15 GMT

Hi, since upgrading to Firefox v127 on my Mac, pressing option+shift+[right or left] switches to previous/next tab. This is quite bothersome, because I use this shortcut OS-wide for selecting entire words (see Mac keyboard shortcut reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650). Could this function be removed? Command+option+arrow is enough for switching tabs. Thx!

Re: option + shift + arrow now switches tabs since v.127

sanityinc — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:46:45 GMT

Just noticed this myself within minutes of updating, and now editing things in textareas is basically unusable for me. I've been frantically searching for settings to undo this. (FWIW I typically use the common Cmd-Shift-[ and Cmd-Shift-] shortcuts to switch tabs.)

Re: option + shift + arrow now switches tabs since v.127

sanityinc — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:08:24 GMT

I filed a bug report, for what it's worth. It seems untenable that there would now be no way to select text one word at a time.

Re: option + shift + arrow now switches tabs since v.127

sanityinc — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:03:18 GMT

Apparently this is due to an unrelated change in the Tree Style Tabs plugin, and is not the fault of Firefox itself in the least: https://github.com/piroor/treestyletab/issues/3575