Comment 123 for bug 60995

(In reply to comment #70)
> * No matter what the default is, there are going to be people that are unhappy
> with the default, so changing the default is only going to change the group of
> people that are unhappy with it.

But the majority want it to go back. So instead of pissing off the minority, you just turn it completely off and piss off everyone?

> * Backspace=DoNothing fits best with GNOME, according to Callum of GNOME a11y
> and HIG fame. Whether or not you agree, he owns keybindings for the HIG and
> his opinion here should weigh heavily.

Firefox is a GNOME program?

Am I just imagining that Backspace = back in every other browser and browser-like file manager?

> * Pref locking is not uncommon, especially in corporate settings, so many times
> changing the pref is not even an option for users:
> + There is another keybinding for "go back a page": Alt+Left, so people can
> still use keynav to go back without tweaking prefs. Yes, I realize it
> means pressing two keys instead of one, so it's "not exactly the same".

Assuming their alt key hasn't been changed to a language key, as it is by default on some systems that i've used.

> + Those who don't want Backspace=GoBack have no way to get their desired
> behaviour without tweaking prefs.

Those who want Backspace=GoBack have no way to get their desired
behaviour without tweaking prefs.