Comments on Heisencoder: Keyfixer 0.4 for Firefox and Thunderbird

Okay, I did some quick checking, and it looks like...

2011-07-06T18:34:51.099-06:00

Okay, I did some quick checking, and it looks like Keyfixer 0.5 will work as-is in Thunderbird 5. I've updated the allowed versions on the Mozilla extensions page, so next time you search for extension updates, Keyfixer 0.5 should work again in Thunderbird 5 beta.

Robin: I haven't been planning to upgrade keyf...

2011-07-06T17:27:21.630-06:00

Robin: I haven't been planning to upgrade keyfixer for Thunderbird 5 since I don't use Thunderbird anymore. However, I could take a look. Is there a particular problem that you're running in to?

Is there an update in the works that will be usab...

2011-07-06T10:40:30.343-06:00

Is there an update in the works that will be usable in Thunderbird 5?

DJ: Cmd-Left is very troublesome because this cau...

2011-05-06T14:58:00.682-06:00

DJ: Cmd-Left is very troublesome because this causes the browser to go to the previous page if a text box (or similar widget) doesn't have the input focus. I've gotten around this problem by installing the keyconfig extension (see http://mozilla.dorando.at/) and mapping Alt-Left instead of Cmd-Left for going to the previous page. I don't know an easy way to change KeyFixer to do this without a major revamp.

Using Firefox 4 now with 0.5 Keyfixer 0.5. For so...

2011-05-06T07:41:21.801-06:00

Using Firefox 4 now with 0.5 Keyfixer 0.5.

For some reason the CMD-Left still takes me to the previous page (which is very annoying with online editors).

How can that be fixed? Or should the keyfixer have done that for me?

id: Note that there is a known issue with Firefo...

2009-10-19T10:40:47.982-06:00

id:

Note that there is a known issue with Firefox and GMail compose (in Rich text editing mode), concerning the Cmd-Left/Cmd-Right mappings. GMail seems to snarf this up, probably through JavaScript. Maybe this is part of the problem?

I've never seen KeyRemap4MacBook before, so I don't know the strategy it uses for doing the key remapping. The Keyfixer 0.1 strategy is to change the Cocoa default key bindings, and this method does not interfere with the Firefox KeyFixer 0.4.x because Firefox doesn't seem to use the Cocoa key bindings. If KeyRemap4MacBook uses a more general remapping, then it's quite possible that it interferes with Firefox KeyFixer.

Anyone else have thoughts?

Hey, I'm using FF v3.5.3, and OS X SL v10.6.1 ...

2009-10-19T10:30:25.610-06:00

Hey, I'm using FF v3.5.3, and OS X SL v10.6.1 on a new MBP 15". I just installed keyfixer v0.4.2, and it's not working in the compose windows of gmail.

Admittedly, I also have KeyRemap4MacBook installed to get the same behavior outside of FF. Would that break keyfixer behavior?

This is a blessing!

2009-09-01T17:10:27.168-06:00

This is a blessing!

Oh crap, I never knew why my fix OUTSIDE firefox d...

2009-08-28T10:16:29.404-06:00

Oh crap, I never knew why my fix OUTSIDE firefox didn't work inside gmail. Now I have home and end. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

This fixes the BIGGEST single annoyance I've h...

2009-07-31T05:12:25.819-06:00

This fixes the BIGGEST single annoyance I've had since changing to a Macbook. I use GMail all day as my primary email, and bad behavior with the Home and End keys was maddening.

THANK you for this.

I've had trouble with Google products (in part...

2009-07-22T16:45:29.440-06:00

I've had trouble with Google products (in particular GMail). If it's particular to Google, then I don't think it's possible to fix it with the method that Keyfixer uses (this is probably buried somewhere in the way that Google redefines keystrokes with its JavaScript).

command back does not work on google docs for me e...

2009-07-22T16:16:54.089-06:00

command back does not work on google docs for me even with this installed. i have a unibody with firefox 3.5 installed

hi matt i thought when i added keyfixer from the...

2009-06-15T21:32:07.671-06:00

hi matt

i thought when i added keyfixer from the official firefox add on site that it would also add it to thunderbird

but i have just realised that the add on was not actually installed on thunderbird
so i now have installed keyfixer directly from thunderbird and it is working fine

thanks

glen

Hi Glen: To help you, I need a bit more informatio...

2009-06-15T06:52:06.235-06:00

Hi Glen:
To help you, I need a bit more information. I've tested KeyFixer on Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 without issue. Could you provide more details, like:
- Specifically, what are the issues you're seeing?
- What version of Thunderbird are you running?
- What other Extensions do you have installed?
Thanks! -Matt

i have installed it & it works great for firef...

2009-06-13T00:08:34.192-06:00

i have installed it & it works great for firefox, but has not worked for thunderbird at all

is there something i;m not doing?

cheers

glen

Arjan: Unfortunately, keyfixer does not fix the pr...

2009-03-28T10:21:00.000-06:00

Arjan: Unfortunately, keyfixer does not fix the problem you mentioned. I confirmed that TinyMCE still has the Cmd-Left problem, and I've been personally using keyconfig to fix it. I don't think that the approach used by keyfixer (i.e., modifying the platformHTMLBindings.xml file) can fix this.

Does this also fix problems when hitting Cmd-Left ...

2009-03-28T08:40:00.000-06:00

Does this also fix problems when hitting Cmd-Left while typing text in some richt-text editors? In some editors (such as TinyMCE) hitting Cmd-Left to go to the start of the current line makes Firefox go back to the previous page instead. If keyfixer does not prevent that, then an add-on named keyconfig might be helpful -- see http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090118145518767

Thanks for the plugin!

2009-03-26T23:50:00.000-06:00

Thanks for the plugin!

Thanks a lot! You're clever even Steve Jobs:)

2009-03-20T15:34:00.000-06:00

Thanks a lot! You're clever even Steve Jobs:)

I got three messages this weekend asking for a 3.1...

2009-03-16T08:09:00.000-06:00

I got three messages this weekend asking for a 3.1b3 update, so I've pushed out a version 0.4.2 to the Mozilla website, with the only change to bump maxVersion to 3.2a1pre, which should now let keyfixer work on all 3.1 versions (including the released version, whenever that happens). Let me know if anyone see any problems...

Hello, thank you for creating this add-on..

2009-03-16T01:58:00.000-06:00
Hello, thank you for creating this add-on..

Are you working on the 3.1b3 version of this add-on?

Hi ambientnoise,

I've added some rough inst...

2009-03-09T09:12:00.000-06:00

Hi ambientnoise,

I've added some rough instructions here: Hacking Keyfixer

Basically, platformHTMLBindings.xml is stored within a zip within a zip. (i.e., the .jar file within the .xpi file).

Let me know if these instructions give you the basics...

Hey... is there any way of changing it so that it ...

2009-03-09T08:14:00.000-06:00

Hey... is there any way of changing it so that it retains Command-Left/Right as equivalent to Home/End? Right now Command-Left/Right jumps to the previous/next word, but in every other application it's Option-Left/Right that does that. I'd appreciate it because sometimes I'm not using my external keyboard. I saw Jan's comment earlier.. where's the platformHTMLBindings.xml file located?

Thanks, I shudder to think how much time I've spen...

2009-02-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

Thanks, I shudder to think how much time I've spent trying to get the HOME/END keys fixed on FF for Mac! Finally! :)

Just a quick thank you note. I've been annoyed by...

2009-02-05T14:24:00.000-07:00

Just a quick thank you note. I've been annoyed by Firefox's behavior on the mac since day one and it took me a long time to work out which problems were mac inconsistencies (of which there were more than I expected) and which one were Firefox oddities. Between your excellent post at http://heisencoder.net/2008/04/fixing-up-mac-key-bindings-for-windows.html and this, I'm a very happy camper.

Thank you for all of this work, it's really appreciated.

Comments on Heisencoder: Keyfixer 0.4 for Firefox and Thunderbird

Okay, I did some quick checking, and it looks like...

Robin: I haven't been planning to upgrade keyf...

Is there an update in the works that will be usab...

DJ: Cmd-Left is very troublesome because this cau...

Using Firefox 4 now with 0.5 Keyfixer 0.5. For so...

id: Note that there is a known issue with Firefo...

Hey, I'm using FF v3.5.3, and OS X SL v10.6.1 ...

This is a blessing!

Oh crap, I never knew why my fix OUTSIDE firefox d...

This fixes the BIGGEST single annoyance I've h...

I've had trouble with Google products (in part...

command back does not work on google docs for me e...

hi matt i thought when i added keyfixer from the...

Hi Glen: To help you, I need a bit more informatio...

i have installed it & it works great for firef...

Arjan: Unfortunately, keyfixer does not fix the pr...

Does this also fix problems when hitting Cmd-Left ...

Thanks for the plugin!

Thanks a lot! You're clever even Steve Jobs:)

I got three messages this weekend asking for a 3.1...

Hello, thank you for creating this add-on.. 2009-03-16T01:58:00.000-06:00 Hello, thank you for creating this add-on..Are you working on the 3.1b3 version of this add-on?

Hi ambientnoise,I've added some rough inst...

Hey... is there any way of changing it so that it ...

Thanks, I shudder to think how much time I've spen...

Just a quick thank you note. I've been annoyed by...

Hello, thank you for creating this add-on..

2009-03-16T01:58:00.000-06:00
Hello, thank you for creating this add-on..

Are you working on the 3.1b3 version of this add-on?

Hi ambientnoise,

I've added some rough inst...