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deadlike

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Registered: 2020-12-16

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[SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Hello forum readers,

It seems that the re-open closed tab in Firefox does not work for me on my Arch install. Whenever I use it, instead of re-opening the last closed tab, it opens a new tab. Has anyone else experienced this? If you have, how did you fix it?

I have not made any changes to Firefox. The same behavior is replicated when I run Firefox in safe mode i.e no plugins enabled from about:profile. My arch install is up to date and the DE I run is KDE.

Thank you in advance.

Last edited by deadlike (2020-12-16 10:58:51)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Worksforme™. Ctrl+Shift+T here, do you have that binding mapped to something else in e.g. the global KDE shortcuts or so?  What's your output if you run xev from the xorg-xev package and press that combination?

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Did you ensure that ctrl+shift+t produces those events (eg. using xev)?

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deadlike

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Hey V1del,

I searched for Ctrl+Shift+T in plasma shortcuts but I did not find anything. Here is the output of xev, when I click ctrl+shift+t:

KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
root 0x1d3, subw 0x0, time 8414701, (1392,855), root:(1392,887),
state 0x2004, keycode 50 (keysym 0xfe08, ISO_Next_Group), same_screen YES,
XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 37
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyPress event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
root 0x1d3, subw 0x0, time 8415337, (1392,855), root:(1392,887),
state 0x4, keycode 28 (keysym 0x74, t), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (14) ""
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (14) ""
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
root 0x1d3, subw 0x0, time 8415473, (1392,855), root:(1392,887),
state 0x4, keycode 28 (keysym 0x74, t), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (14) ""
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
root 0x1d3, subw 0x0, time 8415587, (1392,855), root:(1392,887),
state 0x4, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

KeyRelease event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
root 0x1d3, subw 0x0, time 8415611, (1392,855), root:(1392,887),
state 0x0, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False

FocusOut event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyNonlinear

PropertyNotify event, serial 40, synthetic NO, window 0x7c00001,
atom 0x163 (_NET_WM_STATE), time 8417804, state PropertyNewValue

Best Regards

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Shift+ctrl acts as the toggle between multiple keyboard layouts.

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deadlike

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Registered: 2020-12-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

Hey Seth,

Thanks for the quick response.

I did not know it was one or the other. The issue is now fixed.

Thanks a ton.
Best Regards

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox keybind on Arch

I suggest you set your keyboard layout toggle to something else that is otherwise unused (e.g. Shift + CapsLock, Alt + CapsLock or both Shift keys)

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