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Firefox: don't allow websites to override the / (slash) key

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Mar 15, 20261656 views
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Some websites override the behavior of the '/' key in Firefox. Normally this opens the incremental search toolbar at the bottom of the page. But on some websites it places the cursor in a search box on the site itself. How can I prevent this?

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Fix for: Firefox: don't allow websites to override the / (slash) key

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This Q is definitely addressed by the comments, so I'll rehash in a useful way: You can disable gmail's shortcuts with -> -> if that's interferring. You can always use + or just the (apostrophe character) too. If you have further examples, put some …

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