SemiAntics

In Firefox 1.x, I was accustomed to using the backspace button to navigate to the previous page in history. One click back navigation is a feature I’ve grown accustomed to, and I wouldn’t want to do without it. In case this feature is disabled in your version of Firefox 2, here is a simple way to enable it again. Firefox has a convenient interface for advanced settings, and it is not found in the preferences. To get to it you simply type “about:config” in the address bar.

Once there, you should see a list of configuration items. It may take a while to scroll through looking for the right one, and when you see it you may not know that it’s the right entry. Instead, you can type browser.backspace_action into the filter field at the top.

Double click on the line to change the value. If you want to use the backspace button, enter “0″, otherwise leave it at “1″.

It’s strange that there was an extension for Firefox 1.x to disable this feature. There must be a lot of people who want the backspace button to do something else, or possibly they want to be able to use alt+arrowLeft to do it. If you were happy that Firefox 2 disabled it, I’d like to know your reason. Comments are welcome!

I recently watched the movie Ghosts of Rwanda. It’s pretty sad that 800,000 people can die in just a couple of months, while the the rest of the world argues over the definition of genocide.

At a State Department briefing, spokesperson Christine Shelley is asked, “How many acts of genocide does it take to make genocide?”
“That’s just not a question that I’m in a position to answer.”

“Well, is it true that you have specific guidance not to use the word ‘genocide’ in isolation, but always to preface it with these words ‘acts of’?”

“I have guidance which I try to use as best as I can. There are formulations that we are using that we are trying to be consistent in our use of. I don’t have an absolute categorical prescription against something, but I have the definitions. I have phraseology which has been carefully examined and arrived at as best as we can apply to exactly the situation and the actions which have taken place … “

You can read more at the website where I found that quote.