Home/End KeyFixer for Firefox 3
UPDATE: Get the keyfixed firefox 3 final here.
Here’s how to patch Firefox 3 to make the “home” and “end” keys work like they work in other OS.
1. Close Firefox (If open).
2. Browse to Applications > Firefox
3. Right Click > Show Package Contents
4. Browse to Contents > MacOS > Chrome
5. Rename/Remove toolkit.jar and replace it with this (toolkit.jar) one.
Done!
Tested on Firefox 3.0b2
All Credits to StarryHope for making the original version.
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Thanks, dude! This was driving me crazy.
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Where does one find FireFox version 3 for Mac (or any OS)? Mozilla.com only shows 2.x…
Here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
Doesn’t seem to work for Firefox 3 Beta 3 (no address or search bars)
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Well, this fixes the home and end key behavior… but nuked the address bar, search box and some other pretty essential UI components in FF3.0b4.
@Decavolt: There’s an updated version of the keyfixer available for firefox3 beta4.
Check this post: http://blog.qelix.com/2008/02/14/homeend-keyfixer-for-firefox-3-beta3/
Test
I tried this fix on the official release of Firefox 3, and it does not work.
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