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RTFM (Read the Firefox manual, keyboard shortcuts, mouse shortcuts):

  1. Next tab - ctrl-tab
  2. Previous tab - ctrl-shift-tab
  3. Close tab - ctrl-w or alternatively ctrl-F4

Also, if you have a special/"multimedia" keyboard, you can assign the extra keys to do fun stuff in Mozilla, like close tabs, etc.. Another huge advantage of Firefox is the Adblock extension, which allows you to selectively disable graphics from loading.

Still, while Firefox and CSS is a really nice and convenient idea, I don't think that dropping tables and NS4 support is a good idea for PM, as the browsers of mobile phones etc. don't work well without tables.

Update: Reworded keyboard shortcuts for closing a tab - it requires a chord of two keys to close a tab, but there are two alternatives.

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Re^8: Web forum markup language and the Monastery ([[...]])
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 17, 2005 at 11:08 UTC
    I'm well aware of those commands, thank you very much.

    That's exactly why I prefer to use my window manager. I can cycle between windows using one keystroke instead of one, and delete a windowing using one keystroke instead of four.

    And no, I don't find having to use both the mouse and the keyboard to open a link in a new window convenient.

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      Again, RTFM - ctrl-enter opens a link in a new tab, and shift-enter opens it in a new window. You still count that as "two" keystrokes, but Firefox is quite usable without a mouse.

      Also, I reworded my above post - you only need one keyboard combo to close a window or a tab (ctrl-w or ctrl-F4 alternatively).

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        I have read the manual. I know you can use shift-enter. But that takes too much time - you'd need to tab through the links to get the focus to the link you want to follow before you can shift-enter it. Works OK on simple pages with a couple of links, but not on the majority of pages - including here on Perlmonks. Too many links. Note that I never indicated I wanted to use the browser without a mouse. I know you can do that - it's just not always the most efficient way to navigate.

        I like my F3 key. Which kills the window having focus. Any window, including a window that happens to be a browser. (Or rather, hitting F3 asks the application to remove the window - if the application is unresponsive - like browsers often are - shift-F3 kills it).

        I don't understand why you want to get me hooked on Firefox though. It's the son of the son of Netscape. And whether it's called Netscape, Mozilla or Firefox, it sucks.

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