Basics

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Browsing

  • Middle click a web link to open it in a new tab
  • On some laptops with two buttons, clicking in the 'middle' of the buttons does a middle click
  • Selecting any text copies it and middle click pastes it, separate to the Ctrl-c Ctrl-v clipboard
  • This means triple clicking a web site paragraph copies it to the middle click paste clipboard
  • Or sometimes just double clicking if you hit the right spot
  • Ctrl then Page Up or Page Down moves left and right between tabs
  • Ctrl and shift then Page Up or Page Down moves tabs left and right
  • Right click on tabs and Pin keep a site or page available, or for a 'deal with later' group
  • Ctrl and F4 to close a tab, or x with the Vimium or VimFx extension....
  • Alt and tab to switch between windows
  • Alt and ` to switch between sub windows (main window, chat, DART, etc.)
  • Alt and F4 to close a window
  • Private/Incognito mode tabs allow you to log in to a site twice

Editing

  • Ctrl then Left or Right jumps backwards or forwards a word
  • Ctrl, Shift then Left or Right to select a word backwards or forwards
  • Ctrl, Shift then Up or Down to select whole lines
  • Don't forget your home and end keys, and Delete for removing back the way when required
  • Click anywhere in a line then Home, hold shift, hit Down (or End to keep the line-break) then Delete


  • Use Duplicate Tab In Context Menu extension to keep the back button history


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Other

  • You can avoid misgendering by using peoples names more and "they"