FirefoxKeyConfig is a handy Firefox add-on that power users will just love. One of the features I liked in Opera is the integrated keyboard shortcuts (a lot of them) that are packaged by default. The first thing I do after a fresh Opera install is to configure the following keyboard shortcuts:

  • z - Go Back
  • x - Go Forward
  • a - Go to previous tab
  • s - Go to next tab
  • c - Close tab

Below is a step-by-step tutorial on how we can set the above quickkeys in Firefox:

  1. Install KeyConfig Firefox add-on from here. At this time, it is in experimental section. So you will need to create a free account at Firefox add-ons site to download.
  2. Install functions for keyconfig from here
  3. Restart Firefox. Note that there are no options for this add-on
  4. Go to Tools -> Keyconfig (or press Ctrl+Shift+F12)
  5. Click on ‘Add a new key’

    Keyconfig window

  6. Type in ‘Go Back’ for the name and BrowserBack(); in the text field. Press OK.

    Go Back

  7. Now select the new entry you just created, click inside the text box below, type in your hotkey, ‘z’ in this case and hit Apply.

    Go Back - Setting the hot key
    So you should have the entry like so:

    Go Back key setup

  8. Clicking on any other pre-existing entry in the list will show up ‘Add a new key’ button. Now create other keyboard shortcuts similarly. Below are the codes you need:

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