spun off from bug 55759: From Aaron Leventhal 2001-08-09 18:57: If we do this eventually, I suggest we create a keyboard configuration file for one-handed keyboard use in general. Such an overlay would make all the browser features more convenient, by utilizing unmodified alphanumeric keys the way Opera and Lynx do.

moving from 0.9.3 -> 0.9.5 since 0.9.4 is out the door.

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Why make this a separate overlay? Can't we just make the single-key shortcuts part of the default keybinding?

Two reasons not to, that I can see: 1. auto type ahead find, in bug 30088 would conflict with it 2. shortcuts that leave the page would cause data loss when users thought they were about to type into a form

I vote for NOT doing this, too. Most user-friendly desktops, such as Gnome, Windows, has already provided the "sticky keys" function that enable to perform multiple simultaneous keypress by pressing the keys in sequence. So that would no longer be a problem for the one-handed typists.

Install a mouse-gesture extension and then you can surf one handed.

(In reply to comment #7) > I vote for NOT doing this, too. Most user-friendly desktops, such as Gnome, > Windows, has already provided the "sticky keys" function that enable to perform > multiple simultaneous keypress by pressing the keys in sequence. So that would > no longer be a problem for the one-handed typists. I agree. If someone wants to come up with a convenient keystroke browsing extension, that's fine. I suggest they start a project on mozdev.org to do it.