Firefox: Where the Heck Is the Apple + Down Arrow Feature???

[Amie]

OK, I installed Firefox. Again. After trashing it once long ago. I figure I'll give it another go. See if I like it any better this time around. I have a question, though: How do you immediately jump to the top (or bottom) of a Web page? With most browsers such as Safari and Camino, you simply press Apple + the down arrow key to jump to the bottom of a page. Apple + the up arrow key goes immediately to the top. I looked up "keyboard shortcuts" in Firefox's help window ... and it says the shortcuts are "End" (bottom) and "Home" (top). Um ... problem: It doesn't work! I have a laptop (iBook G4), so I'm guessing Firefox was designed either for (cough, cough) PC users or desktop keyboards, I have no idea. Anyway, it doesn't work on my computer. I pressed Home and End (on my keyboard Home is the left arrow button, and End is the right arrow button). No luck.

Any suggestions? Or better yet ... solutions?

[zainab.juma]

Originally Posted by Amie

I pressed Home and End (on my keyboard Home is the left arrow button, and End is the right arrow button). No luck.

Any suggestions? Or better yet ... solutions?

You need to hold the Fn key when doing that for the home and end functions to work. And why on earth are you using Firefox? Use Camino (also by mozilla, but mac only) or Safari, which is just quick, clean, useful and in general unbeatable!

[Amie]

Originally Posted by zainab.juma

You need to hold the Fn key when doing that for the home and end functions to work. And why on earth are you using Firefox? Use Camino (also by mozilla, but mac only) or Safari, which is just quick, clean, useful and in general unbeatable!

Why on Earth am I using Firefox? That's a damn good question. LOL Truth be told, sooooo many people just raaaaave about Firefox, so I figured what the heck, might as well try it and see what all the hubbub is about. So far, I don't see a lot of hubbub, bub.

Will probably uninstall Firefox and put it in the trash where it belongs very soon...

And just for the record: Camino is my preferred browser. Oh, yes, I loooooove Camino.

And thank you for answering my Firefox question. Much appreciated!

[simbalala]

Firefox easily beats both Safari and Camino for Bookmark handling. And what do you do a lot of?

[Esquilinho]

Apple + down/up arrows is working with my Firefox!

[Tinpusher]

I have to say I *quite* like Firefox's bookmark handling, and that's what I do a lot of. Haven't tried this Camino thing though, will give that a go.

FWIW, PC-wise, I can see why people rave about Firefox. Beats every other browser out there hands down.

[nixgeek]

The other thing to consider is that Firefox has Extensions capabilities that can enhance its use. I don't think that this is possible in Camino. I've used both and since the release of FF 1.5, it's now become my default browser.

And yes, it does bookmarks much better than anything else I've seen.

[bobw]

On my machine, End and Home keys move to top or bottom.

Firefox is my favorite browser.