Some of the shortcut keys for Firefox on Ubuntu are different to those on Windows. The most pertinent one for me is that the <backspace> key as a shortcut for clicking the “Back” button has been disabled. This is easily fixed in about:config by changing the value of browser.backspace_action to 0. The most annoying however is the one which appears to have no fix, and fo...

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Is it just me, or does RedHat’s Bugzilla Install put Mozilla’s to shame? Yes it does. Bugzilla’s user interface, particularly the query page and individual bug pages are incredibly difficult to use until you’re used to them. There’s a real usability problem there. If I ever have to use Bugzilla, I use

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And so finally, as promised – bug trackers. Only free bug/issue trackers, and only ones I’ve tried, natch. If you don’t have a Live Demo, I’m not coming in. And why not start at the top? The daddy of Open Source bugtrackers? Bugzilla. I can only talk about Bugzilla as a user, I’ve tried to install it to manage my own collaborative projects, but never managed it successfully...

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