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I think there are two major shortcuts you forgot: - Ctrl/Option+G is the find next (equivalent to F3 - Ctlr+W closes a tab (no need for an extension to get that) http://surfkeys.mozdev.org/ from the author of Hit-a-Hint is nice too, it provides keys for smooth scrolling in a page without the mouse.

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  • Select location bar: Ctrl/Cmd+L or Alt+D
  • Select search bar: Ctrl/Cmd+K
  • Back: Backspace or Alt/Cmd+Left
  • Forward: Alt/Option+Right or Shift+Backspace
  • Change search engine: Ctrl/Cmd+Down (Next) +Up (Previous)

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Navigation from the toolbar

The address bar shortcut should be as instinctual as breathing by now, but there's a few more shortcuts to that top bar that you should keep in mind.

  • Select location bar: Ctrl/Cmd+L or Alt+D
  • Select search bar: Ctrl/Cmd+K
  • Back: Backspace or Alt/Cmd+Left
  • Forward: Alt/Option+Right or Shift+Backspace
  • Change search engine: Ctrl/Cmd+Down (Next) +Up (Previous)

The last shortcut, used to change the search engine, was a big discovery for me. I've always been interested in additional search bar plugins, but it was never worth the trip to the mouse. No problem any more.

Searching pages

The find-as-you-type feature was an epiphany. While Google is great at getting you to the right web page, Firefox's find-as-you-type feature gets you the rest of the way.

  • Find as you type text: /
  • Find as you type link: '
  • Regular old find: Ctrl/Cmd+F

The link search is very useful, especially when used in conjunction with...

Opening pages

Unless you do all of your browsing in one page, these shortcuts are huge when you don't want to go running for your mouse.

  • Open link in new window: Shift+Enter
  • Open link in new tab: Ctrl/Cmd+Enter
  • Open address/search in new tab: Alt/Option+Enter

Used together with their respective shortcuts (address and search bar shortcuts and the find-as-you-type link shortcut), the page opening shortcuts go a long way toward mouse-less browsing.

Grab bag

The following shortcuts fall into a more general grab bag of useful shortcuts.

  • Caret browsing: F7
  • Refresh: Ctrl/Cmd+R or F5
  • Refresh (override cache): Ctrl/Cmd+F5 or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R
  • Switch tabs: Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
  • Select tab (1-9): Ctrl/Cmd+[1-9]
  • Compose email: Ctrl/Cmd+M

The preceding shortcuts are of mostly obvious usefulness. Switching tabs and reloading pages are must-have shortcuts for any mouse-eschewing Firefox-er. A less-known feature, Caret browsing, inserts a cursor into the text of the page and is very useful for highlighting and copying text.

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  • Find as you type text: /
  • Find as you type link: '
  • Regular old find: Ctrl/Cmd+F

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  • Open link in new window: Shift+Enter
  • Open link in new tab: Ctrl/Cmd+Enter
  • Open address/search in new tab: Alt/Option+Enter

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  • Caret browsing: F7
  • Refresh: Ctrl/Cmd+R or F5
  • Refresh (override cache): Ctrl/Cmd+F5 or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R
  • Switch tabs: Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
  • Select tab (1-9): Ctrl/Cmd+[1-9]
  • Compose email: Ctrl/Cmd+M

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    Keyconfig extension

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    Another essential for mouseless browsing in Firefox is the Hit-a-Hint extension. It allows you to "click" links via the keyboard; you just hit a customizable key that applies number labels to all of the links on the screen, and typing one of these numbers selects the link.

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    you just hit a customizable key that applies number labels to all of the links on the screen, and typing one of these numbers selects the link.

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    extension for Mozilla/Firefox.

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    For the most part, these tips also work with Flock. The one exception I found was Ctrl+up or down for getting to the next search pluggin.

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    Alt/Cmd+Left & Alt/Option+Right.

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    On the PC you can switch tabs (left to right) with Ctrl+Tab and then reverse switch tabs (right to left) with Ctrl+Shift+Tab. Just like the Alt+Tab in Windows goes forward through your open programs, Alt+Shift+Tab goes backward through that list.

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    SwiftTabs

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    I've found reaching for CTRL+PgUp or CTRL+PgDn better for cycling through the tabs.

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    NextPlease

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    Ctrl/Option+G is the find next (equivalent to F3 - Ctlr+W closes a tab (no need for an extension to get that)

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    Hit-a-Hint

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    smooth scrolling in a page without the mouse.

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    keyboardless browsing

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    controlling firefox with a joypad

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    Mouseless Browsing (MLB) is a Firefox-Extension

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    scroll through the list of search engines by holding ctrl+up/down arrow. (I don't have a Mac so donno if using cmd wd do the same, but I suspect it wd.)

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    The best tool for blazing fast browsing I ever came across is yubnub.org. Its an online command line interface that lets you access any website by typing a keyword associated with it. For example:
    "gma" - opens gmail
    "yma" - yahoo mail
    "w" - weather.com
    "g something" - searches for something in google
    "gi something" - searches google images for something
    You get the point

    To get the search bar you go to

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    You could just use Firefox's BUILT-IN keyword/quicksearch ability and save the n
    eed for an extra site.

    Simply right click a forms textbox (say google image search) and select "Add a K
    eyword for this Search...". Then enter a keyword for it.

    Some keywords I use:

    Search google by typing: g TERM
    Search google images by typing: gi TERM
    Show google cache of a URL: gc URL
    Show archive.org's cache of a URL: arc URL
    Search IMDB: imdb TERM
    Search eBay: ebay ITEM
    Show eBay item by id: ebayi ITEM_NO

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