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[OS X] ctrl-space opens right-click menu in firefox
i would really like to keep the shortcut for ubiquity ctrl-space, but when i do this, firefox always brings up a right-click menu over the ubiquity box. anyone know how i can stop this menu from popping up? thanks.
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Inappropriate?Does anyone know how to disable the default ctrl-space keyboard shortcut in Firefox? I'd like to use ctrl-space for ubiquity too.
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Inappropriate?Checked your OS preferences? Make sure that ctrl-space isn't bound to right click...1 Comment
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I've checked. In my case, this isn't the problem. I've tried pressing ctrl-space in several programs but only Firefox shows the context menu. -
Inappropriate?Yeah the problem is with Firefox itself, not the OS preferences. I still haven't found a way to disable the default control-space behavior, but I do have a workaround for my particular situation:
I use alt-space for Quicksilver because I use control-space for some shortcuts in TextMate, so I can't use the default alt-space for Ubiquity. I'm now using control-alt-space to invoke Ubiquity. By default Ubiquity doesn't allow you to do this (use more than one modifier key), but if you use the keyconfig add-on you can set pretty much any key combo you want (except control-space >:( ) to invoke it using the code
gUbiquity.toggleWindow()
(if you try to set control-space as the command's key in keyconfig, it brings up the right click menu ... in the key entry box. Haha. Grr.)
I’m frustrated with Firefox about something pretty small and obscure and overall insignificant
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Yes, it is definitely a firefox issue in mac. I really would like to disable this also. Since I don't want to have to think about which OS I am using.
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Inappropriate?It seems there must be a solution. When you use the spreadsheets from Google Docs, you can select a column with Ctrl+Space. The dialog does not come up.
