Re: CTRL/U deletes line on Solaris Firefox but not on Linux

[email protected] wrote:

>I have installed the Firefox 1.0PR release on both my Linux system at
>home and my Solaris Sparc system at work.  At work on the Solaris
>system a CTRL/U in the address field clears the field but at home on
>the Linux system (Slackware) it brings up the page source for the
>current page.
>
>I'm a died in the wool Unix/Linux user and I really expect CTRL/U to
>delete the line during text entry.  Is there any way I can get it to
>work on my Linux box (it works in Mozilla 1.7)?
>
>I know CTRL/U brings up the page source when entered elsewhere but I
>don't think it should do this during text entry.
>
>  
>

sounds like you are using GNOME.  if so, you need to change your global 
keybindings for GNOME.  firefox now inherits those keybindings.

in the "Keyboard Shortcuts" preferences panel, select "Emacs" in the 
"Text editing shortcuts" pull-down menu.

-darin