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Sometimes, Firefox will go back one page on hitting a left or right arrow key. How do I stop this?

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I have noticed that inadvertant hitting of the left or (more often) right arrow key will cause the browser to go back one page in that current tab's history.

This happened

A few times a week

== I don't know - I just noticed that the most recent occurrance involved accidentally hitting the right arow key.

I have noticed that inadvertant hitting of the left or (more often) right arrow key will cause the browser to go back one page in that current tab's history. == This happened == A few times a week == I don't know - I just noticed that the most recent occurrance involved accidentally hitting the right arow key.

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Let go of the ALT key first.