wemmick
09 May 2008, 02:13 PM
I've created a Greasemonkey script (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26230) for Firefox users which adds accesskeys to bigsoccer forum pages to allow you to move to next/prev page or back to the forum using only your keyboard.
After installing, alt-shift-N on Windows or control-N on Mac OS X will take you to the next page of the forum or thread. Similarly alt-shift-P/control-P will take you to the previous page. Alt-shift-F/Control-F will take you back to the forum if you're reading a thread.
Without too much difficulty, this script could probably be modified to work with other sites that use the same forum software (vBulletin), but I've not tried it.
Glossary:
Greasemonkey (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748) - Firefox add-on which manages scripts for customizing sites. Many user scripts available at userscripts.org (http://userscripts.org/). You will need to install this add-on before you can use my script.
Accesskeys - shortcuts primarily meant to make the web more accessible for those with handicaps, but also very useful for mouse-less web browsing. See the Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_keys) about how to use these on your browser.
Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/) - not the web browser that comes installed on your computer, but a better browser. Part of the reason it's better is because Greasemonkey is available for it.
After installing, alt-shift-N on Windows or control-N on Mac OS X will take you to the next page of the forum or thread. Similarly alt-shift-P/control-P will take you to the previous page. Alt-shift-F/Control-F will take you back to the forum if you're reading a thread.
Without too much difficulty, this script could probably be modified to work with other sites that use the same forum software (vBulletin), but I've not tried it.
Glossary:
Greasemonkey (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748) - Firefox add-on which manages scripts for customizing sites. Many user scripts available at userscripts.org (http://userscripts.org/). You will need to install this add-on before you can use my script.
Accesskeys - shortcuts primarily meant to make the web more accessible for those with handicaps, but also very useful for mouse-less web browsing. See the Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_keys) about how to use these on your browser.
Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/) - not the web browser that comes installed on your computer, but a better browser. Part of the reason it's better is because Greasemonkey is available for it.