834644 - use hardware back button to stop page loading

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Cameron McCormack (:heycam)]

On the desktop, most of the times I want to stop a page is load is shortly after I start loading, when I realised that I clicked the wrong link, or typed the wrong thing into the address bar.  On Android, I find it very hard to press the "x" in time.  It'd be great if the hardware back button would stop page loading if the page indeed loading.  I actually instinctively do this already, and it ends up actually moving to the previous page, which isn't what I want.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Overriding expected platform behaviour is not really a good idea. Perhaps an add-on would be best suitable.

Comment 2

[:Margaret Leibovic]

I agree, I think it would be confusing for the back button to sometimes stop page load, and other times go back in history.

Comment 3

[Cameron McCormack (:heycam)]

OK.  I guess I'd just like the stop button to be more easily invoked, like you can quickly press Escape on desktop.  I don't have any other concrete suggestions.

Comment 4

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