How come the back/forward buttons don't work in safari but works fine in chrome/firefox. I can't find any configuration options in safari to enable that.
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Mouse back/forward buttons do not work in Safari?
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bogdanw
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Close Safari and try from Terminal:
discussed here https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-in-safari-12-and-above.2175062/post-32386740
You might have to give Full Disk Access to Terminal for the command to work.
Code:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitPreferences.backspaceKeyNavigationEnabled 1discussed here https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-in-safari-12-and-above.2175062/post-32386740
You might have to give Full Disk Access to Terminal for the command to work.
Which version of Safari and macOS are you using? This might help narrow down the problem
bogdanw
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I also tried it, but it doesn't work for me with Tahoe. Did you restart the machine?
Interesting. For me it simply doesn't work. Also tried to reboot and checked if it is installed and so on.
Using a MBP with Tahoe. Strange behavior.
bogdanw
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If you have macOS set in German, you have to use the corresponding word instead of "Back", as it appears in the History menu with the shortcut Command-ü. Based on https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/cpsh003/mac, I presume it's "Zurück":
Code:
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add Zurück "\U232b"