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How can I change the hotkey assignments for options listed in the context-click (right-click) menu?

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How can I change the letter assignments designated to the options that appear in the right-click drop-down menu?


I frequently save specific items and inspect elements in webpages, however currently the key assignment for 'View Page Info' is the letter ' i ', which inconveniently is located out of the reach of my left hand.

Rather than forcing ambidextrous mouse usage to allow my right-hand to rest on the keyboard, if I could be pointed in the right direction for customizing these assignments I would greatly appreciate it. I have been able to disable some of the menu items I don't use with firebug but didn't see/didn't know how to go about customizing this option in about:config or deeper in the program files.

Thanks ahead of time, I'm sure this will be a quick and hopefully easy file/preference name assignment I just need to add, I just couldn't find any forums that had already addressed the request.

How can I change the letter assignments designated to the options that appear in the right-click drop-down menu? I frequently save specific items and inspect elements in webpages, however currently the key assignment for 'View Page Info' is the letter ' i ', which inconveniently is located out of the reach of my left hand. Rather than forcing ambidextrous mouse usage to allow my right-hand to rest on the keyboard, if I could be pointed in the right direction for customizing these assignments I would greatly appreciate it. I have been able to disable some of the menu items I don't use with firebug but didn't see/didn't know how to go about customizing this option in about:config or deeper in the program files. Thanks ahead of time, I'm sure this will be a quick and hopefully easy file/preference name assignment I just need to add, I just couldn't find any forums that had already addressed the request.

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Be very VERY careful you do not use the same key for more than one action.

Customizable Shortcuts {web link} Allows to customize Firefox shortcuts.

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While that add-on is pretty useful and handy for customizing the keyboard shortcuts for items housed in the Menu Bar, it does not provide the resource to change the key combinations assigned to items in the context-click menu

(the one that appears when you right-click a HTML element or image or such with specific actions pertaining to the item you clicked on - See image)

https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/images/2014-12-14-13-13-50-85097a.png

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You can't change the accelerator key with an extension that modifies keyboard shortcuts.

I don't know if the menu editor extension allows to set an accelerator key.