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drop list next to Forward and Back one page in not in current 5.0 or 4.0. Is this available some way, or do I have to go back to version 3?

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In version 3.x, there was a down arrow next to the Back and Forward one page lateral arrows that displayed recent pages accessed in order. This made it easy to locate a page several steps away. Now it is necessary to go to the History menu at the top bar to accomplish the same result. Can the drop menu in the current bar be reinserted?

In version 3.x, there was a down arrow next to the Back and Forward one page lateral arrows that displayed recent pages accessed in order. This made it easy to locate a page several steps away. Now it is necessary to go to the History menu at the top bar to accomplish the same result. Can the drop menu in the current bar be reinserted?

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The drop-down marker on the Back/Forward button was removed. You can:




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