Occasional odd format switch?

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I use a Windows laptop for forum surfing. (Browser is Firefox if that makes a difference.)

Sometimes when I'm online, my kitty decides to help by walking across the keyboard.
Occasionally when she does this my screen switches to a narrow column view, as if formatted for a cellphone screen.
Must be hitting the wrong key myself once in a while too, because sometimes I manage it without any help from the cat.

The only way I've been able to revert to normal view has been to reload the page, but doing that can be a pain when I have a post partially written but it hasn't autosaved.

Which key (or combination) toggles the forum software between normal and narrow view, please?

Thanks!
 
eclecticsynergy said:
I use a Windows laptop for forum surfing. (Browser is Firefox if that makes a difference.)

Sometimes when I'm online, my kitty decides to help by walking across the keyboard.
Occasionally when she does this my screen switches to a narrow column view, as if formatted for a cellphone screen.
Must be hitting the wrong key myself once in a while too, because sometimes I manage it without any help from the cat.

The only way I've been able to revert to normal view has been to reload the page, but doing that can be a pain when I have a post partially written but it hasn't autosaved.

Which key (or combination) toggles the forum software between normal and narrow view, please?

Thanks!
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Catssified information. The cat would tell you, but then he'd have to kill you.
My advice: Don't ask, don't tell.
Screenshot_2021-02-21 I'm Not a Cat .jpg
 
Jethro Rocker said:
Dunno if it is in here?
Wife has fun when Spirit helps her on her laptop too!!

Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly | Firefox Help

This is a list of Firefox keyboard shortcuts for working with tabs, bookmarks, searching the web, playing media files and more.
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Thanks for that link - have bookmarked it for future reference.
Handy info there, including a possible solution.

It appears Kitty might've switched me into Reader View mode accidentally. Or on purpose.
Next time it happens I'll see if Fn+F9 will return things to normal.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Thanks for that link - have bookmarked it for future reference.
Handy info there, including a possible solution.

It appears Kitty might've switched me into Reader View mode accidentally. Or on purpose.
Next time it happens I'll see if Fn+F9 will return things to normal.
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I wasn't sure what that might be called. Try it and see if it does the same? Should be an ON OFF thing.
Spirit found a magnifier you move arpund with the mouse! Very handy...
 
eclecticsynergy said:
I use a Windows laptop for forum surfing. (Browser is Firefox if that makes a difference.)

Sometimes when I'm online, my kitty decides to help by walking across the keyboard.
Occasionally when she does this my screen switches to a narrow column view, as if formatted for a cellphone screen.
Must be hitting the wrong key myself once in a while too, because sometimes I manage it without any help from the cat.

The only way I've been able to revert to normal view has been to reload the page, but doing that can be a pain when I have a post partially written but it hasn't autosaved.

Which key (or combination) toggles the forum software between normal and narrow view, please?

Thanks!
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I do not believe that there is anything in the TTR software that does this. It may just be a function of Firefox.
 
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