One of the browsing habits I've formed over the years is using the right-click (or context) menu for back and forward navigation, i.e. to return to the previous page I was on. I've found this to be fairly efficient; I don't have to care where my mouse points is -- I just right click, and then click 'Back'.

I switched to Firefox a couple of years ago, and I've been really happy, except ... There are certain times when the 'Back' and 'Forward' options disappear from the context menu. The biggest annoyance is when text is selected on a page they get removed. I would often go to a page; using find to search for text on the page; get what I need; then try to right-click to go back only to find the option was gone. I would then have to de-select the text, right-click, etc.

Well one of the strengths of Firefox is that it is extensible through the use of plugins. A while back I wrote a very simple plugin called backforward. Its sole purpose in life is to keep the 'Back' and 'Forward' options in the context menu.

Anyway, it's not much, but I wanted to call attention to it in case other Firefox users have shared my frustration.