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Revise MacOS Keyboard Navigation

steve0greatness,
created on Sunday, 4 February 2024, 08:20:02 (1707034802), received on Monday, 6 May 2024, 02:55:37 (1714964137)
Author identity: Steve0Greatness <steve0greatnessiscool@gmail.com>

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                                            title: MacOS Keyboard Navigation 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            date: 2022 Feb 26
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        updated: 2024 Jan 17
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        updated: 2024 Jan 4
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                            Ok, so I feel like a complete idiot right now.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        When I've been trying(and failing) to use `Tab` on my computer(it's a Macbook) for what feels like forever now. Turns out, it was as simple as hitting `Ctrl` + `F7`.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        I've been trying to use `Tab` to navigate webpages on my MacBook for what feels like forever now. Turns out, it was as simple as hitting `Ctrl` + `F7`.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        To be honest, I thought that it was just an issue with FireFox, and then I read [Browser keyboard navigation in macOS](https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/macos-browser-keyboard-navigation/) and realized that it was an issue with MacOS! This should really be an option enabled by default, but Apple is stupid.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        To be honest, I thought that it was just an issue with FireFox, and then I read [Browser keyboard navigation in macOS](https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/macos-browser-keyboard-navigation/) by The A11Y Project and realized that it was an issue with MacOS! This should really be enabled by default, but Apple is stupid.