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Once inside an Apple Community thread, pressing Cmd + [ does nothing, even though it's the standard shortcut for Back in Safari and other browsers.
This issue is especially frustrating when using a mouse with a back button, as the button is often mapped to the same shortcut, rendering it useless.
MacBook Pro (2021)
Ah, interesting. I didn't know the rich text editor had these shortcuts:
Well, then the problem is that it happens even when a post or reply field isn't visible. Just browsing Apple Support Community pages shouldn't hijack Apple's own keyboard shortcuts! 🤦
Some key combinations are reserved for other functions on this site, as detailed in the “(?)” icon in the lower-right corner of a text box for composing questions and replies. Bold, Italics, Underline, Outdent, Indent, Quote, Add Link, each have their key combination defined here.
Not sure if or how this can be overridden by the user.
Let Apple know about your issue with this, through: Feedback - Apple.com website - Apple
Back shortcut Cmd + [ doesn't work inside a Community thread
