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Firebug shortcut {Ctrl + Shift + C} toggles Firefox Developer Tools instead of Firebug Inspect Element

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How I can I disable Firefox's shortcut key for {Ctrl + Shift + C} so that Firebug can take it's usual action of element selection? This has only recently started since Firefox updated itself to v25.0.

How I can I disable Firefox's shortcut key for {Ctrl + Shift + C} so that Firebug can take it's usual action of element selection? This has only recently started since Firefox updated itself to v25.0.

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You could disable the built-in Inspector by setting the devtools.inspector.enabled to false on the about:config page (search devtools.*.enabled for more).

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You could disable the built-in Inspector by setting the devtools.inspector.enabled to false on the about:config page (search devtools.*.enabled for more).

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Try out this add-on; Customizable Shortcuts. It not only lets you know what the sortcuts are, but you can change them if you want. Customizable Shortcuts

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Keys that are found under the devtoolsKeyset might be harder to modify with an extension.
Note that you can also do this via the Options button the Developer toolbox.

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Thanks cor-el, this fixed the problem.