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I am referring to this button:

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(called variously as "new menu" or PanelUI, thanks ciastek!)

Is this basically a mouse-only button and menu, or is there some secret way of using it with the keyboard?

RomanSt
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  • where is the image ? – Ruskes Apr 28 '14 at 23:47
  • [seems not](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly?redirectlocale=en-US&as=u&redirectslug=Keyboard+shortcuts&utm_source=inproduct) – Raystafarian Apr 29 '14 at 00:15
  • @Raystafarian I wouldn't trust that page too much; it lists for example `Ctrl+/` for the now-removed addon bar, and [their page for mouse shortcuts](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/mouse-shortcuts-perform-common-tasks) even lists Alt+Click that [hasn't worked for years](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=713052)! – RomanSt Apr 29 '14 at 01:10
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    @romkyns that's true. I tried every key combo I could think of in FF29 and couldn't get the "new menu" selected. – Raystafarian Apr 29 '14 at 12:17
  • There doesn't seem to be a keyboard shortcut at all. Even if there was one, you couldn't navigate through the pop-up menu items using e.g. keyboard arrows. I guess it was designed to be mouse/touch only. For what is worth, all items you got (except the options/guide ones) do have a keyboard shortcut assigned. – and31415 Apr 29 '14 at 16:39
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    "New menu" is called PanelUI. Example bug mentioning this name: [#770135](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=770135) – ciastek Apr 30 '14 at 09:18
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    From user [goetzc](http://superuser.com/users/294180/goetzc): There is an open bug report to add such shortcut: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1259818 – fixer1234 Sep 04 '16 at 07:23

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If you put the searchbar in the menu, you can use Ctrl-E or Ctrl-K to open it. That's the best I've found so far.