Customization options have always been the cornerstone in a list of improvements that truly make a product user friendly; but when it comes to social networking websites and their constant evolution the last thing regular users want is the zillionth revised layout.

grease monkeyIf you (as most people would) consider this to be a minor irritant then the Firefox plugin Greasemonkey is your savior. This add-on helps users customize certain website features by using small bits of JavaScript and has recently released a keyboard navigation tool for Facebook. In English ‘Hot keys for Facebook’.

Utilization of this tool will make it possible for users to navigate to any pre-determined page on Facebook by hitting a single key. These hot keys are case sensitive and can be customized to your convenience by adding the specific Facebook url against each designated key.

Greased Lightning (default list of hot keys)

A – Edit application settings
B – Go to list of birthdays
C – Go to photos
D – Find friends
E – Go to your list of events
F – View the list of all your friends
G – Go to groups
H – Go to your home page
I – Go to the message Inbox
L – Go to your links page
M – Send a message
N – Go to your notes
P – Go to your profile page
S – Edit your account settings
T – Go to Notifications page
V – Edit your privacy settings

The keyboard navigation tool is a preferable option for those who have a regular routine on the website as it will make navigation between pages a seamless affair. On the flipside, the add-on is exclusive to Firefox and will not work on other browsers.

URL: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/59663