saveslash.user.js

/*
Save the slash key
##################

Greasemonkey script to prevent sites from hijacking Firefox's slash
key shortcut.

Source: https://gist.github.com/julfers/85fdae998ad855de17d2326e1c141cac

Install
*******

1. Install Greasemonkey from
   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/
2. Click Github's "raw" link to install this script

See also
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https://keyboard-savior-xtreme.readthedocs.io/
https://superuser.com/a/595885
https://stackoverflow.com/a/16459436
https://github.com/perkint/slashpreserver

Unlicense
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*/
// ==UserScript==
// @name        Save the slash key
// @namespace   http://josiahulfers.com/saveslash
// @description Stop sites hijacking Firefox's slash key shortcut
// @run-at      document-start
// @include     http://tools.android.com/*
// @include     https://*.android.com/*
//              ^ slash-breaker on developer.android.com is buggy
//                (sometimes doesn't hijack the key)
// @include     https://bitbucket.org/*
// @include     https://docs.djangoproject.com/*
// @include     https://trello.com/*
// @include     https://*.google.com/*
// @include     https://www.youtube.com/
// @version     5
// @grant       none
// @updateURL   https://gist.github.com/julfers/85fdae998ad855de17d2326e1c141cac/raw
// ==/UserScript==
var saveSlash = function (keyEvent) {
  if (keyEvent.key === '/') {
    // Would ideally allow propagation if the target is editable, such
    // as <input>, but, in practice, this hasn't been a problem.
    keyEvent.stopImmediatePropagation()
  }
}
window.addEventListener('keydown', saveSlash, true)
window.addEventListener('keypress', saveSlash, true)
window.addEventListener('keyup', saveSlash, true)

HI, how can I do something similar to prevent Gmail stealing "ctrl+k" shortcut to firefox's search bar?

if (keyEvent.key === 'ctrl+k')???

@racuna I'm sorry I didn't see your comment two years ago!

I would use if (keyEvent.ctrlKey && /^k$/i.test(keyEvent.key)). The case-insensitive regex makes it match whether you have capslock on or not.