>> one interesting one i have found is that M-<down> will not work on firefox
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>> if there are tabs/multiple pages open.
>
> I always configure my window managers to use the Windows key (i.e. Mod4)
> rather than Control or Alt (i.e. Meta).  This prevents conflicts with
> the applications that are being managed by the window manager--since
> ordinary applications, like Firefox, don't use the Windows key.

i subsequently discovered this was my own mistake - M-<down> _does_ work 
okay with tabbed Firefox. apologies.

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