# When refreshing a page with Ctrl + R, reader mode briefly enables

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** reader-mode
**Created:** [May 15, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153 "2024-05-15T21:42:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author: ![Firepup650](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/firepup650/32/465200_2.png) [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/1 "2024-05-15T21:42:49Z")

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While testing a different bug, I happened to use Ctrl + R to reload the page, and saw a brief grayscale flash. I tried again after noticing it, and realized it was Reader Mode triggering as I refreshed the page. I’ll admit that Ctrl + R does make sense for Reader Mode, however it’s already in use by most browsers for refreshing the page.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/2 "2024-05-16T07:07:21Z")

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FYI @jordan.vidrine we can’t eat CTRL-R cause Firefox owns it.

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### Author: ![jordan.vidrine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan.vidrine/32/515563_2.png) [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/5 "2024-05-16T15:31:41Z")

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Thanks for the report, this is now fixed. I changed it to ctrl + shift + r

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### Author: ![Firepup650](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/firepup650/32/465200_2.png) [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/6 "2024-05-16T16:59:31Z")

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I’m not sure about other browsers, but I know Chrome uses Ctrl + Shift + R for refreshing and bypassing cache.

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### Author: ![jordan.vidrine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan.vidrine/32/515563_2.png) [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/7 "2024-05-16T18:52:11Z")

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![](https://media.tenor.com/BTCYnxg9lCsAAAAC/frustration-hands.gif)

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### Author: ![nobrowser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nobrowser/32/240031_2.png) [@nobrowser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nobrowser)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/8 "2024-05-17T05:02:00Z")

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Yes, Firefox too uses `Ctrl + Shift + R` for refresh without cache.

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### Author: ![hello-smile6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hello-smile6/32/304628_2.png) [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/9 "2024-05-17T20:50:17Z")

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Why not Ctrl+Alt+R?

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### Author: ![jordan.vidrine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan.vidrine/32/515563_2.png) [@jordan.vidrine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan.vidrine)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/10 "2024-05-18T01:19:34Z")

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Sure! I changed it to this.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-refreshing-a-page-with-ctrl-r-reader-mode-briefly-enables/308153/11 "2024-05-19T17:05:20Z")

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