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Map "Ctrl-[" and "Ctrl-]" to "back" and "forward".#1335

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The “back” and “forward” actions (to move back and forward in the navigation history) are mapped to Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-Right, respectively (of note, on macOS, Ctrl = Command).

It is apparently customary for macOS applications that have a notion of back/forward navigation (e.g. web browsers or file browsers) to have those actions mapped to Command-[ and Command-], so to apply the principle of least surprise, we also add those mappings here.

The existing mappings on Command-Left and Command-Right are unchanged.

closes #1334

The "back" and "forward" actions (to move back and forward in the
navigation history) are mapped to "Ctrl-Left" and "Ctrl-Right",
respectively (of note, on macOS, "Ctrl" = "Command").

It is apparently customary for macOS applications that have a notion of
back/forward navigation (e.g. web browsers or file browsers) to have
those actions mapped to "Command-[" and "Command-]", so to apply the
principle of least surprise, we also add those mappings here.

The existing mappings on "Command-Left" and "Command-Right" are
unchanged.

closes #1334
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Feature request: Menu+Keyboard forward/back navigation

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