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Back & Forward buttons on a keyboard do not work

Version information

Mint Xfce 20.3, Mint Xfce 22(.0) beta

Thunar version 4.16.8 and 4.18.8

Steps to reproduce

  1. Get a keyboard with forward and back buttons
  2. Open Thunar and navigate through various folders, e.g. /home > /home/mint/ > /home/mint/downloads/`
  3. Press the back button on the keyboard
  4. Observe how nothing happens
  5. Press the back button in Thunar itself at least once
  6. Press the forward button on the keyboard
  7. Observe how nothing happens

Current behavior

Back and forward buttons on a keyboard do nothing

Expected outcome

Back and forward buttons on a keyboard should behave exactly like back and forward buttons on a mouse.

Additional information

It behaves correctly in Nemo since at least version 5.2.4 in the very same Mint Xfce 20.3, let alone the newest Nemo version of 6.2.1 in Mint Cinnamon 22(.0) beta.

Edited by NM64