New tab opening/closing policy
I noticed that tabs, when opened by a link (opened in a new tab), appear next to the tab with a site of that link's origin. So far I like it but I can imagine a situation where it could be annoying.
other thing is closing tabs. usually when closing a tab firefox switches to previously used tab - that is very good. but after closing a tab which was opened by a link from other tab, firefox switches to the next tab on the bar. I think that it has both good and bad sides.
So, to conclude. I think that users should be able to set these policies themselves. I realize that these are not very serious problems and people can live like this with no problem, but this stroke me quite fast after last upgrade.
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Martin,
Sorry for missing the second half of your question originally. The add-ons Tabberwocky and Tab Mix Plus are the go to extensions for customizable tab behavior.
Specifically, Tabberwocky can probably do what you want:
+ Switch to last selected tab or tab on the left when closing a tab
You won't need both of them at the same time, if Tabberwocky doesn't do the trick, Tab Mix Plus probably will.
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There is an about:config preference to revert to the previous behavior:
- In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter .
- The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise! , to continue to the about:config page.
- In the filter textbox, enter browser.tab.insertRelatedAfterCurrent , and double click the item that appears to toggle to false
See New tabs do not appear to the right of the last tab for a simple add-on to make this change and for more info.
Thx for the reply. I checked it out. indeed it is possible to set how the tabs are opened but actually I could live with both ways of it.
What I really would like is to manage the closing rules. When you open a link from bookmarks (in a new tab), the tab appears as a last tab on the bar and after you close it firefox sends you back to previously used tab - this is very good. Other thing is when you open links form a website: 1. when I open many links from one website, then yeah it is good that when I close one of these new tabs, firefox sends me just to the next tab. 2. when I open just one link in a new tab, usually after closing it I want to go back to the tab I came from and ff sends me to the next one.
Is it possible to manage this setting? I looked through browser.tab preferences in about:config and didn't find anything. is there any other add-on? I hope that somebody shares my dislikes about it, that I'm not the only 'nit-picker' here ;)
hmm...I just noticed another thing. When the link opens itself in a new tab, after closing it ff goes back to the previous tab but when I open the same link but using middle mouse button (so specifying that I want it to open in a new tab) then after closing it ff goes to the next tab.
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Martin,
Sorry for missing the second half of your question originally. The add-ons Tabberwocky and Tab Mix Plus are the go to extensions for customizable tab behavior.
Specifically, Tabberwocky can probably do what you want:
+ Switch to last selected tab or tab on the left when closing a tab
You won't need both of them at the same time, if Tabberwocky doesn't do the trick, Tab Mix Plus probably will.
thx a lot. Tabberwocky works fine.