Comments on: Overhauled tabbed browsing for Firefox 3.1 http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/ Your source for Mozilla news, tips, reviews, and more. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-70464 Andy Thu, 07 May 2009 17:42:22 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-70464 The addition of the New Tab (plus sign icon) is very good. But what I used to have in Firefox 2 is Close current Tab icon which I don't see anymore. This is very troubling. Is there away to get this back? The addition of the New Tab (plus sign icon) is very good. But what I used to have in Firefox 2 is Close current Tab icon which I don’t see anymore. This is very troubling. Is there away to get this back?

]]> By: YC http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-69183 YC Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:22:16 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-69183 Thanks for this article! I'm facing the disappearing close button after 8 tabs too, and can't find any resources on how to get it fixed. For the last tab not showing any close button, I've found a stylish style for it here: http://userstyles.org/styles/12101 Would appreciate if the close button "problem" could be fixed. Thanks! Thanks for this article! I’m facing the disappearing close button after 8 tabs too, and can’t find any resources on how to get it fixed. For the last tab not showing any close button, I’ve found a stylish style for it here:

http://userstyles.org/styles/12101

Would appreciate if the close button “problem” could be fixed. Thanks!

]]> By: LiuZhiyan http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-68359 LiuZhiyan Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:33:49 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-68359 Hi, thank you for your posting. But I need you help, thanks very much!~~ This question is: How can I get "tab" object from a document object??? My code like this: ... onTabOpened : function(e) { var appcontent = document.getElementById("appcontent"); if(appcontent) appcontent.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", foo.fun1, false); }, fun1 : function(e) { var doc = e.originalTarget; if (!doc) return; var tab = doc; // !!!!!!! Have a way to get tab by doc object?? How ?? // tab.className should be 'tabbrowser-tab'. setTimeout(function() { gBrowser.removeTab(tab); } }, 3000); } ... THANKS! Hope any help!~~ Hi, thank you for your posting. But I need you help, thanks very much!~~
This question is:

How can I get “tab” object from a document object???

My code like this:

…

onTabOpened : function(e)
{
var appcontent = document.getElementById(“appcontent”);

if(appcontent)
appcontent.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, foo.fun1, false);
},

fun1 : function(e)
{
var doc = e.originalTarget;

if (!doc)
return;

var tab = doc; // !!!!!!! Have a way to get tab by doc object?? How ??

// tab.className should be ‘tabbrowser-tab’.

setTimeout(function()
{
gBrowser.removeTab(tab);
}
}, 3000);
}
…

THANKS! Hope any help!~~

]]> By: Nox http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-67797 Nox Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:03:38 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-67797 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347930 Go, vote! :) https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347930
Go, vote! :)

]]> By: Rioting_pacifist http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-67788 Rioting_pacifist Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:18:37 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-67788 How does one make the drag drop of tabs work with kde3? How does one make the drag drop of tabs work with kde3?

]]> By: Rioting_pacifist http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-67787 Rioting_pacifist Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:16:47 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-67787 Is the best way to sort this out to make the tab bar buttons customizable in the same way all other buttons can be draged and dropped? Im not a fan of any new tab button tbh but the old button was easier to remove Is the best way to sort this out to make the tab bar buttons customizable in the same way all other buttons can be draged and dropped?
Im not a fan of any new tab button tbh but the old button was easier to remove

]]> By: dasverlangen http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-67661 dasverlangen Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:13:09 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-67661 Goddamn it - I'm sick of good software ruined by overzealous developers. Leave the option for new tab button on the toolbar customization IN. Period. Who gives a shit about the ability to pop out tabs? That is precisely why I DON'T use chrome/iron/chromium. Stop regressing and ruining my software. If this is kept as a feature, I will no longer be a Mozilla user... and I've stuck with Firefox/Gecko almost since 1.0RC Goddamn it -

I’m sick of good software ruined by overzealous developers.

Leave the option for new tab button on the toolbar customization IN.

Period.

Who gives a shit about the ability to pop out tabs?

That is precisely why I DON’T use chrome/iron/chromium.

Stop regressing and ruining my software.

If this is kept as a feature, I will no longer be a Mozilla user…
and I’ve stuck with Firefox/Gecko almost since 1.0RC

]]> By: antistress http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-67382 antistress Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-67382 the new tab button doesn't integrate very well within GNOME (GTK) any plan to improve that ? it looks like a regression (remember Firefox GUI before version 3) the new tab button doesn’t integrate very well within GNOME (GTK)
any plan to improve that ? it looks like a regression (remember Firefox GUI before version 3)

]]> By: jp http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66836 jp Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:57:33 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66836 Finally a new tab button. Dont know how often I have argued in favor only to get dissed by "UI design expert" why it is not needed. Now, diss me again for saying: it belongs at the beginning of the tab bar, at least in left to right text mode. Finally a new tab button. Dont know how often I have argued in favor only to get dissed by “UI design expert” why it is not needed. Now, diss me again for saying: it belongs at the beginning of the tab bar, at least in left to right text mode.

]]> By: G@boWeb » Firefox 3.1 Beta podría llegar la próxima semana http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66744 G@boWeb » Firefox 3.1 Beta podría llegar la próxima semana Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:59:40 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66744 [...] botón dedicado a crear nuevas tabs, muy a los Internet [...] [...] botón dedicado a crear nuevas tabs, muy a los Internet [...]

]]> By: Firefox 3.1 Beta podría llegar la próxima semana http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66741 Firefox 3.1 Beta podría llegar la próxima semana Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:18:45 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66741 [...] botón dedicado a crear nuevas tabs, muy a los Internet [...] [...] botón dedicado a crear nuevas tabs, muy a los Internet [...]

]]> By: Boycott Novell » Links 26-30/09/2008: 1 Million GNU/Linux Laptops for Venezuela, Microsoft Says 60% of Servers Run Linux http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66629 Boycott Novell » Links 26-30/09/2008: 1 Million GNU/Linux Laptops for Venezuela, Microsoft Says 60% of Servers Run Linux Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:14:15 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66629 [...] Overhauled tabbed browsing for Firefox 3.1 [...] [...] Overhauled tabbed browsing for Firefox 3.1 [...]

]]> By: Branimir http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66574 Branimir Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:17:14 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66574 >Ehrm, I want to keep my “New Tab” button in the toolbar. It’s been there since … long time. I don’t want it in the >tab bar. >Is it possible to deactivate the new tab bar button and re-activate the free customizable button I can put in the >tool bar? Otherwise I’d have to stay with 3.0x :| i totaly agree.. i'm so used to old "new tab" button, that i switched back to firefox 3.0.. >Ehrm, I want to keep my “New Tab” button in the toolbar. It’s been there since … long time. I don’t want it in the >tab bar.
>Is it possible to deactivate the new tab bar button and re-activate the free customizable button I can put in the >tool bar? Otherwise I’d have to stay with 3.0x :|

i totaly agree.. i’m so used to old “new tab” button, that i switched back to firefox 3.0..

]]> By: Tyler http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66551 Tyler Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:14:33 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66551 The "new tab" button should be at the beginning of the tab bar (before the first tab), not at the end. Buttons should be closer to each other, otherwhy we begin to have buttons everywhere on the screen, just like in IE7, and that sucks. The “new tab” button should be at the beginning of the tab bar (before the first tab), not at the end.
Buttons should be closer to each other, otherwhy we begin to have buttons everywhere on the screen, just like in IE7, and that sucks.

]]> By: BobCFC http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66545 BobCFC Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:01:36 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66545 I tested out Chrome for a week and that also has the behaviour of closing the window when the last tab is closed. This is particularly annoying in Chrome because so much is based around the New-Tab Homepage that learns your nine favourite websites etc. There is no home button, which is a good thing imo, but this means I click the new tab button to get the homepage then go back and close the first tab. Bad. I tested out Chrome for a week and that also has the behaviour of closing the window when the last tab is closed.

This is particularly annoying in Chrome because so much is based around the New-Tab Homepage that learns your nine favourite websites etc. There is no home button, which is a good thing imo, but this means I click the new tab button to get the homepage then go back and close the first tab. Bad.

]]> By: Exec http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66544 Exec Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:08:55 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66544 @Wikzo It's browser.tabs.closeButtons. I personally have it set to 2, which doesn't show any close buttons. You can find the effect of each value for this and other advanced settings on Mozillazine http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries#Browser..2A "and, hopefully, a tab search option users who tend to have dozens of opened tabs at a time will appreciate." Ubiquity FTW! @Wikzo
It’s browser.tabs.closeButtons. I personally have it set to 2, which doesn’t show any close buttons.
You can find the effect of each value for this and other advanced settings on Mozillazine
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries#Browser..2A

“and, hopefully, a tab search option users who tend to have dozens of opened tabs at a time will appreciate.”
Ubiquity FTW!

]]> By: Jeff http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66543 Jeff Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:08:48 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66543 The placement of the New Tab button all the way to the right will definitely be something to get use to, because I am so use to having it right next to the home button on my Firefox layout. The placement of the New Tab button all the way to the right will definitely be something to get use to, because I am so use to having it right next to the home button on my Firefox layout.

]]> By: Pete http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66541 Pete Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:43:14 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66541 "The old New Tab button which was present in the Customize Toolbar dialog and could be added to the toolbars is gone at this time." Ehrm, I want to keep my "New Tab" button in the toolbar. It's been there since ... long time. I don't want it in the tab bar. Is it possible to deactivate the new tab bar button and re-activate the free customizable button I can put in the tool bar? Otherwise I'd have to stay with 3.0x :| “The old New Tab button which was present in the Customize Toolbar dialog and could be added to the toolbars is gone at this time.”

Ehrm, I want to keep my “New Tab” button in the toolbar. It’s been there since … long time. I don’t want it in the tab bar.
Is it possible to deactivate the new tab bar button and re-activate the free customizable button I can put in the tool bar? Otherwise I’d have to stay with 3.0x :|

]]> By: Carter http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66540 Carter Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:17:13 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66540 Are there any plans to group tabs of same web domains together, or to have a new tab open to the immediate right of the active tab? I think I'd find both useful, as having extensive horizontal lists can be difficult to manage when only the first few characters are visible on the tabs themselves. Are there any plans to group tabs of same web domains together, or to have a new tab open to the immediate right of the active tab? I think I’d find both useful, as having extensive horizontal lists can be difficult to manage when only the first few characters are visible on the tabs themselves.

]]> By: Switch http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66536 Switch Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:17:46 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66536 Thank you, Percy, I'm already using it together with Tab Mix Lite CE. (TabKit for multi-row tabbar, Tab Mix Lite CE for all the remaining features) Thank you, Percy, I’m already using it together with Tab Mix Lite CE. (TabKit for multi-row tabbar, Tab Mix Lite CE for all the remaining features)

]]> By: Jay http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66534 Jay Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:57:30 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66534 The change to close the browser with the last tab was ridiculous. Tabs make Firefox an MDI application, and ALL MDI applications remain open even with no documents loaded. Even if all tabs disappeared and you were left looking at a blank screen, the browser should not close on its own. It's a usability confusion nightmare. The first time it happened I thought the whole app had crashed. It's unintuitive to say the least. The property is a step back in the right direction, but it needs to be set false by default, not only for people who are in the know. The change to close the browser with the last tab was ridiculous. Tabs make Firefox an MDI application, and ALL MDI applications remain open even with no documents loaded.

Even if all tabs disappeared and you were left looking at a blank screen, the browser should not close on its own. It’s a usability confusion nightmare. The first time it happened I thought the whole app had crashed. It’s unintuitive to say the least.

The property is a step back in the right direction, but it needs to be set false by default, not only for people who are in the know.

]]> By: Percy Cabello http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66532 Percy Cabello Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:32:30 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66532 Thanks for your kind words! It's very encouraging to know readers do enjoy my work. Thanks for your kind words! It’s very encouraging to know readers do enjoy my work.

]]> By: Percy Cabello http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66531 Percy Cabello Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:31:36 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66531 There are no plans for a multirow tab bar in Firefox 3.1. Your best shot is an extension like TabKit which provides this and several other tabbed browsing improvements. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447 There are no plans for a multirow tab bar in Firefox 3.1. Your best shot is an extension like TabKit which provides this and several other tabbed browsing improvements.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5447

]]> By: leandro http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66530 leandro Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:02:53 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66530 Awesome!!! Percy, I'm replying here just to tell you that MozillaLinks is the first website I read everytime I open Google Reader (and I have hundreds of sites in it). Your style in writing news, with legit and very interesting news is fantastic! thanks for maintaining MozillaLinks! :) Awesome!!!

Percy, I’m replying here just to tell you that MozillaLinks is the first website I read everytime I open Google Reader (and I have hundreds of sites in it).
Your style in writing news, with legit and very interesting news is fantastic!

thanks for maintaining MozillaLinks! :)

]]> By: Switch http://mozillalinks.org/2008/09/overhauled-tabbed-browsing-for-firefox-31/comment-page-1/#comment-66528 Switch Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:31:59 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=2443#comment-66528 Is there any opportunity to have multi-row tabbar in Firefox by default (I mean, does anybody in Mozilla considering such feature)? Is there any opportunity to have multi-row tabbar in Firefox by default (I mean, does anybody in Mozilla considering such feature)?

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