How can I make tabs open to the right of tab line
Years of using FF 3.5 or lower made me get used to have a new tab opened at the end of the tabs line. since the 3.6 version a new tab is being opened to the right of the current tab which naturally causes me out of hobbit to keep closing the wrong tabs. In the settings I couldn't fins an option to restore the situation to the way it was. Any thought (except for - GET USED TO IT.... or similar answers)?
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Set the pref browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent to false on the about:config page.
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.
Modified by cor-el
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You can change a preference to make tabs open
- at the end of all open tabs
- immediately after the current tab.
- Type about:config in the URL bar and press the Enter key.
- If you see the warning, accept it (promise to be careful).
- Filter = browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent
- Look at the "Value" column (false=open at end, true=open after current tab); Value = true is the default.
- Double-click that preference to toggle the value from true to false, or false to true
- Restart Firefox (File > Restart Firefox)
The information submitted with your question indicates that you have out of date plugins with known security issues that should be updated. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post.
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.0
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 8.2.5
- Shockwave Flash 10.1 r85 (new security update released 11-04-2010)
- Check your plugin versions: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
- Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions
- Update Shockwave for Director
- NOTE: this is not the same as Shockwave Flash; this installs the Shockwave Player.
- Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the link in the article below (Desktop is a good place so you can find it).
- When the download is complete, exit Firefox (File > Exit)
- locate and double-click in the installer you just downloaded, let the install complete.
- Restart Firefox and check your plugins again.
- Download link and more information: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Shockwave+plugin+with+Firefox
- Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
- Click Help > Check for Updates
- Follow the prompts for updating
- If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
- Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
- Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the link in the article below
- On the Adobe page, un-check any extra items (i.e. Free McAfee® Security Scan Plus) then click Download button
- If you see message just under tabs, DO NOT click the Allow button, instead click below that where it says "click here to download".
- Click "Save to File"; save to your Desktop (so you can find it)
- After download completes, close Firefox
- Click the installer you just downloaded and allow the install to continue
- Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator"
- Download link and more information: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox#Installing_and_updating_Adobe_Reader
- After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
- From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
- Update Shockwave Flash
- Use Firefox to Download and SAVE to your hard drive from one of the links below; the links take you directly to the download and you avoid the "getplus" download manager and "extras" (i.e., toolbars, virus scan links, etc.) on the main Adobe page.
- SAVE to your Desktop so you can find it
- After download completes, close Firefox
- Click on the file you just downloaded and install
- Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer downloaded and choose "Run as Administrator"
- Note: Most browsers other than IE will also get updated with this one download
- Note: To update IE, same procedure but use IE to go: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax.exe
- After installation, restart Firefox and check your version again.
- Download links and other information:
- https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash
- or you can download, save, then run the manual installers for IE, then for Firefox (and all other browsers) from here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
- Also see: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Installing+the+Flash+plugin
- Also see (if needed): http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_Uninstall
Well, I'm sorry to have marked this one as "solved". I followed the instructions and managed to change the value from "true" to false" and restarted FF, but a new tab is still being opened one tab to the right of the current instead of at the end.
If you have an Extension that affects tab behavior (i.e., Tab Mix Plus, Tabberwocky, Tab Utilities, etc.), that setting may be over-ridden by the tab Extension settings. If you have a tab related Extension, look at all of the settings for that Extension.
Otherwise, you may need to use Safe Mode to locate the problem:
- See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
- Firefox Safe Mode is a diagnostic mode that disables Extensions and some other features of Firefox. If you are using a theme, switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes before starting Safe Mode. When entering Safe Mode, do not check any items on the entry window, just click "Continue in Safe Mode". Test to see if the problem you are experiencing is corrected.
- If the problem does not occur in Safe-mode then disable all of your Extensions and Plug-ins and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time (or a few at a time to narrow the field) until the problem reappears. You MUST close and restart Firefox after EACH change via File > Restart Firefox (on Mac: Firefox > Quit). You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window.
- See the following for more information
I did have 'Tab Control' addon, thought it might give me the option to choose the way new tabs are opened. removing it solved the problem, THANK YOU !
You could continue using Tab Control if you like that Extension. Always familiarize yourself with any Extension's options/settings by
- carefully reading the Extension's page ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1480/ ),
- looking at the images on that page and
- visiting the developer's website or home page shown on the Extension's page.
For Tab Control, you would need to go to Tools > Add-ons > Extensions, click on Tab Control, click Options, on the "Tab Control - Options" dialog, un-check "Position new tabs to right of current tab", click OK and the problem would have been solved.
Happy to have been of help to you.
Be sure to update the plugins mentioned in my post.
Modified by Helper7677
Wouldn't it be a useful option in tools->options->tabs to open new tabs at end? That way people can easily choose whatever their working preference is - mine is "at end" as it keep the tabs I'm going to get around to away from the ones I'm working on right now.
A check-box would be much simpler for the general user than hitting the "here there be dragons" area with all the potential pitfalls that lurk there.
That is a preference that usually is only changed once to suit the individual user's needs or wants. The developers are loath to add a clickable pref for something that isn't going to be used more than once per installation.
If you want to be able to change it with a clickable UI pref whenever you want to, look for an extension with that feature.