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How to stop firefox quiting last tab(when only one tab is open) without warning??

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hiren131292
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i want to disable ctrl+w when only one tab is open so that when only one tab is open and if i press ctrl+w by mistake it shoud warn me before closing browser

i want to disable ctrl+w when only one tab is open so that when only one tab is open and if i press ctrl+w by mistake it shoud warn me before closing browser

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You can set the browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab pref to false on the about:config page to prevent closing the last tab from closing that window and make a close button appear if only one tab is open.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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orvi
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Okay so you want to add a feature right ?

cor-el
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You can set the browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab pref to false on the about:config page to prevent closing the last tab from closing that window and make a close button appear if only one tab is open.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.