Okay, this is irritating.

[jjones]

Well, I finally got around to downloading Firefox. I thought I wouldn't ever have to check sites I've designed in another browser after Netscape finally died, but it seems some of you diehard geeks will be hanging on to any alternative to IE like grim death. 😀

So I'm using Firefox and seem to be having trouble with tabbed browsing. I have been using Crazy Browser for IE and tabbed browsing has been great. My problem is this, in Firefox when I click a link on a site that has target=_blank so it opens a new window, that is exactly what Firefox is doing, opening a new window instead of a new tab. I want it to open a new tab, not a new window. I've messed around with the settings options but can't seem to get it to work so it opens a new tab.

Is this feature available in Firefox?

Oh yeah, one more thing, wrong forum. 😛

 

[Nohr]

Middle click the link to open it in a new tab. Middle click tabs to close them. Ctrl-T opens a new blank tab. Ctrl-F4 closes your current tab.

 

[Baked]

Right click, open in new tab. Or Preferences > Advanced > Tab Browsing > new tab in most recent window

 

[AMDZen]

Of course.

Open Firefox and type about:config in the address bar

Find browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs and double click on it so it = true

Then enables advanced tab options in your Tools/Options page and set it to open new links in tabs

Other tweaks for freaks...

Find network.http.pipelining and double click on it so it = true
Find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests doule click on it and change it from 4 to 8

This makes FF use 8 threads to each page.. Bascially, if you thought FF was fast before, try it after this.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Baked
Right click, open in new tab. Or Preferences > Advanced > Tab Browsing > new tab in most recent window

This won't be there until he's done what I posted about in the about:config

 

[Malak]

Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Of course.

Open Firefox and type about:config in the address bar

Find browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs and double click on it so it = true

Then enables advanced tab options in your Tools/Options page and set it to open new links in tabs

Other tweaks for freaks...

Find network.http.pipelining and double click on it so it = true
Find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests doule click on it and change it from 4 to 8

This makes FF use 8 threads to each page.. Bascially, if you thought FF was fast before, try it after this.

That did it for me. It gave me a new option to force links that open new windows to open a new tab instead. Now it's just like Crazy Browser, which is the method I like. I could have just used my scroll click to do that, but I prefer it this way. Thanks. 🙂

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: Baked
Right click, open in new tab. Or Preferences > Advanced > Tab Browsing > new tab in most recent window

This won't be there until he's done what I posted about in the about:config

Yes, thanks for the tip. A new option appeared in tab browsing after the about:config change.

BTW, I have speed hack down as -

network.http.pipelining True
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 32
network.http.proxy.pipelining True

Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it
"nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is
the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it
receives.

 

[blackdogdeek]

w/ mouse gestures, right-click-drag up straight through link for link in new tab and switch to that tab.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

 

[gigapet]

slimbrowser buddy boy

 

[Pepsi90919]

you know, there's this thing called "Microsoft Internet Explorer", and it's really good.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
you know, there's this thing called "Microsoft Internet Explorer", and it's really good.

You know, I'm tempted to quote that in my sig...

 

[MAME]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

It's not 'the right thing', it's a preference, which is why you can change it.

 

[jjones]

Well, at first glance, my sites appear to look identical in Firefox as they do in IE, so I guess Firefox may not be so bad after all. 😉

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

Although that may be your preference, and admittedly, mine as well. Users who are migrating over from IE probably like new windows, because they're used to that. I don't actually know Mozilla's reasoning for it, I just don't care. I'm proficient enough that I can change absolutely anything about FF that I want to change, thats what I love about it. Even if there isn't an extension or a skin out there that I like. Its quite easy to make and program my own. Luckily, you don't even need to because anything you have thought of, has already been thought of and created.

Opera has less then half the user base, and community. This is only important to me since there are so many more extensions and goodies for FireFox. Opera has very few of the extension I've come to love on FF, and even if I wanted to make them myself, it would be 10x harder trying to find the right material in the community. Not as many people do it because its harder, there are litterally hundreds of ext's for FF.

Everyone who enjoys these same things knows FF is the best, if you think that because some things need to be changed on FF in order to meet your own personal preferences, and that makes your argument against it stronger, well ... I will just sit here and laugh. FF forever.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: MAME

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

It's not 'the right thing', it's a preference, which is why you can change it.

If you took a poll of 10,000 people who use firefox/opera, and ask them which they would prefer, can you honestly say that more than 10 people would prefer the firefox default? When such a majority prefers it a certain way, it becomes a standard, which is the right way.

 

[jjones]

Okay, here are some other problems I'm am encountering:

1) When I type something in the address bar, it does not stay in the list of recently typed addresses. IE has a drop down list of recently typed addresses and Firefox appears to have the same but it is not doing that.

2) When typing an address in the address bar, it does not open a new tab, it uses the currently opened tab.

3) Opening a javascript window that is set to a certain size, resizes Firefox to that size instead of remaining full-screen.

4) Clicking on a bookmark does not open a new tab, it uses the same tab that is currently open.

There must be solutions to these problems as well, I hope so anyway.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
Of course.

Open Firefox and type about:config in the address bar

Find browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs and double click on it so it = true

Then enables advanced tab options in your Tools/Options page and set it to open new links in tabs

Other tweaks for freaks...

Find network.http.pipelining and double click on it so it = true
Find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests doule click on it and change it from 4 to 8

This makes FF use 8 threads to each page.. Bascially, if you thought FF was fast before, try it after this.

I use 32 threads instead of 8. Webservers FVCKING HATE me 😛

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: jjones
Okay, here are some other problems I'm am encountering:

1) When I type something in the address bar, it does not stay in the list of recently typed addresses. IE has a drop down list of recently typed addresses and Firefox appears to have the same but it is not doing that.

2) When typing an address in the address bar, it does not open a new tab, it uses the currently opened tab.

3) Opening a javascript window that is set to a certain size, resizes Firefox to that size instead of remaining full-screen.

4) Clicking on a bookmark does not open a new tab, it uses the same tab that is currently open.

1. Check preferences. I know in Opera I set it to delete these automatically when I close Opera, as I have no need for them. I'm sure Firefox has similar settings.

2. Again, I'm sure this is a setting you can toggle.

3. I doubt there's a setting for this, it seems pretty odd though. In Opera it just undocks the tab and sizes it accordingly, instead of resizing the entire window.

4. I know there are settings for this in Opera, but obviously you'll have to check what you have in firefox. The setting in Opera is something like choosing whether to reuse a tab or prefer to open new tabs. I have a habit of simply opening a new tab which takes one second because of mouse gestures, and then click the bookmark. Might want to try something similar.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: jjones
Okay, here are some other problems I'm am encountering:

1) When I type something in the address bar, it does not stay in the list of recently typed addresses. IE has a drop down list of recently typed addresses and Firefox appears to have the same but it is not doing that.

2) When typing an address in the address bar, it does not open a new tab, it uses the currently opened tab.

3) Opening a javascript window that is set to a certain size, resizes Firefox to that size instead of remaining full-screen.

4) Clicking on a bookmark does not open a new tab, it uses the same tab that is currently open.

There must be solutions to these problems as well, I hope so anyway.

For #4, middle click on the bookmark.
It will open a new tab with the bookmark link in it.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

I like Opera too, but FF is better.
it works better overall, displays more pages correctly than opera does.
I find FF a little more stable too barely EVER giving me a problem. Opera would illegal on me once in a while. Opera is good, and I was a die-hard opera fan, but FF is better IMO.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: jjones
Okay, here are some other problems I'm am encountering:

1) When I type something in the address bar, it does not stay in the list of recently typed addresses. IE has a drop down list of recently typed addresses and Firefox appears to have the same but it is not doing that.

2) When typing an address in the address bar, it does not open a new tab, it uses the currently opened tab.

3) Opening a javascript window that is set to a certain size, resizes Firefox to that size instead of remaining full-screen.

4) Clicking on a bookmark does not open a new tab, it uses the same tab that is currently open.

There must be solutions to these problems as well, I hope so anyway.

Well there is a way to do that too but I forget, I'd look it up but I'm lazy now. I think the best thing for you to do now is download the Extension "Tab Mix". I think it was posted here on the board somewhere, but I would just google it. This Extension does anything you've ever wanted. Opens new URLs in tabs, bookmarks in tabs, and searches from the mini search bar in new tabs, as well as lots of other cool things.

As for your first question, in FF its in the GO menu, and it shows the history there. Its in there under what the website was, not the URL. You can probably change this too, but if you just drag your mouse over the history it will give you the URL.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: malak

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: malak
Use Opera, doesn't do that, opens a new tab like it should.

Your an idiot, FF can do both and so can Opera. Just so happens FF comes default as opening in new Windows, which takes 2 seconds to change, and Opera is set default for opening in new tabs, which can also be changed in 2 seconds.

So you are agreeing that by default Opera already does the right thing? Thanks, helped my arguement.

I like Opera too, but FF is better.
it works better overall, displays more pages correctly than opera does.
I find FF a little more stable too barely EVER giving me a problem. Opera would illegal on me once in a while. Opera is good, and I was a die-hard opera fan, but FF is better IMO.

All depending on experience I guess. I can say firefox drove me mad within 15 minutes, and I've never had Opera crash on me, so...