undefined | Better HN

0 pointsnabergh6y ago0 comments

My biggest gripe with Firefox is how it opens tabs. If I open a new tab in Chrome, it opens just to the right of the current one which is nice because it keeps related tabs together. In Firefox it opens to the far right which is annoying. I tried installing an extension to fix this but it was buggy. Only recently did I discover that I could dig into about:config to enable the behavior I consider expected (and I'm sure most people agree with me given how many Chrome users there are).

0 comments

40four6y ago

I already updated to v.72 so I don't know if they changed the default, never really noticed before. But now

  browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

defaults to 'true'. I agree this is expected behavior :)

alimbada6y ago

FF71 - default is also true.

Edit - default for this config variable could be platform specific; the above is based on Windows 10. I'll check on my MacBook tonight.

40four6y ago

True, I am on Windows 10 as well. If anyone needs to change it though, that is the related setting to check in about:config.

megous6y ago

That only applies when you open a tab by clicking on a link. If you do ctrl+t, you'll get new tab at the far right.

the_duke6y ago

That is toggled by "browser.tabs.insertAfterContent" ( vs insertRelatedAfterContent).

1 more reply

naberghOP6y ago

This is correct and it also applies when middle clicking a link. That's where it really matters for me.

jeltz6y ago

Damn, another option I need to change when I upgrade Firefox. :( I liked the old default. I think I will have to start writing a user.js.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsnabergh6y ago0 comments

0 comments

40four6y ago

I already updated to v.72 so I don't know if they changed the default, never really noticed before. But now

  browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

defaults to 'true'. I agree this is expected behavior :)

alimbada6y ago

FF71 - default is also true.

Edit - default for this config variable could be platform specific; the above is based on Windows 10. I'll check on my MacBook tonight.

40four6y ago

True, I am on Windows 10 as well. If anyone needs to change it though, that is the related setting to check in about:config.

megous6y ago

That only applies when you open a tab by clicking on a link. If you do ctrl+t, you'll get new tab at the far right.

the_duke6y ago

That is toggled by "browser.tabs.insertAfterContent" ( vs insertRelatedAfterContent).

1 more reply

naberghOP6y ago

This is correct and it also applies when middle clicking a link. That's where it really matters for me.

jeltz6y ago

Damn, another option I need to change when I upgrade Firefox. :( I liked the old default. I think I will have to start writing a user.js.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse