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zelda_pinwheel · 07-05-2008, 05:56 PM

dennis, i am hoping you can answer this question about new tab behavior in FF3.

imagine, for instance, i have the MR browser spy open in tab number 1, followed by (let's say...) 20 or so other tabs with the threads i'm reading. for the sake of argument, 10 tabs are visible in the browser window at any time (no, i don't like fullscreen browser windows, why ?).

now imagine i scroll the tabs over so that tab number 20 (and the 9 preceding it) is visible at the far right of the window, while the spy in tab number 1 is active. then i center-click on a link in the spy to open in new tab number 21.

for some reason, whenever i click a link on the spy, the tabs scroll back to the beginning so the active tab (1) is visible at the left of the window, rather than remaining where they are so that i know where the recently-opened tabs begin (you didn't really think i was going to open just one, did you ?). this seems strange and unoptimal to me. do you know of any reason for it, and / or any way to prevent it happening ?

(aaah, nostalgie... the "similar threads" feature informs me that Portable Firefox 1.5 is available. i wonder if it still is...)

07-05-2008, 05:56 PM	#110
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	dennis, i am hoping you can answer this question about new tab behavior in FF3. imagine, for instance, i have the MR browser spy open in tab number 1, followed by (let's say...) 20 or so other tabs with the threads i'm reading. for the sake of argument, 10 tabs are visible in the browser window at any time (no, i don't like fullscreen browser windows, why ?). now imagine i scroll the tabs over so that tab number 20 (and the 9 preceding it) is visible at the far right of the window, while the spy in tab number 1 is active. then i center-click on a link in the spy to open in new tab number 21. for some reason, whenever i click a link on the spy, the tabs scroll back to the beginning so the active tab (1) is visible at the left of the window, rather than remaining where they are so that i know where the recently-opened tabs begin (you didn't really think i was going to open just one, did you ?). this seems strange and unoptimal to me. do you know of any reason for it, and / or any way to prevent it happening ? (aaah, nostalgie... the "similar threads" feature informs me that Portable Firefox 1.5 is available. i wonder if it still is...)