Comments on: Tab To New Window Annoyance In Firefox http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:52:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JJ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-908727 JJ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:33:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-908727 hate it hate it hate it so annoying FF needs to fix it hate it hate it hate it so annoying FF needs to fix it

]]> By: Tom http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-904661 Tom Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:08:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-904661 @Andrew and Sarah: USE THIS TO FIX IT. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12276 No more complaining – just use it. @Andrew and Sarah:

USE THIS TO FIX IT.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12276

No more complaining – just use it.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-903285 Andrew Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:56:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-903285 The only solution I have so far is to drag it back to the previous window. This is what I do: 1. In the newly opened window drag the tab and hold the mouse. 2. Alt tab to the previous window and drag it up to the tabs. 3. You should see an arrow pointing where it goes. Thats the best I can say so far. The only solution I have so far is to drag it back to the previous window. This is what I do:

1. In the newly opened window drag the tab and hold the mouse.
2. Alt tab to the previous window and drag it up to the tabs.
3. You should see an arrow pointing where it goes.

Thats the best I can say so far.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-903128 Sarah Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:06:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-903128 I am having this same problem and I really think Mozilla needs to fix it. It makes me so mad when I am at work and it starts doing that! I am having this same problem and I really think Mozilla needs to fix it. It makes me so mad when I am at work and it starts doing that!

]]> By: jimmeh http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-902114 jimmeh Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-902114 i hate this feature. i loved being able to drag a tab into a messenger window and it copypasta'ing the url there for me :( also i notice dragging and dropping a picture to my desktop is retarded and doesnt always save the picture correctly. this used to be awesome in the last iteration :/ i hate this feature. i loved being able to drag a tab into a messenger window and it copypasta’ing the url there for me :(

also i notice dragging and dropping a picture to my desktop is retarded and doesnt always save the picture correctly. this used to be awesome in the last iteration :/

]]> By: Rae http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-894071 Rae Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:13:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-894071 I understand the positives of this feature, and why it is there, but wow, it is SO sensitive!! Glad I found this add-on; hoping it works as well as people are saying (just downloaded but can't restart FF quite yet). I actually just wish the "trigger" was just a little LESS sensitive, because I would like to be able to use this feature occasionally....by choice! But if the option is a flat ON vs OFF, then off it goes. :( Cheers I understand the positives of this feature, and why it is there, but wow, it is SO sensitive!! Glad I found this add-on; hoping it works as well as people are saying (just downloaded but can’t restart FF quite yet).

I actually just wish the “trigger” was just a little LESS sensitive, because I would like to be able to use this feature occasionally….by choice! But if the option is a flat ON vs OFF, then off it goes. :(

Cheers

]]> By: Cole http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-893469 Cole Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-893469 SO glad I found this. I've been doing this multiple times a day since it was released but, like you, wasn't using the right search terms to turn it off. I could not think of a more useless "feature" and it's been aggravating me for some time now. It's funny that so many people haven't had an issue but I am wondering if mouse sensitivity doesn't play into this. Not only does it happen when I am NOT clicking but I've NEVER seen an outline to warn me it's happening. It just does. Anyway, I'm just so fucking happy to find your post. There's no other way to put it! SO glad I found this. I’ve been doing this multiple times a day since it was released but, like you, wasn’t using the right search terms to turn it off. I could not think of a more useless “feature” and it’s been aggravating me for some time now. It’s funny that so many people haven’t had an issue but I am wondering if mouse sensitivity doesn’t play into this. Not only does it happen when I am NOT clicking but I’ve NEVER seen an outline to warn me it’s happening. It just does.

Anyway, I’m just so fucking happy to find your post. There’s no other way to put it!

]]> By: Tom http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-883306 Tom Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:39:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-883306 People! This works: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12276 No more complaining - just use it. People! This works:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12276

No more complaining – just use it.

]]> By: CHiNOAYA! http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-881350 CHiNOAYA! Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:06:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-881350 WTF! Firefox 3.5.3 (latest patch) is still got this f*cking problem! I'm very bored with this new feature. WTF! Firefox 3.5.3 (latest patch) is still got this f*cking problem!
I’m very bored with this new feature.

]]> By: Trip http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-870629 Trip Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:11:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-870629 Thank you so much for this article and the resulting helpful comments. I hadn't found that add-on yet, and this sudden new window crap has been bothering me for some time now. I like having only one Firefox window with a billion tabs in it. Using a laptop touchpad, I find that sometimes it drags by mistake when clicking. The add-on works perfectly. =) Thank you so much for this article and the resulting helpful comments. I hadn’t found that add-on yet, and this sudden new window crap has been bothering me for some time now. I like having only one Firefox window with a billion tabs in it. Using a laptop touchpad, I find that sometimes it drags by mistake when clicking. The add-on works perfectly. =)

]]> By: Ms Constantine http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-861663 Ms Constantine Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:08:57 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-861663 Thank you to the people that suggested the add on. It seems to work. I've been getting so frustrated at the new windows popping up a few times a day. I work with about 10-15 tabs open at a time and I had no idea why some of them were randomly opening in new windows, I actually thought it might have been some sort of virus. Good to know it's just a stupid feature that can't be disabled without an add on. Thank you to the people that suggested the add on. It seems to work.

I’ve been getting so frustrated at the new windows popping up a few times a day. I work with about 10-15 tabs open at a time and I had no idea why some of them were randomly opening in new windows, I actually thought it might have been some sort of virus. Good to know it’s just a stupid feature that can’t be disabled without an add on.

]]> By: Fix For Auto-Collapsing Bookmark Items In Firefox http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-857120 Fix For Auto-Collapsing Bookmark Items In Firefox Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:03:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-857120 [...] The bug fix is provided by the same developer who also created an add-on to disable the new tab tearing feature in Firefox that could accidentally create new browser [...] [...] The bug fix is provided by the same developer who also created an add-on to disable the new tab tearing feature in Firefox that could accidentally create new browser [...]

]]> By: Lance http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-856694 Lance Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:25:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-856694 I am having the same annoying problem, but I work w/ multiple tabs at work and must move around very quickly in a support environment. So I am constantly popping tabs out. I found this site searching for a solution and will try the plugin RG linked to. I am having the same annoying problem, but I work w/ multiple tabs at work and must move around very quickly in a support environment. So I am constantly popping tabs out.

I found this site searching for a solution and will try the plugin RG linked to.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-854748 Ryan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:58:25 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-854748 This happens to me *all the time*. Mainly happens on the meebo tab since i'm frequently switching to and from this tab at work. When the tab to window process is spawned it makes all my IM's scroll to the top and they all get strangely resized. I guess the only solution is to downgrade back to 3.0 but I'm not particularly sure if it's worth the hassle of uninstalling and reinstalling (not really a hassle just dont wan't to do it). This happens to me *all the time*. Mainly happens on the meebo tab since i’m frequently switching to and from this tab at work. When the tab to window process is spawned it makes all my IM’s scroll to the top and they all get strangely resized.

I guess the only solution is to downgrade back to 3.0 but I’m not particularly sure if it’s worth the hassle of uninstalling and reinstalling (not really a hassle just dont wan’t to do it).

]]> By: Magiciandude http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-853138 Magiciandude Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:14:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-853138 The solution of dragging the tabs back into the original window doesn't work for me. that refreshes the page, and I'm listening to Pandora, so whenever this happens it completely restarts the application. It's quite annoying when I'm listening to a song I like, try to go to that tab to "thumbs up" it, and then the page comes out in a new window, refreshes, and I don't get to hear that song again for a while. The solution of dragging the tabs back into the original window doesn’t work for me. that refreshes the page, and I’m listening to Pandora, so whenever this happens it completely restarts the application. It’s quite annoying when I’m listening to a song I like, try to go to that tab to “thumbs up” it, and then the page comes out in a new window, refreshes, and I don’t get to hear that song again for a while.

]]> By: David T. http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-853099 David T. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:52:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-853099 Dragging the tab back to the original window is not a solution if you don't run your apps windowed. Firefox is getting as bad as Google with annoying new features you can't turn off. Dragging the tab back to the original window is not a solution if you don’t run your apps windowed. Firefox is getting as bad as Google with annoying new features you can’t turn off.

]]> By: Dee http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-851329 Dee Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:12:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-851329 Wow. Why did you make this without even trying it? All you have to do is drag it back in there. by clicking the tab and dragging it onto the other window, and it will close that new window and put the tab back. There should be an easier way to ctrl + ___ + z it though. Wow. Why did you make this without even trying it? All you have to do is drag it back in there. by clicking the tab and dragging it onto the other window, and it will close that new window and put the tab back. There should be an easier way to ctrl + ___ + z it though.

]]> By: Rob http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-846316 Rob Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:03:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-846316 Extremely annoying feature, and will be trying add-on listed above. Can't believe that was intentional. If it was, they would have included an option to turn it off. Extremely annoying feature, and will be trying add-on listed above. Can’t believe that was intentional. If it was, they would have included an option to turn it off.

]]> By: Barry http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-845165 Barry Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:24:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-845165 This also seems to have the effect of outright removing the feature of dragging a tab to another Firefox instance to open the same page in the other instance. I do this to log onto sites with different credentials at the same time if needed and it seems you can no longer just drag a page from one instance to another like you used to be able to in 3.0. Edit: It seems you CAN still drag the icon from the URL though. This also seems to have the effect of outright removing the feature of dragging a tab to another Firefox instance to open the same page in the other instance. I do this to log onto sites with different credentials at the same time if needed and it seems you can no longer just drag a page from one instance to another like you used to be able to in 3.0.

Edit:
It seems you CAN still drag the icon from the URL though.

]]> By: Rick http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/29/tab-to-new-window-annoyance-in-firefox/#comment-844752 Rick Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:45:02 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=13980#comment-844752 @k242: I hate to be this stereotype (I try not to evangelize), but....the solution is to use Opera. In Opera there is a sidebar (usually hidden) that lists all your open windows and their tabs. You can select the whole list and drag them into one window. @k242:

I hate to be this stereotype (I try not to evangelize), but….the solution is to use Opera. In Opera there is a sidebar (usually hidden) that lists all your open windows and their tabs. You can select the whole list and drag them into one window.

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