Most web browsers are using two toolbars for the address and tabs that are open in the browser. Most developers in their quest to minimize the browser interface have thought about merging the address bar and tab bar. Microsoft for instance has done that to Internet Explorer 9 with an option to revert that change [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 7
Firefox, Focus Last Selected Tab Add-On
I like to limit the open tabs in the Firefox browser, actually in every browser, to the visible space. While it is sometimes unavoidable to add more tabs to the browser than can be displayed without scrolling, it is an unpleasant experience that I try to avoid as best as I can. Why? First, it [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 14
Remove New Tab Button In Firefox 4
The new tab button has been first integrated in Firefox 3.5 and has been part of the Firefox web browser ever since. Its plus icon is placed on the right side of the tabbar next to the dropdown menu to display a list of all open tabs. A click on the icon opens a new [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 6
Moving Browser Tabs To The Sidebar
I just stumbled upon Rarst’s post over at his blog about moving browser tabs to the right, and felt intrigued. I have tried to move the tabs to the sidebar before but quickly reverted the changes, mainly because it takes some time to get adjusted to it, especially after working for years with tabs on [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 3
Firefox 3.7 Nightlies Showcase Better UI Customizability
Customizations have always been a core aspect of the Firefox web browser. Up until now it was possible to drag and drop some user interface elements, like bookmarks or search bars into other toolbars. It was furthermore possible to use CSS styling to change other elements (like font sizes for instance) as well. But then [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 10
Firefox App Tabs Add-On
Remember Pin Tabs? The Firefox add-on that we reviewed recently was mysteriously deleted from the Firefox add-on repository over at the Mozilla Firefox website. No one knew why it was deleted and it was not clear at that point in time if the developer would make it available again. The wait is now over with [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 9
New Firefox Tab Manager Tabberwocky
Tabberwocky is a lightweight Firefox tab manager alternative of the popular Tab Mix Plus add-on. It offers popular options like protecting tabs from being closed, duplicate already open tabs, open new tabs next to the active tab and managing several other important aspects of tabs in Firefox. The Firefox add-on will add several of its [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Make Tabs Permanent In Firefox
Firefox by default handles all tabs the same way. A tab gets closed if a user presses the close button, no matter if that action was intended or not. It is also true that new websites get loaded in the active tab under certain circumstances which is another thing that some users might want to [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 17
Hide The Firefox Tabbar
The Firefox tabbar is always visible in the web browser unless it is permanently deactivated in the View menu. It does not really make sense to deactivate it unless there is never more than one website open on the computer system. What’s missing is an easy way of hiding the Firefox tabbar when it is [...]