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Deja vu all over again: tab previews are back in Firefox 3.6
Originally slated for 3.0, then bumped to 3.5, then bumped again, tab previews are back in Firefox 3.6. To activate the feature, you'll need to jump into your about:config and search for browser.ctrlTab.previews. Double click the entry to set its value to true, and the result is what you see above.
Your last six tabs are displayed in a floating window, with a button below that allows viewing of all open tabs (screenshot after the break).
The control + tab feature has also been given a touch-up. You can now choose to have the hotkey cycle through your tabs as it currently does, or change so that it switches back and forth between your most recently active tabs. It's more elegant than having to open a separate window so you can alt-tab back and forth.
Again, you'll need to open about:config and change a value - browser.ctrlTab.mostRecentlyUsed - and set it to true.
Again, you'll need to open about:config and change a value - browser.ctrlTab.mostRecentlyUsed - and set it to true.
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Subscribe to commentsMarkAug 3rd 2009 9:48AM
I want it!
To bad my ubuntu firefox version has not been updated to 3.5 yett...
Saint SeminoleAug 3rd 2009 9:58AM
Or just use FF add-on "Ctrl-Tab" which has been doing this all along (and works with the button at upper right -- "list all tabs.")
Or add-on "FoxTab" which provides 3-D switching between tabs -- beautiful, customizable interface that only takes up system resources while it's being used.
dmitr77Aug 3rd 2009 3:21PM
I use ctrl-tab addon and it looks just like it
techpopsAug 3rd 2009 4:37PM
FoxTab is superb. We need more extensions like this that make much smarter use of all the graphic power the average user has access too now.
Be gone boring flat images!
An article waiting to happen maybe, the visually kick ass extensions for Firefox. FoxTab and Cooliris are two must haves in that category.
JordanAug 3rd 2009 10:43AM
Or use IE which has been able to do this for a while...
SleepingPandaAug 3rd 2009 12:59PM
And just who in their right mind would switch browsers just for this? Please, people, is logic so much to ask for?
JakurbAug 3rd 2009 8:19PM
Here's a really useful tip:
if you find a feature in a non-Firefox browser, check to see if there is an add-on which does it for Firefox. There is a good chance that there is. In this case, there are 2 (at least): Ctrl-Tab and FoxTab (I seem to rememer something like "Tab Showcase" or something, but that might be for older versions of Firefox).
Big AlAug 10th 2009 9:46PM
FYI, "Deja vu all over again" is a double negative.
Lee MathewsAug 10th 2009 9:48PM
I'll take "Missed references to Yogi Berra" for $1,000 Alex.
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