Firefox problems.... newbie to FF

[Nikhil]

I recently downloaded FF and started using it. I downloaded the tabbed browsing plugin/extension(whatever you wanna call it)

And since then a part of the FF window is being wasted Look at the bottom of the screenie.

What do I do to get rid of that??

And when I type in an address in the address bar, it is not stored inthe dropdown list. I have to type the site everytime. It gets DAMN irritating....

 

[Freefrag]

1. Seems that the extension is not installed correctly re-instal the same.

2. Goto => Tools => Options => Privacy => History.

 

[Switch]

Run in safe mode of FF> Uninstall the extension> install it again...

And regarding retyping... what are boommarks for :S

 

[sridhanush]

Ah! Finally on FF Nikhil

Just one doubt...why did u have to d/l the tabbed browsing extension.. it comes preinstalled right?

 

[Nikhil]

ok guys, thanks....

things working fine now.

But tabbed browsing still not working perfectly. If I click on any link, it open in a new window just like IE.

But that I guess is because I uninstalled the tabbed browsing extension. Will install that again and give it a try....

 

[sridhanush]

ok.. u can try these,i am not sure though....its most definitely a conflict b/n the extensions..

try the key combination CTRL+Shift+S to toggle the statusbar.

or

- drag the toggle toolbar icon back to the navigation toolbar panel
- click on it to toggle all the toolbars back

 

[Switch]

no no no... open up extensions and click on tabbed browsing and then look in options...

You kids... will have to teach ya everything :bleh:

 

[sridhanush]

ok guys, thanks....

things working fine now.

But tabbed browsing still not working perfectly. If I click on any link, it open in a new window just like IE.

But that I guess is because I uninstalled the tabbed browsing extension. Will install that again and give it a try....

click the scroll wheel to open the links in new tab...thats the default in FF

 

[Nikhil]

I tried reinstalling the Tabbed browser extension but no go

And links are still not opening in the tabs...

any other link or something to download that particular extension??

 

[tracerbullet]

click the scroll wheel to open the links in new tab...thats the default in FF

Either that, or CTRL+click. though, I prefer centre click, it's quite convenient.

 

[Anish]

Ah finally Nikhil on FF !

Just middle-click man, it opens in a new tab no need for any extensions and all...

 

[jai]

^^^ exactly. What is this tabbed browsing extension? I don't have anything like that. I always use middle click to open any link in a new tab.

 

[tracerbullet]

^^^ exactly. What is this tabbed browsing extension? I don't have anything like that. I always use middle click to open any link in a new tab.

The tabbed browsing extension offers a little enhanced functionality, that's it. For instance there's mouse focus—you just place your mouse over a tab and it gets selected, though I found it quite bothering.

 

[chip_0]

^^^ exactly. What is this tabbed browsing extension? I don't have anything like that. I always use middle click to open any link in a new tab.

Well, some sites do open a new window by force, and it can become annoying at times ...

Anyway there is a way to do this without extensions, open a new tab and type about:config , and change these entries to true -

browser.tabs.opentabfor.windowopen
browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs

If the don't exist, create boolean variables of these names and set them to true.

Now, go to edit > preferences > advanced and set the option "Force links to open new windows in" to "a new tab".