How to open new tabs directly next to the tab in current page

March 4, 2008 · Posted in Browsers, Tips & Tricks, internet 

Firefox always opens new tabs on the extreme right when you click on a link. You have to toggle between topics that are related to each other if several tabs are open at the same times. Or you have to shift the tabs. Both methods are not satisfactory.
The free add-on ‘Tab Control’ changes the behavior of the browser in such a way that it opens the new tabs to the immediate right of the tab in use. The ‘http://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/1480’ link directs you to the download page. Here, click on ‘Install’ to open the ‘Software Installation’ dialog box. Click on ‘Install now’ to start the setup. Select ‘Restart Firefox’ to activate the tool.
Now, the new positioning of tabs is set as default. Moreover, the tab to the immediate left is activated when you close a tab. This also simplifies the configuration of other properties of the index tab, setting of minimum and maximum breadth, and the symbol for closing. To customize, open ‘Tools| Add-ons’ and activate ‘options’. Then click ton ‘Tab Control’ in the list and then on the accompanying ‘Setting’ button. Increase the minimum breadth of the tabs to ‘50’ because one cannot identify the contents of the tab if it is small. Select the ‘only on active tab’ setting in the combination field ‘Close key’ to prevent the accidental closing of a tab when changing to an inactive tab. Confirm the configuration with ‘OK’.

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