I had forgotten that the new tab button even existed since I use ctrl+n and cmd+n to open a new tab and completely remove the new tab button as it just clutters up space and takes up room for a more experienced user like myself. Perhaps two behaviors for either action - tab button press opens a new tab at the end, while ctrl+n or cmd+n generates one next to the tab the user is in?
It's wildly disorienting to have the new tab show up so far away from the tab you're using if you generate it using a keyboard shortcut. It's also particularly annoying when you need it to research something on the tab you're currently using as well - particularly if your desire is to compare the two pages. ::shrug:: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572074 Title: New tabs open to the right of all existing tabs instead of opening next to the current tab Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox As the summary says: when a user opens a new, empty tab, it opens next to the rightmost of tabs currently open in the browser. This is inconsistent with the way links in new tabs are opened, which is to have them next to the currently active tab. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open multiple tabs in the browser. 2. Select the leftmost tab. 3. Press Ctrl + T. Expected result: Have a new, empty tab next to the leftmost tab. Actual result: The new, empty tab opens next to the rightmost tab. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 09ae689090491ca53449589269e4bfd8 CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002 Date: Fri Apr 30 09:19:58 2010 EcryptfsInUse: Yes FirefoxPackages: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 abroswer N/A abrowser-branding N/A InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fi_FI.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/572074/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
