[Desktop-packages] [Bug 66566]

[Cking-4]

Change puts a burden on current users.  But if the new way is better,
lets change.

I remember when the ribbon replace menus in Microsoft Office.  The
change meant extra work for those of us used to the old behavior.
However, it looked to me like a couple of people who were not good at
computers were able to learn to use the ribbon more easily than they had
used the menus.  I believe the ribbon is better than the menus, and was
worth having to learn.

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Title:
  Inconsistent shortcuts for new tab

Status in Mozilla Firefox:
  Fix Released
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in firefox-3.0 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in firefox-3.5 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  There are currently too many shortcuts when opening a link in a new
  tab:

   - location bar:  + 
   - GO button:  + click
   - search bar:  + 
   - SEARCH button  + click
   - links:  + click
   - menu bar:  + click
   - BACKWARD/FORWARD button:  + click

  This is one of the reasons I'm keeping with Opera. There it is always
  the shift key and I have to remember only one key.

  Thanks for reading!

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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 66566]

[Cking-4]

I just installed the extension "Background Tabs", and it does just what
I wanted (though I've only used it a few times, so far).  Thanks to
Alexander for pointing this out.  However, I don't think this extension
is a general solution for this issue, because it requires knowing how to
use add-ons, and success in finding this one.  I had searched for such
an add-on, and had failed to find this one.

To make Firefox more intuitive, I still think a good approach would be
to make the behavior of control-click or control-enter in the address
bar be with consistent those key strokes on the page (opening a URL in a
new tab).  For users wanting those keystrokes to do the same thing as in
IE, provide them with an extension or about:config option to do that.

IE has inconsistent behavior with its shortcut keys:  control-enter on a
selected link on a page opens the page in a new tab; the same key
strokes in the address bar open a URL in the current tab.  No need for
Firefox to also be inconsistent.

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Title:
  Inconsistent shortcuts for new tab

Status in Mozilla Firefox:
  Fix Released
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in firefox-3.0 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in firefox-3.5 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  There are currently too many shortcuts when opening a link in a new
  tab:

   - location bar:  + 
   - GO button:  + click
   - search bar:  + 
   - SEARCH button  + click
   - links:  + click
   - menu bar:  + click
   - BACKWARD/FORWARD button:  + click

  This is one of the reasons I'm keeping with Opera. There it is always
  the shift key and I have to remember only one key.

  Thanks for reading!

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