Firefox

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 01:17 PM

How many are using Firefox and how many have just upgraded to 3.5?

How many find it annoying that it will randomly send a tab to a new window when switching between tabs?

Can this be stopped? Or do I just go back to the previous version?....It's a pain in the bum....

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 01:26 PM

Tools > Options > Tabs.

Can be changed in here. Tick the first option.

Or do you mean when you have 2 tabs open, and one will suddenly open into a brand new window?

If that's the case, you can just drag the tab back to your first window.

**GetToDaChopa** · 07-10-2009, 01:33 PM

Why not consider using Google Chrome? Haven't used Firefox in ages now.

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 01:33 PM

Yep, that's what it is doing, but it's a pain in the bum having to do that, why can't it just stay where it bloody well put.

**gslrallysport** · 07-10-2009, 02:32 PM

Yeah I've had the same issue....

**Tim Smtih** · 07-10-2009, 03:07 PM

Firefox may have its failings, but i would far prefer that to microsofts IE.

**Rufus®** · 07-10-2009, 03:16 PM

Haven't had that problem, using 3.5.3 on a mac.

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 04:03 PM

Just DL Google Chrome, seems OK. No option for not keeping history though. You can manually clear it, but Firefox can clear it on shutdown, which is handy on a work comp....

**Philthy** · 07-10-2009, 04:04 PM

I keep doing it as well. I've actually had a couple problems with the last few versions of firefox. Might be time to switch to chrome

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 04:09 PM

I don't know about Chrome....very basic browser, doesn't have many features at all.....

**Reaper** · 07-10-2009, 04:21 PM

I use firefox and find it great. The problem with the tabs is when you click on it, make sure you don't drag them into the browsing window. If you do that it opens up a new window. Just click on it without dragging it anywhere and all is fine.

Reaper

**stocky** · 07-10-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Not_An_Abba_Fan

Just DL Google Chrome, seems OK. No option for not keeping history though. You can manually clear it, but Firefox can clear it on shutdown, which is handy on a work comp....

doesnt chrome have some kind of privacy mode similar to IE8? can browse without it keeping track of what youve been doing

**Philthy** · 07-10-2009, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by Reaper

I use firefox and find it great. The problem with the tabs is when you click on it, make sure you don't drag them into the browsing window. If you do that it opens up a new window. Just click on it without dragging it anywhere and all is fine.

Reaper

Yeah thats what I keep doing when I'm in a hurry and using the laptop touchpad

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 04:35 PM

I think I'll persevere with Firefox....don't really like the feel of Chrome.

Originally Posted by Reaper

I use firefox and find it great. The problem with the tabs is when you click on it, make sure you don't drag them into the browsing window. If you do that it opens up a new window. Just click on it without dragging it anywhere and all is fine.

Reaper

But it will do it when I'm scrolling through a page too. Just randomly open a new window with the page I'm looking at.

**Reaper** · 07-10-2009, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Not_An_Abba_Fan

But it will do it when I'm scrolling through a page too. Just randomly open a new window with the page I'm looking at.

Sorry - can't help on that one. Hasn't happened to me.

Reaper

**one_and_only2004** · 07-10-2009, 04:42 PM

Opera is nice - i've had a go with IE and FF but Opera seems much better

**ryno_vrx** · 07-10-2009, 05:09 PM

i'm using firefox 3.5.3 and i haven't had any dramas i used to use opera but lost it when my computer shat itself and i been slack to download it again

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 05:12 PM

Here we go. This should disable that feature. It's called Tab Tearing.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12276

EDIT: Seams to work.

Firefox 3.5 has a new feature called tab tearing that makes it possible to detach a tab from the current window and open it in a new window.
You can drag that tab back to the tab bar in the original window to undo that detaching.

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 05:41 PM

Japanese person must have discovered this "Disable detach tab completery"

I have been having a bit of a look, but you;re a legend...cheers for that.

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 06:08 PM

No worries man, and yeah it was made by someone Japanese hahaha.

alice0775???????? - Yahoo!???????

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 06:19 PM

While we're at it, does anyone know how to make FF automatically log you in?

It will save my details, but I have to physically log in each time.

There are some setting under privacy, that fix this issue temporarily, but they always revert back to the original settings, where it logs you out every time you close the browser.

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 06:30 PM

Have you ticked the "remember me" box next to the log in boxes?

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 06:45 PM

Yeah sure have.

Not really that much of a problem, but would be good to not have to login everytime.

On my Mac using safari, once I login to any website, it'll always automatically log me in to that site.

**Not_An_Abba_Fan** · 07-10-2009, 07:00 PM

I never have to log in, only when I clear cookies. Maybe you have yours set to clear cookies every time you close the browser.

**Kal123** · 07-10-2009, 07:08 PM

Just checked a few things, and yeah it looks like I have a corrupt cookie file, which is causing it, it's deleting cookies whenever I close the browser. (Even when having that option is unticked)

File is called cookies.sqlite. Seams likes a common issue, so deleting the file should fix it!

Losing Firefox 3 web browser cookies? | Cape Town news

Thanks NAAF.

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