Open new tab next to current

[plastiqueusa]

I'd like to see an option for opening a new "tab" next to the current one instead of after the last one. Other browsers have this option, and it makes my browsing much more convenient and orderly.

[Modjo]

But you can drag your tabs in any order you want ...

[gumby]

Yes, you can move 'em, but I almost always have one browser with more tabs than fit on the screen (i.e. the tab drawer has a scroll bar). Moving 'em around in that case is a pain.

[TommyW]

I'd echo this request..

[John Stalberg]

I'd echo this request..

So do I.......

[Wallin]

Hoping this gets added as well. Either that, or switching to the previously viewed tab when the current tab is closed.

In fact, both would be best.

Yes you can move the tabs around, but convenience is always a big selling point, and these are simple changes that make people's lives easier. Automation of mundane tasks are the point of many programs.

[Handycam]

... switching to the previously viewed tab when the current tab is closed.

Yes, please!!

[MacKevG]

adding my vote

[cjedj]

.....switching to the previously viewed tab when the current tab is closed.....

+1 for me on that please, it's driving me nuts at the moment!!

[Handycam]

+1 for me on that please, it's driving me nuts at the moment!!

Agreed. It's so non-intuitive it feels like a bug.

It's jarring: I'm reading something, decide to open one of the links in a new tab, finish the side trip and close the tab. The intent is to return to what I was reading before the side trip -- but often it's not (if there are other tabs below what I was reading). Then I'm like huh? Why am I looking at this? And then I remember it's OW.

I hope that's fixed or made a preference in 5.6.

[PeeM]

+1 Vote !!!

[gray49]

Me too.......

[Clytie]

I agree. My tab drawer always goes off the screen, and dragging tabs doesn't work well for me, because I'm disabled and have trouble controlling the mouse.

Having the new tab open beneath the current one would be a huge help. Please add this, if it's not too much of a hassle. :)

[beintelegant]

HUGE HUGE vote for this... with 20 tabs of research open to have to keep scrolling to the bottom is a HUGE waste of very valuable cognitive trains of thought... disruptive.

Does anyone know a trick to scroll through the open tabs with a keyboard shortcut... hang on I'm off to see if I can find it...

[beintelegant]

OPT + arrows will do this... not the same as having it all in a nice sequence but at least it saves some time...slow though

[Clytie]

Too slow, when you have a lot of tabs. :(

[marc]

A long term request -- I've sent this one directly (probably a few times!) and add my vote here too. :)

[owuser]

Hoping this gets added as well. Either that, or switching to the previously viewed tab when the current tab is closed.

In fact, both would be best.

Yes you can move the tabs around, but convenience is always a big selling point, and these are simple changes that make people's lives easier. Automation of mundane tasks are the point of many programs.

I agree with this wholeheartedly. :)

[Gregory]

me too ;-)

dragging the link to the sidebar works but it's a chore, especially on a larger screen.

[Alexball]

Try this extension. Open all new tabs next to current one. Does exactly that and only that:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1956

Alex

[Clytie]

It works with Omniweb?! :o

[PhilMac]

Yes, please add this. It's driving me nuts.

[Alan]

Another vote for this feature. Just logged on to request exactly the same.