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firefox question
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:28 am
by dacflyer
opening FF brings you to your home page ( i have mine set to Google.com )
but when you open another tab the page comes up blank, and you have to click home page or what ever web site you want to go to. is there a way to set this so that any extra tab i open will show the home page? i have looked thru all the options and i do not see a setting to do this.
or is there a way to find it else where?
thanx.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:39 pm
by Janitor Tzap
Hey dacflyer,
I use FireFox.
But I don't use the Tab for opening another window.
But try this......
With your browser open.
Goto TOOLS: Click on it.
Scroll down then click on OPTIONS.
Then at the Options window click on TABS.
Then at the Tabs window.
Check the box: Open New Windows In A New Tab Instead.
Then click the OK button.
And that should do it.
Signed: Janitor Tzap
Re: firefox question
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:40 pm
by dacflyer
tried that. the new window/page comes up blank as well, 1st main window is my default start page, but any additional ones come up blank still. unless i click the home button.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:23 am
by ltx71cm
IE comes with that functionality out of the box, Firefox does not. Thankfully Firefox is extensible. Download this add-on and enjoy
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... -homepage/
Re: firefox question
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:19 am
by dacflyer
SWEET ! works great, you da man. thanks
Re: firefox question
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:30 pm
by Janitor Tzap
dacflyer wrote:tried that. the new window/page comes up blank as well, 1st main window is my default start page, but any additional ones come up blank still. unless i click the home button.
Oops...
Sorry, I misunderstood what you were trying too do.
Yeah, Now that I think about it....
It makes a quick way to go to Wikipedia, Google, or any site.
Without having to close the window you are currently in.
Though I wonder if you can setup more than one TAB?
Example:
Tab 1 is set to Google Maps.
Tab 2 is set to NTE Cross Reference.
Tab 3 is set to Wikipedia.
and so forth.
Signed: Janitor Tzap
Re: firefox question
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:29 pm
by dacflyer
i think you can set that up in the "bookmarks toolbar" under bookmarks, then "bookmark toolbar"
then right click in a blank area above your page area, and check the "bookmark toolbar" to make it show up..then you just click a tab to go there.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:23 am
by sparkplug
Wow,
I had no idea that extension existed. Firefox has so many capabilities I have yet to discover. Good thread, good link.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:06 pm
by dacflyer
well FF has updated to 5.0 now my new tab homepage does not work anymore..
have searched the NET..no luck to find a fix.. anyone else ??
Re: firefox question
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:28 pm
by MrAl
Hi,
What do you mean your new tab homepage doesnt work anymore? Can you explain this problem more?
Re: firefox question
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 1:33 pm
by dacflyer
if you open a new tab in a current window,.it just comes up as "new tab" and the page is blank
used to be that if you did that, your home page would show..
had the same problem with old FF , but "ltx71cm" posted a link here to fix that.. so when you opened a extra tab. your home page would show up ( mine was Google )
but since FF upgraded, that feature does not work no more.. it only show a blank page ("new tab")
so now i been looking to see if there was a link that would work with the FF 5.0.
nothing yet so far as i have not found..
Re: firefox question
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:26 pm
by MrAl
Some info:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/3884407/
Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?nx2mc9s3sbzj02d
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Steps for instalation in FF 5.0
Steps to make it work in FF 5.0 with the focus in the search field:
1. Download the hacked version at http://www.mediafire.com/?v1113g9noytswdv (this one puts the cursor in a new tab in the search field, not the address bar) and save to any folder
2. Open the downloaded file (.xpi) with Winzip or similar program to see content (right click on file. choose 'open with', choose Winzip)
3. Inside there's a file called install.rdf - open it with Notepad
4. Search for '4.0.' in the text and replace with '5.0.'
5. Save and close install. rdf, if asked to update zip file choose Yes, close zip ("newTabHome_0.4.3_hacked") file
6. With Firefox open, drag the "newTabHome_0.4.3_hacked" file into Firefox window. wait 3 seconds and click install
Who 'da' man now? (only it if works however ha ha)
Read everything about it first, there are some things to be changed after download.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:41 am
by dacflyer
Grrrrrr - work has the link blocked for down loading the file
Re: firefox question
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:44 am
by MrAl
Hi again,
Do you need it at work or can you wait till you get home?
If you need it right away or something send me an email address and i'll send you the file.
I havent actually tried it myself though so i dont know how well it works.
Re: firefox question
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:57 pm
by dacflyer
need it at both.. but i will try to bring file to work on thumb drive..
home is not a problem..
that file, when opened with notepad, had 3 areas with different version areas.. which one ami supposed to change to the 5.0 ? all 3 or the 1st one or ????