How to Disable “Open New Tab After Current Tab” Feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta?

Just like others I have also started using new Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 version. Its fast and provides some new features. But one thing which I found annoying is, it opens new tab just after the current tab. Previous Firefox versions used to open new tab at last but this new beta version opens new tab near the current tab (parent tab).

Although its a good feature but I'm used to old functionality and decided to turn this feature off but I couldn't find any related option in Firefox preferences window.

After digging into "about:config" list, I found the solution which is given below:

1. Open firefox and type about:config in the addressbar and press Enter. It’ll confirm, click on I’ll be careful, I promise! button.

2. Now type related in the Filter box and look for following boolean key:

browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

3. The entry "browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent" would be set to true. Double-click on it or right-click on it and select "Toggle". It'll set its value to false.

4. That's it. Now Firefox 3.6 beta will no longer open new tabs after current tab.

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3 Comments

ravi

Great post, very informative
Bb

Thanks!

How arrogant is it that Mozilla changes something that's been one way for so long and doesn't even have an easily accessible option in the tabs section of the options dialogue? That section is mostly empty anyway.

It took them ages to respond to complaints about the 'awesome' bar and insert options to disable it without going to about:config.

For an organisation that seems to rely on grassroots support for its widespread useage, it seems ery dictatorial.
morteza

thanks so much. i needed this configure when i update my Firefox to 3.6v.it's work beautifully.