Switching back to last tab on Firefox
Is it possible to switch back to the last tab used (tab toggling)? I often like this behaviour on the Mac OSX when switching between apps with the CMD + Tab shortcut key.
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asked May 30 '11 at 21:07
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Is it possible to switch back to the last tab used (tab toggling)? I often like this behaviour on the Mac OSX when switching between apps with the CMD + Tab shortcut key.
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Is it possible to switch back to the last tab used (tab toggling)? I often like this behaviour on the Mac OSX when switching between apps with the CMD + Tab shortcut key.
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Is it possible to switch back to the last tab used (tab toggling)? I often like this behaviour on the Mac OSX when switching between apps with the CMD + Tab shortcut key.
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Switching back to last tab on Firefox:
- browse
about:config
- find
browser.ctrlTab.previews
- set
true
Done! :)
You can switch back to the last tab via Ctrl + Tab.
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
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answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
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@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
@kellogs:ctrl + pgupandctrl + pgdnworks fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.
– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
I am not fully sure whether I've got the question right. Also on Windows you can use CTRL+Tab to cycle through tabs or CTRL+Shift+Tab to cycle reverse.
If you're looking for an option to select what happens when you close a tab I recommend to have a look at the Tab Mix Plus extension. In Events -> Tab closing you will find an option to define what happens when you close a tab. There you can select options like selecting the tab right or left to the closed one as well as going back to the previously active tab.
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
add a comment |
In addition to @kb44's answer: you can do it via the Options panel too. Open Options panel, go to General tab the tick the "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order".
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
add a comment |
There's also another add-on that does this very well (and also for all newer Firefox Versions >20): It's called simly "FLST" for Firefox 4+. (Focus last selected Tab).
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/fww-flst
I found out that you can use your mouse by clicking on the current tab or also use a Shortcut which is Ctrl + . (Ctrl and Dot)
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
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Do I understand your question correctly, that you want to be able to toggle between two tabs (both of which remain open)?
Firefox's Ctrl+Tab already has this behavior (at least on a Mac): Hold Ctrl, click Tab, and release both. The previous tab you were viewing gets the focus. Repeating it toggles between the two tabs. The trick is to let go of both keys immediately.
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
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THIS will toggle between Tabs in Firefox versions 34 and later.
Use 'Tab Mix Plus' extension (by 'onemen' Gary Reyes) https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
Go to its Options. Here select:
- Mouse
- Mouse Gestures
- Now enable 'Switch to last selected tab when clicking current one'.
- Click Apply. Done.
NOTES:
- The placement in Tab Mix Plus has changed compared to older TMP versions.
- 'Cycling through Tabs' in other answers, was probably not asked by the OP.
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
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answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
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You're looking for CTRL + SHIFT + T - it opens the last tab closed in Firefox.
You can also view 'Recently Closed Tabs' and 'Recently Closed Windows' in the History menu on the menu bar.
To switch between open tabs in Firefox with the keyboard, just press CTRL + 1 or 2 or whatever the tab "number" is, from the left (e.g. if your "Twitter" tab is the 5th tab open, from the left, just press CTRL + 5).
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
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Before Firefox 20 http://timothyhumphrey.name/lasttab/ could do just that, ( without the option to disable the preview - which just seems slow to me.) I hope that timothy has time to update or someone else will, because the nearest that I can find will only toggle between two tabs, which is even less use than the default behaviour.
answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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This is default behavior in Firefox 64.0, but the toggle for this control is now stored under the browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedOrder in about:config (enter about:config in your address bar to access this control and set it to "true").
answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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I've been using the Ctrl-Tab add-on, but it is limited to 5 most recent tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ctrl-tab/?src=search
I could use accessing like 10 of the most recent tabs!
LastTab doesn't seem to work for me on Firefox 20 on Ubuntu 12.04. It just does the default Firefox thing (switching linearly through the stack of tabs).
answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
213
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If you want to switch to literally the last tab in your browser (the right most tab) then use CTRL + 9.
answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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Switching back to last tab on Firefox:
- browse
about:config
- find
browser.ctrlTab.previews
- set
true
Done! :)
You can switch back to the last tab via Ctrl + Tab.
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
1,086183
14
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
@kellogs:ctrl + pgupandctrl + pgdnworks fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.
– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
Switching back to last tab on Firefox:
- browse
about:config
- find
browser.ctrlTab.previews
- set
true
Done! :)
You can switch back to the last tab via Ctrl + Tab.
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
1,086183
14
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
@kellogs:ctrl + pgupandctrl + pgdnworks fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.
– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
Switching back to last tab on Firefox:
- browse
about:config
- find
browser.ctrlTab.previews
- set
true
Done! :)
You can switch back to the last tab via Ctrl + Tab.
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
1,086183
Switching back to last tab on Firefox:
- browse
about:config
- find
browser.ctrlTab.previews
- set
true
Done! :)
You can switch back to the last tab via Ctrl + Tab.
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
1,086183
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
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edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
edited Feb 23 '12 at 19:32
Dashed
442146
442146
answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
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answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
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answered Feb 21 '12 at 15:06
kb44kb44
1,086183
1,086183
14
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
@kellogs:ctrl + pgupandctrl + pgdnworks fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.
– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
14
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
@kellogs:ctrl + pgupandctrl + pgdnworks fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.
– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
14
14
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
@Dashed You poor soul, waiting 1 year for the best answer. :P
– iglvzx
Feb 23 '12 at 19:45
3
3
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
And I've been waiting for several years! Thanks!
– neu242
Aug 23 '12 at 8:00
2
2
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
This should be default. Thanks a bunch.
– yPhil
Oct 3 '12 at 10:21
1
1
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
Odd how this isn't even available from the options window.
– rhyek
Jul 27 '13 at 20:28
9
9
@kellogs:
ctrl + pgup and ctrl + pgdn works fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
@kellogs:
ctrl + pgup and ctrl + pgdn works fine, so it's possible to have the best of both worlds. I agree though, binding it to another key would be great.– runejuhl
Sep 26 '15 at 22:09
|
show 8 more comments
I am not fully sure whether I've got the question right. Also on Windows you can use CTRL+Tab to cycle through tabs or CTRL+Shift+Tab to cycle reverse.
If you're looking for an option to select what happens when you close a tab I recommend to have a look at the Tab Mix Plus extension. In Events -> Tab closing you will find an option to define what happens when you close a tab. There you can select options like selecting the tab right or left to the closed one as well as going back to the previously active tab.
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
add a comment |
I am not fully sure whether I've got the question right. Also on Windows you can use CTRL+Tab to cycle through tabs or CTRL+Shift+Tab to cycle reverse.
If you're looking for an option to select what happens when you close a tab I recommend to have a look at the Tab Mix Plus extension. In Events -> Tab closing you will find an option to define what happens when you close a tab. There you can select options like selecting the tab right or left to the closed one as well as going back to the previously active tab.
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
add a comment |
I am not fully sure whether I've got the question right. Also on Windows you can use CTRL+Tab to cycle through tabs or CTRL+Shift+Tab to cycle reverse.
If you're looking for an option to select what happens when you close a tab I recommend to have a look at the Tab Mix Plus extension. In Events -> Tab closing you will find an option to define what happens when you close a tab. There you can select options like selecting the tab right or left to the closed one as well as going back to the previously active tab.
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
I am not fully sure whether I've got the question right. Also on Windows you can use CTRL+Tab to cycle through tabs or CTRL+Shift+Tab to cycle reverse.
If you're looking for an option to select what happens when you close a tab I recommend to have a look at the Tab Mix Plus extension. In Events -> Tab closing you will find an option to define what happens when you close a tab. There you can select options like selecting the tab right or left to the closed one as well as going back to the previously active tab.
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
answered May 30 '11 at 21:17
SkyBeamSkyBeam
3,5821114
3,5821114
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
add a comment |
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
I apologize for the confusion in my question. I've meant to find a tab toggling feature much like how you switch to the last channel viewed on a television. It seems Tab Mix Plus supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:12
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
For anything related to taps TMP might be worth having a look at. So without even knowing it exactly it solves your problem. So actually TMP should get a reward ;)
– SkyBeam
May 31 '11 at 17:08
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
Ctrl + Tab doesn't work on my FF 52 (it just go to next tab), but I found plugin cycle-last-used-tabs works well (toggling with Alt + z / Alt + shift + z)
– Noam Manos
Apr 3 '18 at 12:46
add a comment |
In addition to @kb44's answer: you can do it via the Options panel too. Open Options panel, go to General tab the tick the "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order".
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
add a comment |
In addition to @kb44's answer: you can do it via the Options panel too. Open Options panel, go to General tab the tick the "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order".
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
add a comment |
In addition to @kb44's answer: you can do it via the Options panel too. Open Options panel, go to General tab the tick the "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order".
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
In addition to @kb44's answer: you can do it via the Options panel too. Open Options panel, go to General tab the tick the "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order".
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
answered Dec 20 '17 at 16:21
EmmanuelEmmanuel
1313
1313
add a comment |
add a comment |
There's also another add-on that does this very well (and also for all newer Firefox Versions >20): It's called simly "FLST" for Firefox 4+. (Focus last selected Tab).
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/fww-flst
I found out that you can use your mouse by clicking on the current tab or also use a Shortcut which is Ctrl + . (Ctrl and Dot)
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
add a comment |
There's also another add-on that does this very well (and also for all newer Firefox Versions >20): It's called simly "FLST" for Firefox 4+. (Focus last selected Tab).
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/fww-flst
I found out that you can use your mouse by clicking on the current tab or also use a Shortcut which is Ctrl + . (Ctrl and Dot)
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
add a comment |
There's also another add-on that does this very well (and also for all newer Firefox Versions >20): It's called simly "FLST" for Firefox 4+. (Focus last selected Tab).
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/fww-flst
I found out that you can use your mouse by clicking on the current tab or also use a Shortcut which is Ctrl + . (Ctrl and Dot)
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
There's also another add-on that does this very well (and also for all newer Firefox Versions >20): It's called simly "FLST" for Firefox 4+. (Focus last selected Tab).
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/fww-flst
I found out that you can use your mouse by clicking on the current tab or also use a Shortcut which is Ctrl + . (Ctrl and Dot)
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
answered Sep 19 '13 at 6:07
charlycharly
211
211
add a comment |
add a comment |
Do I understand your question correctly, that you want to be able to toggle between two tabs (both of which remain open)?
Firefox's Ctrl+Tab already has this behavior (at least on a Mac): Hold Ctrl, click Tab, and release both. The previous tab you were viewing gets the focus. Repeating it toggles between the two tabs. The trick is to let go of both keys immediately.
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
add a comment |
Do I understand your question correctly, that you want to be able to toggle between two tabs (both of which remain open)?
Firefox's Ctrl+Tab already has this behavior (at least on a Mac): Hold Ctrl, click Tab, and release both. The previous tab you were viewing gets the focus. Repeating it toggles between the two tabs. The trick is to let go of both keys immediately.
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
add a comment |
Do I understand your question correctly, that you want to be able to toggle between two tabs (both of which remain open)?
Firefox's Ctrl+Tab already has this behavior (at least on a Mac): Hold Ctrl, click Tab, and release both. The previous tab you were viewing gets the focus. Repeating it toggles between the two tabs. The trick is to let go of both keys immediately.
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
Do I understand your question correctly, that you want to be able to toggle between two tabs (both of which remain open)?
Firefox's Ctrl+Tab already has this behavior (at least on a Mac): Hold Ctrl, click Tab, and release both. The previous tab you were viewing gets the focus. Repeating it toggles between the two tabs. The trick is to let go of both keys immediately.
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
edited May 31 '11 at 10:34
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
answered May 30 '11 at 22:47
JRobertJRobert
5,9801726
5,9801726
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
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The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
The CMD + TAB shortcut is used by the application switching feature on the OSX, so I cannot replicate this behaviour on my side. I've looked into Tab Mix Plus which supports this feature.
– Dashed
May 31 '11 at 9:10
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
@Dashed: Oops, bad fingers! I meant that to read 'Ctrl-Tab', not 'Cmd-Tab'; fixed above.
– JRobert
May 31 '11 at 19:08
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THIS will toggle between Tabs in Firefox versions 34 and later.
Use 'Tab Mix Plus' extension (by 'onemen' Gary Reyes) https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
Go to its Options. Here select:
- Mouse
- Mouse Gestures
- Now enable 'Switch to last selected tab when clicking current one'.
- Click Apply. Done.
NOTES:
- The placement in Tab Mix Plus has changed compared to older TMP versions.
- 'Cycling through Tabs' in other answers, was probably not asked by the OP.
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
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THIS will toggle between Tabs in Firefox versions 34 and later.
Use 'Tab Mix Plus' extension (by 'onemen' Gary Reyes) https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
Go to its Options. Here select:
- Mouse
- Mouse Gestures
- Now enable 'Switch to last selected tab when clicking current one'.
- Click Apply. Done.
NOTES:
- The placement in Tab Mix Plus has changed compared to older TMP versions.
- 'Cycling through Tabs' in other answers, was probably not asked by the OP.
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
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answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
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THIS will toggle between Tabs in Firefox versions 34 and later.
Use 'Tab Mix Plus' extension (by 'onemen' Gary Reyes) https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
Go to its Options. Here select:
- Mouse
- Mouse Gestures
- Now enable 'Switch to last selected tab when clicking current one'.
- Click Apply. Done.
NOTES:
- The placement in Tab Mix Plus has changed compared to older TMP versions.
- 'Cycling through Tabs' in other answers, was probably not asked by the OP.
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
7191428
answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
112
THIS will toggle between Tabs in Firefox versions 34 and later.
Use 'Tab Mix Plus' extension (by 'onemen' Gary Reyes) https://addons.mozilla.org/hu/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
Go to its Options. Here select:
- Mouse
- Mouse Gestures
- Now enable 'Switch to last selected tab when clicking current one'.
- Click Apply. Done.
NOTES:
- The placement in Tab Mix Plus has changed compared to older TMP versions.
- 'Cycling through Tabs' in other answers, was probably not asked by the OP.
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
7191428
answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
112
edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
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edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
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edited Jan 12 '16 at 16:00
Ooker
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7191428
answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
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answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
FallonFallon
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answered Dec 15 '14 at 3:06
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You're looking for CTRL + SHIFT + T - it opens the last tab closed in Firefox.
You can also view 'Recently Closed Tabs' and 'Recently Closed Windows' in the History menu on the menu bar.
To switch between open tabs in Firefox with the keyboard, just press CTRL + 1 or 2 or whatever the tab "number" is, from the left (e.g. if your "Twitter" tab is the 5th tab open, from the left, just press CTRL + 5).
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
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You're looking for CTRL + SHIFT + T - it opens the last tab closed in Firefox.
You can also view 'Recently Closed Tabs' and 'Recently Closed Windows' in the History menu on the menu bar.
To switch between open tabs in Firefox with the keyboard, just press CTRL + 1 or 2 or whatever the tab "number" is, from the left (e.g. if your "Twitter" tab is the 5th tab open, from the left, just press CTRL + 5).
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
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You're looking for CTRL + SHIFT + T - it opens the last tab closed in Firefox.
You can also view 'Recently Closed Tabs' and 'Recently Closed Windows' in the History menu on the menu bar.
To switch between open tabs in Firefox with the keyboard, just press CTRL + 1 or 2 or whatever the tab "number" is, from the left (e.g. if your "Twitter" tab is the 5th tab open, from the left, just press CTRL + 5).
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
11.3k1880114
You're looking for CTRL + SHIFT + T - it opens the last tab closed in Firefox.
You can also view 'Recently Closed Tabs' and 'Recently Closed Windows' in the History menu on the menu bar.
To switch between open tabs in Firefox with the keyboard, just press CTRL + 1 or 2 or whatever the tab "number" is, from the left (e.g. if your "Twitter" tab is the 5th tab open, from the left, just press CTRL + 5).
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
11.3k1880114
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
11.3k1880114
answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
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answered May 30 '11 at 21:11
studiohack♦studiohack
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Before Firefox 20 http://timothyhumphrey.name/lasttab/ could do just that, ( without the option to disable the preview - which just seems slow to me.) I hope that timothy has time to update or someone else will, because the nearest that I can find will only toggle between two tabs, which is even less use than the default behaviour.
answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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Before Firefox 20 http://timothyhumphrey.name/lasttab/ could do just that, ( without the option to disable the preview - which just seems slow to me.) I hope that timothy has time to update or someone else will, because the nearest that I can find will only toggle between two tabs, which is even less use than the default behaviour.
answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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Before Firefox 20 http://timothyhumphrey.name/lasttab/ could do just that, ( without the option to disable the preview - which just seems slow to me.) I hope that timothy has time to update or someone else will, because the nearest that I can find will only toggle between two tabs, which is even less use than the default behaviour.
answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
675414
Before Firefox 20 http://timothyhumphrey.name/lasttab/ could do just that, ( without the option to disable the preview - which just seems slow to me.) I hope that timothy has time to update or someone else will, because the nearest that I can find will only toggle between two tabs, which is even less use than the default behaviour.
answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
Alexx RocheAlexx Roche
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answered Apr 11 '13 at 20:55
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This is default behavior in Firefox 64.0, but the toggle for this control is now stored under the browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedOrder in about:config (enter about:config in your address bar to access this control and set it to "true").
answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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This is default behavior in Firefox 64.0, but the toggle for this control is now stored under the browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedOrder in about:config (enter about:config in your address bar to access this control and set it to "true").
answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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This is default behavior in Firefox 64.0, but the toggle for this control is now stored under the browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedOrder in about:config (enter about:config in your address bar to access this control and set it to "true").
answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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This is default behavior in Firefox 64.0, but the toggle for this control is now stored under the browser.ctrlTab.recentlyUsedOrder in about:config (enter about:config in your address bar to access this control and set it to "true").
answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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answered Jan 14 at 19:28
Will CWill C
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I've been using the Ctrl-Tab add-on, but it is limited to 5 most recent tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ctrl-tab/?src=search
I could use accessing like 10 of the most recent tabs!
LastTab doesn't seem to work for me on Firefox 20 on Ubuntu 12.04. It just does the default Firefox thing (switching linearly through the stack of tabs).
answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
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I've been using the Ctrl-Tab add-on, but it is limited to 5 most recent tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ctrl-tab/?src=search
I could use accessing like 10 of the most recent tabs!
LastTab doesn't seem to work for me on Firefox 20 on Ubuntu 12.04. It just does the default Firefox thing (switching linearly through the stack of tabs).
answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
213
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I've been using the Ctrl-Tab add-on, but it is limited to 5 most recent tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ctrl-tab/?src=search
I could use accessing like 10 of the most recent tabs!
LastTab doesn't seem to work for me on Firefox 20 on Ubuntu 12.04. It just does the default Firefox thing (switching linearly through the stack of tabs).
answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
213
I've been using the Ctrl-Tab add-on, but it is limited to 5 most recent tabs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/ctrl-tab/?src=search
I could use accessing like 10 of the most recent tabs!
LastTab doesn't seem to work for me on Firefox 20 on Ubuntu 12.04. It just does the default Firefox thing (switching linearly through the stack of tabs).
answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
213
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answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
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answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
martianmartian
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answered Apr 15 '13 at 4:13
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If you want to switch to literally the last tab in your browser (the right most tab) then use CTRL + 9.
answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
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If you want to switch to literally the last tab in your browser (the right most tab) then use CTRL + 9.
answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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If you want to switch to literally the last tab in your browser (the right most tab) then use CTRL + 9.
answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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If you want to switch to literally the last tab in your browser (the right most tab) then use CTRL + 9.
answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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answered Aug 27 '15 at 1:02
Matthew LockMatthew Lock
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