4 ms·

Hating Firefox now as there isn’t a Tab Mix Plus for Quantum. I need to click any link, bookmark or search to open a new tab! This how I’ve browsed the net fo

Hating Firefox now as there isn’t a Tab Mix Plus for Quantum. I need to click any link, bookmark or search to open a new tab! This how I’ve browsed the net for ten or more years. Anyone else frustrated about this and found a solution?

lexicality 9y ago
Lots of people are frustrated with their tab extensions dying and I assume most of them (like me) are now using the ESR release. (Note that Mozilla penalise you for downgrading by deleting random bookmarks and your browsing history)
- Vinnl 9y ago
  > penalise you for downgrading by deleting random bookmarks and your browsing history aka they don't support profile data migration between versions. "Penalise" is needlessly polarising.
  - lexicality 9y ago
    On the one hand yes, but on the other hand prior to 55 it worked fine. I feel like they could have saved that up for 57 as part of the cake icing.
    - Vinnl 9y ago
      Actually, they never supported backwards migrations: it just happened to work relatively well. They even explicitly noted this in the release notes. And it's easy to imagine that it would cost a lot of effort, especially with the massive amount of changes in 57, to support something that would be used only once by a relatively small number of users.
Vinnl 9y ago
You mean you did not have to click links, bookmarks or search to open a new tab before, and if so, what did you use? Or do you mean that you can't now - because you're supposed to still be able to. Although you might have to get used to using the middle mouse button rather than the left one.
- paul7986 9y ago
  Tab Mix Plus was an add on that Firefox Quantum no longer supports. :-( It could be customized to open a new tab when clicking a link, clicking a bookmark, performing a search from the URL bar and more. Now in Quantum I have to right click then choose open new tab vs. just one normal left click. Frustrating and a UX killer for me. It's why I never stopped using FF, but am going to have to now.
  - falcolas 9y ago
    Middle click will do it with fewer key presses, as will ctrl/cmd clicking. Those are the habits I’ve picked up.

lexicality 9y ago

Lots of people are frustrated with their tab extensions dying and I assume most of them (like me) are now using the ESR release. (Note that Mozilla penalise you for downgrading by deleting random bookmarks and your browsing history)

Vinnl 9y ago
> penalise you for downgrading by deleting random bookmarks and your browsing history aka they don't support profile data migration between versions. "Penalise" is needlessly polarising.
- lexicality 9y ago
  On the one hand yes, but on the other hand prior to 55 it worked fine. I feel like they could have saved that up for 57 as part of the cake icing.
  - Vinnl 9y ago
    Actually, they never supported backwards migrations: it just happened to work relatively well. They even explicitly noted this in the release notes. And it's easy to imagine that it would cost a lot of effort, especially with the massive amount of changes in 57, to support something that would be used only once by a relatively small number of users.

Vinnl 9y ago

You mean you did not have to click links, bookmarks or search to open a new tab before, and if so, what did you use? Or do you mean that you can't now - because you're supposed to still be able to. Although you might have to get used to using the middle mouse button rather than the left one.

paul7986 9y ago
Tab Mix Plus was an add on that Firefox Quantum no longer supports. :-( It could be customized to open a new tab when clicking a link, clicking a bookmark, performing a search from the URL bar and more. Now in Quantum I have to right click then choose open new tab vs. just one normal left click. Frustrating and a UX killer for me. It's why I never stopped using FF, but am going to have to now.
- falcolas 9y ago
  Middle click will do it with fewer key presses, as will ctrl/cmd clicking. Those are the habits I’ve picked up.