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I've used Firefox under similar conditions. Some people might not know that it actually includes a feature specifically for this use case. If you start to type

I've used Firefox under similar conditions. Some people might not know that it actually includes a feature specifically for this use case. If you start to type in a URL or page name similar to one already open in a tab, the awesomebar dropdown menu lets you jump to the already-opened tab.

nfm 15y ago
You can also prefix your URL/page title search string with '% ' to exclusively search open tabs :) eg: % Firefox 7 memory
- simcop2387 15y ago
  Happen to know where you can find out shortcuts like those? I had no idea it was there.
  - dailycavalier 15y ago
    http://jonoscript.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/firefox-keyboard-navigation-tricks/ http://jonoscript.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/firefox-keyboard-...
lukeschlather 15y ago
That feature is actually broken on Ubuntu 10.10 / standard Gnome with multiple desktops - it tries to switch you to the appropriate tab but can't switch you to the appropriate desktop. And I'm not sure I really like it anyway - when I re-type a URL I'm usually looking to reload it to grab a fresh copy. I tab-complete the address of my development server and Hacker News very often; anything else I don't usually know the URL off the top of my head, I just remember that I have such and such doc on such and such desktop.