Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Anonymous (not verified) —Wed, 01/07/2009 - 14:11

Hi,

The reason that setting the default page in Tab Mix Plus directly to the fastdial.html url is necessary is because Fast Dial no longer seems to replace about:blank. I've verified this on a browser *not* running TMP by manually navigating to about:blank. This now actually results in a blank page, rather than the fast dial thumbnails page.

This is too bad, because setting TMP to open a specific page in new tabs forces the cursor out of the address bar, which means extra clicking to manually enter a URL on new tab opening.

Any chance this could be fixed, as I suspect doing so would also eliminate the need for the workaround with TMP.

Also, the TMP folks have indicated they'll be fixing the bug that caused your FD icon in the tab bar to go double-height with their next release.

hirsute

Fast Dial

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Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by Rusty (not verified) on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 14:29

I second the finding. It is worth downgrading if it won't open in a new tab.

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 15:10

hirsute

It will open in a new tab, just not in the place of an actual about:blank.

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by Joker (not verified) on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 16:31

Doesn`t work at all. :-((
Testet with 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17d.

I was really satisfied with till 2.14 but this version sucks!

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by asmodeus on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 17:15

I was about to post a new topic about address field not in focus in new tabs - I thought that was FD's issue. Well, it kinda is, anyway. I had to set TMP open FD in new tabs too, because it doesn't work otherwise.

Telega, please fix this, it's very annoying.

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by rocksoccer on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 17:21

Well, I hate the new design, too. When I switched from speed dial to fast dial, it is just because FD replaces about:blank, which in my opinion is a very great design.

Now I have new pages will be open in new tabs, rather than load in the FD page. This is too bad......

Hopefully, a new version will fix this.

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by Mafia_Penguin on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 18:32

It is designed to work in FF 3.1, so it doesn't work in 3.0.5.
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Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by chiaroscuro on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 22:33

@hirsute

Also, the TMP folks have indicated they'll be fixing the bug that caused your FD icon in the tab bar to go double-height with their next release.

Have you approached them ?
This is good news :-)
Presumably that is here

Put the icons side by side ??
That would be good news
Bring the Fast Dial Tab icon back :-)

please see:

Larger Tabs Fix - Fast Dial 2.15 and Tab Mix Plus

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by chiaroscuro on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 23:37

@hirsute

Have come up with the following information

Opening Fast Dial 2.15 - 2.16 -2.17 in New Tabs Fix with TMP

Please post any criticisms

Many thanks

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by chiaroscuro on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 00:04

@rusty

I second the finding. It is worth downgrading if it won't open in a new tab.

@joker

Doesn`t work at all. :-((
Tested with 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17d.

Are you referring to new tabs ?

Please see
Opening Fast Dial 2.15 - 2.16 -2.17 in New Tabs Fix with TMP

Re: Fast Dial and appearing in new tabs/blank pages

Submitted by chiaroscuro on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 04:44

@hirsute

Also, the TMP folks have indicated they'll be fixing the bug that caused your FD icon in the tab bar to go double-height with their next release.

You have done it !

Latest Version of Tab Mix Plus allows Fast Dial 2.15 Tab Icon and Tab Mix Plus to co-exist

Giving normal height tabs.

This is the Version with the Fix

http://tmp.garyr.net/tab_mix_plus-dev-build.xpi

This is the Version number of TMP

Tab Mix Plus 0.3.7.4pre.090107

Works great with 2.15 !!!

Many many thanks

Oh and thanks too to oneman of Tab Mix Plus

That was a very quick and useful fix !!!
Most grateful

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