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How to AppleScript closing current tab of front window?

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What is the AppleScript command to simply close the currently displayed tab of the front window?

What is the AppleScript command to simply close the currently displayed tab of the front window?

Mafitar da aka zaɓa

I can't hold out high hopes: adding more AppleScript support has been on in the bug tracking system for 17+ years and doesn't seem to have any momentum. Probably your best bet for now is to find hacks other people have posted rather than waiting for a more complete API on Firefox's side.

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How does AppleScript work? Can it emulate keyboard action? The keyboard shortcut to close the current tab is Command+w (on Windows, it's Ctrl+w).

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This works but it's not ideal:

tell application "Firefox" to activate tell application "System Events" to keystroke "w" using command down

A more complete AppleScript dictionary for Firefox would be the preferred solution.

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GRobLewis said

A more complete AppleScript dictionary for Firefox would be the preferred solution.

Where would that come from?

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AppleScript support is compiled into a Mac application.

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Zaɓi Mafita

I can't hold out high hopes: adding more AppleScript support has been on in the bug tracking system for 17+ years and doesn't seem to have any momentum. Probably your best bet for now is to find hacks other people have posted rather than waiting for a more complete API on Firefox's side.