how do i open a new tab with the current url
Hi, why does firefox no longer have the option to open a new tab with the current URL? My old machine can do this in firefox and we can set Safari to do this. I have just spent one hour trying to find a way to do this. That is probably the same amount of time i will spend in one year copying and pasting tabs, this is driving me nuts!
There must be a solution, i want to be able to open duplicate tabs to speed my searching, this is particluary useful on ebay when you want to keep a page of the origional results and open new tabs so that there is always a reference page to come back to, or if you find results to a question and you want to explore several of these results without always having to use the back button or history. Please tell me how i can open a new tab with the current URL.
So frustrating. Thanks. James
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Firefox never had any menu items for opening the current URL in a new tab. If you had such an option before, it was because of an add-on you were using.
You can open the current URL in a new tab using either of the following methods. These also work for the Back/Forward buttons and menu items underneath them, as well as bookmarks and history items.
- Middle-Click the Reload button on the right side of the address bar.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and Left-Click the Reload button on the right side of the address bar.
I don't have a middle click, i have a macbook pro with a trackpad :( also when i control click on the reload button i get a box of options that i don't really understand?
Firefox 26? I'm using 10 and when i click on check for updates nothing happens, correction, was something to do with a stuck webpage. i closed the page opened a blank tab and started again, got the message:
Congrats! You’re using the latest version of Firefox.
Will take a look
Went to the page and found an add on "custom tab" tried to download it but it's for windows, i'm running a mac. Will look again later, have to go out now. Typically this has wasted much more time than i will ever use copying and pasting URL's. i really don't know why this simple and useful feature isn't in the Firefox preferences!
Firefox never had any menu items for opening the current URL in a new tab. If you had such an option before, it was because of an add-on you were using.
You can open the current URL in a new tab using either of the following methods. These also work for the Back/Forward buttons and menu items underneath them, as well as bookmarks and history items.
Middle-Click the Reload button on the right side of the address bar. Hold down the Ctrl key and Left-Click the Reload button on the right side of the address bar.
see this thread
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/980799
izzzzzz6 wrote:
when i control click on the reload button i get a box of options that i don't really understand?
On a Mac, try the Command Key instead (it's the one with the ⌘ symbol).
izzzzzz6 wrote:
Went to the page and found an add on "custom tab" tried to download it but it's for windows, i'm running a mac.
Try the following add-on if you want a context menu option for the current tab. This add-on also adds the Ctrl+Shift+U keyboard shortcut, which on a Mac I guess would be Cmd+Shift+U instead.
izzzzzz6 wrote:
Firefox 26? I'm using 10 and when i click on check for updates nothing happens
You can manually download and install the latest version.