new tabs from middle-click or context menu open to the right of other newly added tabs from that method

autonome / alwaysright

Browser extension that always opens new tabs immediately to the right of the active tab.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/always-right/

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new tabs from middle-click or context menu open to the right of other newly added tabs from that method #24

Closed rayman89 closed 6 months ago

rayman89 commented 5 years ago

Is this project dead? The last issue had no response and was the reason why I wanted to install this addon.

I want tab to open like before quantum ALWAYS to the right next to the current tab

Now newest tabs open the furthest away from the current tab. I always want the last tab to be the one closest to the active tab

So [Active tab] 3 2 1 instead of [Active tab] 1 2 3

Would that be possible? Otherwise I don't know what this add-on does when the preference open tabs next to current is enabled.

autonome commented 5 years ago

Hi @rayman89! Nope, not dead, just a side project that isn't my focus right now.

Which other issue are you're referencing? I'll see if I can take a look.

Now newest tabs open the furthest away from the current tab. I always want the last tab to be the one closest to the active tab

So [Active tab] 3 2 1 instead of [Active tab] 1 2 3

I am not sure I understand. Can you clarify the set of steps, including the method by which you are opening the new tabs?

rayman89 commented 5 years ago

If you are on a webpage with many links like google results page if you middle click on a link to open it the new tab (let's call it tab:A) will open right next to the results page but the second tab you open that way will open next to Tab A not next to the google results page like it used to be before they changed the addons. Is there a way to make it work like it used to be?

rayman89 commented 5 years ago

@autonome

autonome commented 5 years ago

Ah, ok I understand. I agree that any new tab should always open to the immediate right.

Hm, I wonder when that regression occurred.

autonome commented 5 years ago

Hm, maybe that is the behavior of the pref the added: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browserSettings/newTabPosition

autonome commented 5 years ago

Confirmed, flipping back to old school method returns the desired behavior.

autonome commented 5 years ago

... but only tested that use-case. I'm worried that some behavior will regress if I don't flip the pref.

I wonder what would happen if I flipped the pref and still enabled the manual handling.

I guess I should write a test harness for all possible scenarios... but I certainly do not have time to do that right now. Still would have to manually test opening links from other applications.

autonome commented 5 years ago

Filed #25 for test scenarios and test harness

rayman89 commented 5 years ago

I can test whatever you need.

autonome commented 6 months ago

This extension has been ported to manifest v3, works very different now. Reopen if still seeing this.