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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: lectrocrew on January 14, 2016, 01:52:24 AM

Title: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: lectrocrew on January 14, 2016, 01:52:24 AM

I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium OS.
When I open Firefox browser it goes to my homepage which is Google search. When I start to enter a search term it autocompletes several possible options in a dropdown menu.

When I open a new tab it shows a page with multiple choices of sites I have visited in history. And when I start to enter a search term it does not autocomplete any options.

Question is either how do I make it autocomplete options on the page that loads when I open a new tab?
or
How do I make it go straight to my 'Google' search homepage when I open a new tab?

Attached are examples of each page when entering the partial search term for 'american pharoh'

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Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: patio on January 14, 2016, 06:28:26 AM

1st page of Options...Check "Don't load tabs until selected"...

This will open blank new tabs.

Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 14, 2016, 11:36:32 AM

I don't know if Patio's answer works with Firefox after version 41???

The new tab (the one with rows of thumbnails is the Firefox default for a new tab (the url is about:newtab). I know of at least 2 Firefox add-ons that allow changing this, there are probably others:

This is the one I use:

Classic Theme Restorer

Does lots of handy things including new tab choices

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-gb/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/

In its Options choose "Tabs (2)" and check (tick) "Custom new tab page url" and type the url of your desired page that you want to see when you open a new tab.

or just a new tab chooser add-on

New Tab Override

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

In its Options, various choices for new tab: about:blank, about:home, about:newtab, Homepage, custom url, or link from clipboard



 

Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 14, 2016, 12:28:36 PM

Or do nothing. Just select google in the page with history.
Screen shot attached.
I just click on the Google thing iin new tab page. The it behaves like you expect it would.



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Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: Salmon Trout on January 14, 2016, 12:38:39 PM

Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 14, 2016, 12:28:36 PM

I just click on the Google thing iin new tab page.

That is what he/she says they don't want to have to do.

Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 14, 2016, 12:57:52 PM

Well, I am 78 years old -
 and not to weak to do two mouse clicks.  ;D

Title: Re: Opening FF Browser vs opening new tab
Post by: lectrocrew on January 14, 2016, 03:00:17 PM

Patio: The "Don't load tabs until selected" box was already checked.

Salmon Trout: Using the 'Classic Theme Restorer' add-on and entering google.com as the"Custom new tab page url" solved my problem.  :) Many thanks!

Geek-9pm: I'm only 55 but I've got 78 million hard miles on me and mouse clicks are getting to be a chore for me now days. lol

As usual, thanks to all 3 of you. You guys 'rock'!