google reader v opens new tab in foreground :(

Posted March 26, 2009
Filed under: firefox |

i m a big fan of not using the mouse wherever possible. the fact that the short cut key `v’ in google reader opens the original page in a new tab in foreground is a massive annoyance. googling for solutions to that annoyance have thrown up a grease monkey script, a firefox tweak and a firefox addon. but i really really wish that this was part of the settings page in google reader itself. i opted for the firefox tweak though for ease of use i would advise the tab mix plus addon, anyways…

  • open a new tab in firefox ( hit Control+T )
  • write the following in the address bar and hit enter

about:config

  • in the filter field write the following

tab

  • locate the property

browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground

  • double click to change it to true
  • that’s it you are done :)

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  1. gurpreet9 on March 29, 2009

    buddy…..heading could have been better..it is so confusing…or was this a serious attempt to create such a heading which can be only understood after reading the post :) )

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