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[Shadowbottle <572074@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had forgotten that the new tab button even existed since I use ctrl+n
and cmd+n to open a new tab and completely remove the new tab button as
it just clutters up space and takes up room for a more experienced user
like myself. Perhaps two behaviors for either action - tab button press
opens a new tab at the end, while ctrl+n or cmd+n generates one next to
the tab the user is in?

It's wildly disorienting to have the new tab show up so far away from
the tab you're using if you generate it using a keyboard shortcut. It's
also particularly annoying when you need it to research something on the
tab you're currently using as well - particularly if your desire is to
compare the two pages.

::shrug::

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Title:
  New tabs open to the right of all existing tabs instead of opening
  next to the current tab

Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
  Confirmed
Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: firefox

  As the summary says: when a user opens a new, empty tab, it opens next
  to the rightmost of tabs currently open in the browser. This is
  inconsistent with the way links in new tabs are opened, which is to
  have them next to the currently active tab.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Open multiple tabs in the browser.
  2. Select the leftmost tab.
  3. Press Ctrl + T.

  Expected result:
  Have a new, empty tab next to the leftmost tab.

  Actual result:
  The new, empty tab opens next to the rightmost tab.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 09ae689090491ca53449589269e4bfd8
  CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
  Date: Fri Apr 30 09:19:58 2010
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
   abroswer N/A
   abrowser-branding N/A
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=fi_FI.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox

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