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(In reply to Dietrich Ayala (:dietrich) from comment #34)
> (In reply to Zhenshuo Fang (:fang) - Firefox UX Team from comment #32)
> > Since most of
> > the user expect the new tab shows up near where they click the new tab
> > button.
> 
> Hi! Can you explain your rationale or show the evidence to support this
> claim?

We make the new tab button look like a tab, so when the user clicks it,
we lead the user to expect that the button will either transform into a
new tab or produce a new tab from itself.

Also, as a general rule, I think buttons should produce visual feedback
as close to themselves as possible; conversely, place buttons as close
to their target of action as possible.

We (at least Limi and I) have considered/wanted having every new tab
open next to the current tab, but this would require having a "plus"
button be attached/adjacent to the current tab for the mapping to make
sense visually, and I don't think we solved it in terms of visual design
yet.

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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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