FireFox tabbing?

**natethegreat!** · July 10th, 2005, 07:08 AM

I just downloaded FireFox yesterday, and installed it today. But I don't see any tabbing, like it promised on the website!

**views1** · July 10th, 2005, 07:25 AM

right click on a link and go to "open link in new tab"
i think this is what you mean..

**kenji101** · July 10th, 2005, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by views1

right click on a link and go to "open link in new tab"
i think this is what you mean..

im using fire fox,, and its really good... the badthing is,, explorer still runs in background,,which mean it use double size in memory... explorer and firefox...

its realy bad,,, and if u close explorer u cant open any windows... im stock with this curse unless i remove fi

refox...

**OuTpaTienT** · July 10th, 2005, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by kenji101

im using fire fox,, and its really good... the badthing is,, explorer still runs in background,,which mean it use double size in memory... explorer and firefox...

its realy bad,,, and if u close explorer u cant open any windows... im stock with this curse unless i remove fi

refox...

Explorer IS Windows. It always runs in the background. If it's not then you're not running Windows.

**laylow** · July 10th, 2005, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by natethegreat!

I just downloaded FireFox yesterday, and installed it today. But I don't see any tabbing, like it promised on the website!

Install Tabbrowse Preferences and you will be able to tweak the tabbed browsing to suit your style.

**kenji101** · July 10th, 2005, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by OuTpaTienT

Explorer IS Windows. It always runs in the background. If it's not then you're not running Windows.

u see,, when you use IE,, ur like not using any browser,, coz the memory usage shal be add to EXPLORER.EXE in the processes...its just like ur opening an orninary window... but wen ur using other explorer like Firefox,,it open another window,,and it add another process,,which is firefox.exe.... i got mine running now at:
firefox 16k,explorer 13k....it could increase,up to 50k

but i dont like IE

**kenji101** · July 10th, 2005, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by kenji101

u see,, when you use IE,, ur like not using any browser,, coz the memory usage shal be add to EXPLORER.EXE in the processes...its just like ur opening an orninary window... but wen ur using other explorer like Firefox,,it open another window,,and it add another process,,which is firefox.exe.... i got mine running now at:
firefox 16k,explorer 13k....it could increase,up to 50k

but i dont like IE

its not really double,, just try it..

**sr71000** · July 10th, 2005, 08:39 AM

ok...easier way that installing crap. in the address bar go to "about:config" without the "" and search for tab. Find the one about tab preferences and right click it and switch it. Once you do that click tools, preferences, and took for all your tab options

lastly, right click over the home button...you can customize this toolbar (which i always do) and the first thing i add is the open new tab button here. you can also have an open new windows button if you'd like also

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**Bill in SD, CA** · July 10th, 2005, 09:22 AM

I have mine set to remember the last opened tabs as well.

Bill

**natethegreat!** · July 10th, 2005, 09:35 AM

Ok! Thanks for all your help!

**paul9** · July 10th, 2005, 08:11 PM

I click on a link with the mousewheel to open a new tab. Middle click on the tab itself will close that tab. I love tabbed browsing.

**bombledmonk** · July 10th, 2005, 08:20 PM

use mouse3 (the mousewheel click) or crtl-left click to open a tab

**kwebb** · July 10th, 2005, 11:32 PM

"u see,, when you use IE,, ur like not using any browser,, coz the memory usage shal be add to EXPLORER.EXE in the processes...its just like ur opening an orninary window... "

You see, you have absolutely no idea what your talking about.

**micfau1091** · July 11th, 2005, 03:29 AM

exactly

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Explorer.exe rarely goes over 14 mb, it usually is high 13s....when you add a process, it doesn't add to explorer.exe....
Thats my understanding, a correction is in order if I'm wrong

**muno** · July 11th, 2005, 04:09 AM

iexplore.exe is the internet explorer executable which does come up when opening ie.
it does NOT come up if you open my computer/explorer/search bar/whatever and use that to browse the internet.

**Jeordiewhite** · July 11th, 2005, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by kenji101

u see,, when you use IE,, ur like not using any browser,, coz the memory usage shal be add to EXPLORER.EXE in the processes...its just like ur opening an orninary window... but wen ur using other explorer like Firefox,,it open another window,,and it add another process,,which is firefox.exe.... i got mine running now at:
firefox 16k,explorer 13k....it could increase,up to 50k

but i dont like IE

I think you are confused, explorer.exe is the Windows Program Manager or Windows Explorer. It manages the Windows Graphical Shell including the Start menu, taskbar, desktop, and File Manager. By removing this process the graphical interface for Windows will disappear.
Iexplore.exe is however the main executable for Microsoft Internet Explorer. This Microsoft Windows application allows you to surf the web, and local intranets.

Explorer does fluctuate in size depending on what's being used, but that does not correlate to firefox being dependent upon windows explorer at all.