Make Firefox Load Folders In New Tabs

The extension called Tree Style Tab enables this and improves tab functionality by a huge amount- used to have Tab Kit, but this extension has improved by a huge amount recently. It even allows for a "dummy" folder/tab to be created to hold all of the others as "child" tabs.

chkiss

@Sergio Tapia Gutierrez: I was going to say the same thing

tekjock

I'm a fan.. added that and it works fantastic.

Or you just middle click the folder.

Now that's a very nifty trick. :)

Tanya Peacock

@Warble: Try opening about:config and looking for tabs.maxOpenBeforeWarn and setting that number to 1 instead of 15, that way it will always ask before opening all those links Scott

Bluestump86

@aikimann et al... When holding CTRL, you don't even need to do "Open all in tabs"... just hold CTRL and click the folder in question.

I'm pretty sure I installed Tab Mix Plus specifically to correct this behavior

Anyone know if this is possible in Safari? I thought about switching a few weeks ago when Safari 4 came out, but even middle clicking the folder in Safari replaces all tabs. Grr...

andrewheiss

You can just MiddleClick the folder and it'll open up. :D

Sergio Tapia Gutierrez

@TehNomad: I asked about this as a reply to a comment below but then I decided to go have a look and it turns out to be simple. If you go into about:config and search for "tabs" you'll see an option about the number of bookmarks in a folder before it warns you. The default value is 15, but I changed it to 3. The warning isn't the same as disabling the middle-click function, but it happens infrequently enough that that's good enough for me.

Easier method: middle-click the folder's icon. Open tabs will stay open, and the contents of the folder will open in new tabs. If you click "open all in tabs" then it will still replace the open tabs. This way, you can have it both ways. Yay for editing!

Is there some way to disable opening up all tabs in a folder on a middle-click? It sucks when you accidentally open up your folder with 10+ tabs.

@Hanna Hoang: Actually, I've been wondering if there's a way to disable this. I don't use that functionality and there's nothing more obnoxious than accidentally middle-clicking a bookmark folder on my toolbar and then all of a sudden I'm streaming eight radio stations at the same time.

@Lance eagles3strong: agreed entirely other wise its like having aniphone for a browser....

I always just middle-clicked "Open All in Tabs." For me, that's the better solution, because once in a while, I might actually want it to replace all of my current tabs.

Hanna Hoang

I've always just middle clicked to open them all in new tabs. It's never replaced tabs before.

Middle-click is your friend.

Or, you could save yourself a LOT of trouble and just do what I do. Hold CTRL while you click "Open All In Tabs" and BAM! Your current tabs are left intact. No coding required! =O)

aikimann

I save lots of bookmarks for future projects, so I end up opening folders of bookmarks at once when I begin working on the project. For me, these bookmarks do not replace my current tabs - I assume this is because I use TabMixPlus and set it to open all new links in new tabs.

djr1904

@brutaluser: I'm still waiting for real chrome for mac. But the early version I do use is very good, so I'm not complaining too loudly. I just wish flash would work.

This is something that has driven me bonkers about FF.

sweet.

@brutaluser: Hence waiting for the Chrome OS.

Sourav Banerjee

I used to use firefox to death.... but i hoped over to chrome which is faster on the whole.. As proved by LH actuallly

I have never found a reason to open a folder of bookmarks, but when i just tried it, it did exactly as you said. Replaced my current tabs. Interesting.

wakebordr

@paintbox: Me again. True, it is a bit lacking in certain niceties. You can't rename a shortcut, though you can delete it. The tooltip shows the full path to a program, which might also not be what a person wants. If you choose just text display and no icons for a program, it appears with its .exe suffix. Not very pretty. I wish the author would update the addon with these changes. Other than that, it does as its name suggests. Hope someone else can get mileage from it. I just putz around, whereas someone else might have an actual need for this addon.

paintbox

@paintbox: Ok, am trying again. Didn't do the paragraph breaks. Trying the code. Hope it works. If not, excuse the mess. I've been putzing around with a Firefox addon that could make me truly lazy if I keep using it.  It lets you open folders, launch apps, open docs etc.  It installs as a toolbar, though a button might be better for some, at least as an option.  Anyway the extension is called File and Folder Shortcuts:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2103

It works in 3.0.11.  Haven't checked in 3.5 yet though.  You may need to turn off compatibility checking in the newer FF.

paintbox

I've been putzing around with a Firefox addon that could make me truly lazy if I keep using it. It lets you open folders, launch apps, open docs etc. It installs as a toolbar, though a button might be better for some, at least as an option. Anyway the extension is called File and Folder Shortcuts: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2103 It works in 3.0.11. Haven't checked in 3.5 yet though. You may need to turn off compatibility checking in the newer FF.

paintbox

@brutaluser: It doesn't feel good though... too unstable.