Tab Mix Plus
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Tab Mix Plus (often abbreviated TMP) is a Mozilla Firefox extension that adds to the tabbed browsing functions in Firefox. It is a popular extension on Mozilla Add-ons, which records download statistics. TMP is a collection of features from other extensions built in one package.[1] Lifehacker named it one of their "Top 10 must-have Firefox extensions" for 2009.[2] PC World said that "With Tab Mix Plus, Firefox tabs go past the obvious and into the indispensable... it's hard to imagine how you lived without it."[3] Wired and CNET both called it a "must-have" that is "powerful"[4] and "gives you what feels like an infinite amount of control over tab behaviour."[5]
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[edit] Functions
(A current list is available from Mozilla Addons)
- Duplicates tabs
- Opens a new tab with the same page and back/forward history
- Controls tab focus
- Allows the user to choose whether new tabs will be selected when created by various events (such as linking, opening bookmarks, etc.)
- JavaScript decompiling
- Allows JavaScript to be forced into a separate tab instead of a pop-up box, and allows the user to view the URL of the JavaScript page.
- Changes handling of input
- Some clicks, points, and key-presses can be assigned new tab-related functions
- Recovers closed tabs and windows
- Saves information about tabs and windows as they are closed, allowing the user to "undo" closing them, including retaining written information from the user (e.g. in a Wikipedia edit page)
- Session Manager and Crash Recovery
- Similar to bookmarks, saves the current set of open windows and tabs (and associated history) on command and in preparation for a crash (see Session Saver extension)
[edit] Criticism
Tab Mix Plus was incompatible with Firefox 2.0 for 2 weeks after its release, resulting in many thousands of people uninstalling 2.0. Critics also point out that TMP is quite large and may be experiencing software bloat. The author, "CPU", wrote in response: "Concerning the bloatness factor, the extension seems a bit too big but that is only because over 20 languages are included. These add more than 100kb in size." [6]
[edit] See also
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- ^ Public recognition of the extensions used in Tab Mix Plus-Tab Mix Plus
- ^ Purdy, Kevin (11 April 2009). "Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition". Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/5205629/top-10-must+have-firefox-extensions-2009-edition. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Blackwell, Laura. "Tab Mix Plus". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64014/description.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Norton, Quinn (12 December 2005). "The Firefox Hacks You Must Have". Wired. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/12/69781?currentPage=2. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Rosenblatt, Seth (18 June 2008). "Best plug-ins for Firefox 3". Crave (cnet). http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49297463,00.htm. Retrieved on 2009-06-18.
- ^ Developer Comments section
