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Tab Bar Right click changed behavior

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When right clicking on the tab bar in FF 4, I get the toolbar customization menu. In previous versions, I'd get a menu that included options for tabs (i.e. new tab, reopen closed tabs, etc). In FF4, this menu is only on existing tabs.

Is it possible to get the old behavior back?

When right clicking on the tab bar in FF 4, I get the toolbar customization menu. In previous versions, I'd get a menu that included options for tabs (i.e. new tab, reopen closed tabs, etc). In FF4, this menu is only on existing tabs. Is it possible to get the old behavior back?

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No, in Firefox 4 the tab bar is a regular toolbar and a right click on empty space on the tab bar will open the generic toolbar context menu and not the tab bar context menu. You will have to get used to right clicking a tab. You can open a new tab with a double left click on that empty space or by clicking the New Tab (+) button. You can close a tab with a middle click on that tab.

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Why can't this be fixed. Firefox 4 is horrible and changed everything. No one wants it this way. You don't just change stuff to make it not work the same because ONE geek wants it changed. You are losing typical users by doing this. Can you simply update FFx3.6 and release it as, say 3.7 for those of us who don't want all these changes? Plus, please change your release schedule to once every 3 to 4 years, I'm tired of seeing this "surprise" update stuff all the time, I hate updates especially when they break everything. THANKS

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What needs to be "fixed" is the people who use Firefox, and want to remain in "yesterday". The "web" changes and evolves, so any browser that doesn't keep up with those changes is doomed to fail in the long run.

Thanks to Mozilla "heating up" the browser market over the last 6 year or so, you have a much greater selection of web browsers to choose from now than you had in 2005. Maybe one of the other web browsers out there might be more suitable for you.

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Here is the fix: move your cursor over a tab, then right-click. FIXED!