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Firefox 14.0.1 and Session Manager 0.7.9.

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Repaiman77
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Started to have this problem with FF13. My standard session has 3 tabs (2 webmail and 1 group). Upon launch of FF14.0.1 the 3 tabs show but only the 1st actually loads. I have to click on the other 2 to load them individually. Of course once loaded they stay loaded and update for the session. In FF12 upon launch the 3 tabs would show and all load at the same time ready for use. Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing or an incompatibility with Session Manager? Thanks in advance, Mike.

Started to have this problem with FF13. My standard session has 3 tabs (2 webmail and 1 group). Upon launch of FF14.0.1 the 3 tabs show but only the 1st actually loads. I have to click on the other 2 to load them individually. Of course once loaded they stay loaded and update for the session. In FF12 upon launch the 3 tabs would show and all load at the same time ready for use. Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing or an incompatibility with Session Manager? Thanks in advance, Mike.

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This is a new "feature" which some people appreciated (like me, because I may have as many as 200 tabs open) and some people didn't (if they only had a few open). It allows FF to load more quickly. If you want to change it, in the menu bar, go to Tools | Options, then click on Tabs, and UNcheck the item that says "Don't load tabs until selected".

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This is a new "feature" which some people appreciated (like me, because I may have as many as 200 tabs open) and some people didn't (if they only had a few open). It allows FF to load more quickly. If you want to change it, in the menu bar, go to Tools | Options, then click on Tabs, and UNcheck the item that says "Don't load tabs until selected".

cor-el
cor-el
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  • Tools > Options > General > Startup: When Firefox Starts:
    • Show my windows and tabs from last time
    • Don’t load tabs until selected

You can also check and try to modify these prefs on the about:config page.

  • browser.sessionstore.restore_hidden_tabs
  • browser.sessionstore.restore_on_demand
  • browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand
Repaiman77
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Thanks folks. "UNcheck the item that says "Don't load tabs until selected" That cured it. I just wonder how many others were puzzled by this new 'feature'. Rather think the option should have been 'unticked' by default. Mike.

cor-el
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Note that this setting has been moved to the Tabs panel in Firefox 15 and later.

  • Tools > Options > Tabs
    • Don’t load tabs until selected