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When I open a new window in FFox7, how can I make it automatically appear exactly on top of the previous window -- not resized, not shifted, but directly on top?

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dafyddabhugh
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I used to set Firefox to full screen; but my new monitor is too big to do that. So I sized the Firefox window to the size I want, and I carefully centered it (using a tape measure to get it as close to dead center as possible).

But everytime I open a new window, it appears shifted slightly to the right (I think that's called cascading, but I'm not sure). While some might like this feature, I prefer it open exactly on top of the previous window; and it's a pain to have to shift the new window manually every time I open one.

How do I set Firefox to open new windows right on top of the parent window (and the same size), covering it up completely?

Thanks,

Dafydd abHugh

I used to set Firefox to full screen; but my new monitor is too big to do that. So I sized the Firefox window to the size I want, and I carefully centered it (using a tape measure to get it as close to dead center as possible). But everytime I open a new window, it appears shifted slightly to the right (I think that's called cascading, but I'm not sure). While some might like this feature, I prefer it open exactly on top of the previous window; and it's a pain to have to shift the new window manually every time I open one. How do I set Firefox to open new windows right on top of the parent window (and the same size), covering it up completely? Thanks, Dafydd abHugh

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Siddhartha Dugar
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The window size is handled by the OS and has nothing to do with Firefox.

dafyddabhugh
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Doesn't Firefox pass along parameters for size and position on the screen to Windows?

cor-el
cor-el
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Yes, and that makes Windows position the file with a slight offset to an already existing window at that position.

dafyddabhugh
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Well, then isn't there some way to induce Firefox to give Windows parameters that make it open the fershlugginer window in the *same* position, instead of an offset position?

Dafydd