Close all other tabs

Tom Sommer · Post by **Tom Sommer** » February 19th, 2003, 7:22 am

Where has the "Close all other tabs" option gone? I miss it... a lot

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030207 Phoenix/0.5

thenightfly42 · Post by **thenightfly42** » February 19th, 2003, 7:37 am

It's still available in TBE, on the context menu for tabs, if you really want it. And yes, you can use TBE with the current builds, it just takes a little more work.

Tom Sommer · Post by **Tom Sommer** » February 19th, 2003, 7:45 am

I had that extension, but for some reason (Do not ask) I could not post at forums (EzBoard) when it was installed, I just couldn't get past the Submit Reply button on the posting screen... so I removed the extension and all was working once again...

Very stange, so is Close all other tabs gone for good?

Nemec · Post by **Nemec** » February 19th, 2003, 10:13 am

Tom Sommer wrote:I had that extension, but for some reason (Do not ask) I could not post at forums (EzBoard) when it was installed, I just couldn't get past the Submit Reply button on the posting screen... so I removed the extension and all was working once again...

I'm not 100% sure but the newest TBE (20030218) says something in the change history
that some form problems have been fixed.

Post by **alanjstr** » February 19th, 2003, 10:16 am

Tom Sommer wrote:I had that extension, but for some reason (Do not ask) I could not post at forums (EzBoard) when it was installed, I just couldn't get past the Submit Reply button on the posting screen... so I removed the extension and all was working once again...

Very stange, so is Close all other tabs gone for good?

You could try just disabling the extension for the duration of that BB visit.

Tom Sommer · Post by **Tom Sommer** » February 19th, 2003, 10:44 am

I post there regularly, but I might try it again... if they remove Close all other tabs

Thanks for the help

Post by **tve** » February 19th, 2003, 11:45 am

I miss this option also, but surely won't install something like TBE to get it back....

why was it removed anyway? too bloated for some peoples tastes? 0_o

Gilles · Post by **Gilles** » February 20th, 2003, 2:01 am

It'll be <a href="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191818" title="File menu missing "Close other tabs" option">back in the file menu</a>

Gilles · Post by **Gilles** » February 20th, 2003, 4:41 am

The patch for <a href="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191818">bug 191828</a> has been checked in and we have now a "Close other tabs" in the file menu (in my 2003021922 build).
But <a href="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191818#c36">comment 36</a> suggest this might have broken Phoenix.

Tom Sommer · Post by **Tom Sommer** » February 20th, 2003, 2:19 pm

Arg, what is it doing up there!

Allenz · Post by **Allenz** » February 20th, 2003, 2:44 pm

Tom Sommer wrote:Arg, what is it doing up there!

That's a good question. I can't believe "bloat" was the reason. If the routine is still there, the difference putting it under File and leaving it where it was can be more than the text and function call.

herman · Post by **herman** » February 21st, 2003, 12:40 am

Tom Sommer wrote:Arg, what is it doing up there!

The reason it was removed was that some guys clicked it inadvertently, having DATALOSS.
Of course, if I click it, I want to lose that data, mostly.With a better mouse and less speedy clicking I wouldn´t have had to write "mostly".
But better to have it back at the wrong place, than missing it completely.
In that new place I REALLY have to look that I´m on the right tab.

herman

flii · Post by **flii** » February 21st, 2003, 3:50 pm

in my 2003-02-21 nightly, i don't have a Close Other Tabs option under the File menu at all. or in my right-click menu. i want this back, dang it. :evil:

Post by **RAF** » February 21st, 2003, 4:06 pm

Me neither. Me too.

daihard · Post by **daihard** » February 21st, 2003, 6:04 pm

Flii wrote:in my 2003-02-21 nightly, i don't have a Close Other Tabs option under the File menu at all. or in my right-click menu. i want this back, dang it.

How long has that menu item been around? I just checked the 2002-12-28 build and couldn't find that entry under File. I did see it under the tab context menu, though, and that is gone from the 2003-02-21 build. Is that what you meant, Flii?