Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
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Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
Mac OS Catalina. If I open a local file, Seamonkey opens multiple tabs –it just keeps going. This makes it unusable for editing files. Is this a bug, or is there a setting to prevent this.
Last edited by LIMPET235 on January 17th, 2021, 11:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
Moving this to SeaMonkey Support...
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(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
Win-10-H/64 bit/500G SSD/16 Gig Ram/450Watt PSU/350WattUPS/Firefox-115.0.2/T-bird-115.3.2./SnagIt-v10.0.1/MWP-7.12.125.
(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
What version of SeaMonkey?
What do you mean when you say "open a local file"?
Is that in (SeaMonkey's) Editor or simply something like File | Open, "file:///c:/tmp/dumy.txt" ?
What do you mean when you say "open a local file"?
Is that in (SeaMonkey's) Editor or simply something like File | Open, "file:///c:/tmp/dumy.txt" ?
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
Unable to reproduce this with 2.53.6. What is true that if you click on a local html link or file on the dektop or elsewhere two windows are opened. First one shows the initial defined action e.g. open homepage, blank tab or whatever you set. If SeaMonkey is already open only one windows is opened.
File Open and Composer are fine too.
FRG
File Open and Composer are fine too.
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
Version 2.53.5.1. I open SeaMonkey and navigate to a local file on my hard drive. I open it and it loads into the SM browser, and immediately hundreds of Untitled, blank pages start to load. I would post a screenshot but the forum doesn't seem to allow it. I guess a workaround is to load the page from the net, edit it and save it on my hard drive. I like the security of working from my local site on my hard drive.
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
As a test, create a new, clean Profile, then attempt the same.I open SeaMonkey and navigate to a local file on my hard drive ... and immediately hundreds of Untitled, blank pages start to load
(I seem to recall a bug where a particular about:config setting would cause something like that.)
Does the same happen in that new Profile, or does the local file load as expected?
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
I'm confused. Why are you using a web browser to edit files? Why not open the file in an appropriate program?Daffyd99 wrote:Version 2.53.5.1. I open SeaMonkey and navigate to a local file on my hard drive. I open it and it loads into the SM browser, and immediately hundreds of Untitled, blank pages start to load. I would post a screenshot but the forum doesn't seem to allow it. I guess a workaround is to load the page from the net, edit it and save it on my hard drive. I like the security of working from my local site on my hard drive.
Anyway, check your preferences for tab and link behavior: Edit | Preferences | Browser | [Tabbed Browsing] [Link Behavior] It's possible a setting there got changed and is responsible for this behavior. I cannot duplicate it; I'm using 2.53.5.1 on Linux.
And definitely do what @therube suggested, try a fresh, clean profile. If it doesn't happen there, you'll know there's something in your real profile that's responsible.
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Re: Local file opens multiple empty tabs. [Mac.]
Thanks all. I think I have a workround to avoid hundreds of empty pages loading.