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Do We Really Need an Add-on for That?

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Pardon me as I put on my fake surprise pants on… wait a minute, you mean clicking on Firefox’s close button actually closes the tab your on?  After you have looked at as many Firefox add-ons as I have some of them really catch you off guard. Yes, Captain Obvious – a fast way to close your tabs is to hit Firefox’s close button!

Reading a ‘bit more about the extension for Firefox, it starts to make a ‘bit more sense:

Do you find it annoying to have to click on the small cross to close a tab ? Now with Fast Close Tabs you can just click on the upper right cross from the window to close the active tab. No more need to precisely point at the tab close cross.

Thank you Fast Close Tabs for allowing me to start my Monday off with a giggle.

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  • Madara
    Sounds like this came with good intention, but I prefer to close my tabs by middle-mouse (scroll wheel) clicking them. Useful for inactive tabs too.
  • I use the "Tab Scope" plugin, which shows almost exactly the same thing as the "Fast Close Tabs" when you hover over the tab, except you also get a nice little preview of the website of that tab.
  • So how do you close the window? And surely if you want to close a tab quickly then just press Ctrl+W....

    Some people just like to re-invent the wheel so it looks square!
  • Leo
    Fun and useless—at least for me. :)
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