"New Tab" Button For Safari

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  1. chetiboy

    chetiboy Active Member

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    in the beginning I always mistook the plus sign of safari for "new tab" instead of "make new bookmark". I've been semi looking for a way to look for something that will do the trick. I know command+T does the same, but I guess I got lucky finding this

    http://futurebuddha.net/newtabsafari/Safari_New_Tab.html

    it replaces the "+" to work as "open new tab", instead of making a new book mark.

    I'll try and see if it works when I get home, since I'm using a PC notebook at work (psssh)
    Hope this helps
     
    #1 chetiboy, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    ey thanks for sharing this chetiboy. very useful. same as you, i also mistook that for "new tab" hehehe. anyway, it's now working on my safari. ;)

    thanks.
     
    #2 gracegal, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    it's an interesting plugin. you may however experience safari to crash once an update to safari comes out (the same way the old SafariButtons did), hence the presence of the plugin's uninstaller.

    why don't you just double-click on an empty tab space to create a new tab?
     
    #3 booblanco, Jun 11, 2008
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  4. chetiboy

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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    maybe i've been spoiled by firefox huhuhu.
     
    #4 chetiboy, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    wow thats cool thanks a lot
     
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari


    hahaha.. i must admit, I didn't really knew this. Thanks booblanco. People do learn new things everyday..:D
     
    #6 ice_man, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    or a faster way is to just press apple-T on your keyboard.
     
    #7 Myles, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    I just double click the tab bar. (This trick works for firefox rin!)
     
    #8 rafaelc378, Jun 11, 2008
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    believe me there are times that Im just to lazy to move another hand. So double click is a great tip.. hehehe
     
    #9 ice_man, Jun 11, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    why is the double-click not workin' on mine?
     
    #10 jaijin, Jun 12, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    @jaijin,

    It has to be the bar itself and not any presently open tabs. Try double clicking all the way to the right of the tab bar if a lot of tabs are open.
     
    #11 rafaelc378, Jun 12, 2008
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    This is a good button to have, but for me, since I've been so accustomed to keyboard shortcuts, it's a bit tedious.

    When I need a blank new tab, I use Command T, or if I need to open a link in a a new tab, I simply Command click that link.
     
    #12 elbert, Jun 12, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    really not working
     
    #13 jaijin, Jun 12, 2008
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    Re: New Tab Button For Safari

    strange. you're using safari v3 right? the latest by the way is v3.1.1.
     
    #14 booblanco, Jun 12, 2008
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    Likewise, I'm accustomed to keyboard shortcuts (Command-T). But if I'm in a lazier mood, I just double-click the tab bar.

    For links that I want to open in a new tab, I just Command-click the link or I just drag the link to the empty spot in the tab bar.
     
    #15 johannes, Jun 12, 2008
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    Just making sure, it's the Tab bar you're double clicking right? Not the bookmarks bar?
     
    #16 rafaelc378, Jun 12, 2008
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    wonderful trick. i usually press command+t, knowing this made navigating in safari easier :D
     
    #17 sean_4c, Jun 12, 2008
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    I use Command T. Since I use both Firefox and Safari, I won't get so disoriented. Its the same for both apps.
     
    #18 templar88, Jun 12, 2008
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    i can't believe apple overlooked this one simple little thing that all the other browsers already have natively.
     
    #19 mousehole, Feb 1, 2009
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    works fine with mine! thanks thanks! the double click is really helpful.
     
    #20 hqvq_jen, Feb 2, 2009
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