Typical options:

Summary:

This section controls Tab Open & Close behavior, that is to say where Tabs open and which previous Tab gets selected (or focused) when a Tab closes. The options for both are as follows (default options shown filled in as they would be on screen):

Open Close (√) (√) Browser default behavior * ( ) ( ) Leftmost Tab [HOME] ( ) ( ) Rightmost Tab ( ) Last Active Tab ( ) ( ) Relative, Leftward [Immediate Left from Source Tab] +x ( ) ( ) Relative, Rightward [Immediate Right from Source Tab] +x ( ) ( ) I'm Feeling Lucky [√] Stay on Target! ~ * Browser default behavior may vary, especially with other extensions. + Source Tab is the Current Tab on a TabOpen event. x Source Tab is the Closing Tab on a TabClose event, which may or may not be selected. Eg, if Tab A is current and C closes, it is relative to C. ~ If the current Tab is NOT the one closing, keep the current Tab selected.

Details:

This section controls 2 main features of Tab browsing behavior in Firefox, Tab Open behavior and Closing behavior. They can both be a very powerful way to control your Tab browsing capabilities and productivity. In either case, choosing "Browser default behavior" will force Tabby to defer to Firefox (or another extension that controls Tab behavior) for controlling the behavior, allowing Tabby to still implement other options that you've enabled. However, it is recommended, of course, that you let Tabby control all of the behavior for predictable results.

Tab Open:

In Tab Open behavior, each time a new Tab opens, whether by user action, or by some functionality in a web page, one of the six choices shown below determines where the new Tab will open, relative to all of the other existing Tabs. A detailed description of each option is as follows:

Tab Close:

In Tab Close behavior, each time a new Tab closes, whether by user action, or by some functionality in a web page, one of the seven choices shown below determines which previous Tab gets selected. Additionally, there is one more global option, called "Stay on Target!" that overrides closing behavior if the currently selected Tab is NOT the one closing. A detailed description of each option is as follows:

Unusual options:

Summary:

This section covers some more advanced options that not every user would find useful, but they allow an advanced user to have some more features that may be desireable. This section also has the Debugging Options, which again, not every user would want, except for maybe a deverloper type or the unusually curious. As it shows up on screen:

[ ] When the Leftmost [HOME] Tab closes, ALL Tabs Close * [√] When the Last Tab of a Window closes, the Window closes, [√] including the Main Window, [√] but only if the Main Window is the Last to close. * When "ALL Tabs Close" is active, all other rules are suspended until the end. Debugging Options... [√] Enable Console Messages ~ [ ] Enable Alert Popups [Use ONLY if necessary!] ~ ~ To see Console Messages, run Firefox with the -console command line option. Console Messages and Alert Popups are quite copious, to say the least. Alerts Popup for every block of code and are not for the faint of heart. Console Messages, on the other hand, are only seen in a text window when you use the option above. If they're too verbose, simply turn them off.

Details:

Debugging Options:

The debugging options are only meant for in depth troubleshooting or programming curiosity. There is no operational need for them, and you are encouraged to disable them at any time.

Mad Scientist options:

Summary:

So named because you'd almost have to be one to use these options. This functionality truly is not for the faint of heart. However, there may just be something useful in it for somebody. I can think of a few good reasons why someone might like it, but then again, this option panel is colored "hazard orange" for a reason. As it shows up on screen:

[√] On Tab Close, replace with a new Tab that loads... * (√) A blank page [If you like to enter URLs after each page view] ( ) My home page [Hey, it's your favorite page, why not abuse it] ( ) My URL: < enter URL here > ( ) The same exact page in the Tab [Reload] ( ) I'm Feeling Lucky * When active, the Tab closed is always replaced with a new Tab as set above, except when the Tab is already blank (URL=about:blank), in which case it will always close. When this Tab does close, previous Tab selection returns as set in Typical options. Be careful with these options; they could make it hard to close Tabs. However, as mentioned, just enter about:blank into the Tab's location bar, then you can close the Tab as normal.

Details:

This section is all one option, and a very potent one at that, with several choices for final outcome. When enabled, any Tab that closes will be replaced with a new Tab in the same exact position that loads one of the choices detailed here: