I use
2
4
and the 5+1th ways.

The Killer one is the 5+1 th. I love that.
It comes into great use while searching.
Right from the results page, i cuould open 7-10 tabs without leaving the search page. :)

And the 4th one, is a bit tricky to trigger. !!

Cool list, I only knew 4 of those methods to open tabs. Never knew about the mouse wheel.

BTW, you can also keep the Ctrl key pressed while clicking a link to open in a new tab.

Nice one, for new links I use CTRL + left click, its same as mouse wheel one.

I use all the methods except the 1st!

Thanks for the tips…this site is getting better N better…Nice work Keshav… :wink:

Thanks for the tips, I like the mouse wheel one! I used another way (6+1?) to open tabs: right click on a tab and choose new tab, but it does not work when there are no tabs yet. Doubleclicking in the open space is easier though.

you could also add the “Open a new tab” button to the toolbar using ‘Customize’

I’m surprised nobody mentioned these but here’s one obvious and one not so obvious one:

1. Right click a link and select “Open Link in New Tab”

2. Drag a link to the “tab bar” and it will open it, in a new tab.

i just use Ctrl T
that works well

I just added the button to my toolbar (you know, right click on tool bar, and “customize”). Works good for me. I can also be seen using any of the other methods except 4, I didn’t know that one. I guess it just depends on how I feel.

You forgot the optional Tab Button that can be put on the Navigation Toolbar. If using stumble (which is how I found this post) then you probably have a hand on the mouse and clicking a button to open a new tab is super easy.

I use the CRT+T. It is the fastest way for me

You can open a Tab with the Middle Mouse Button on empty tab to open closed tabs since Firefox3(?)

You can also download firegestures, click the right mouse button and move the mouse up to open a new tab. Brilliant extention, that makes surfing a lot easier:)

thx…I learnt 3 new ways….

You can also customise the toolbar and add the “new tab” icon and use that to open new tabs.

I use all of those except the 1st and fourth ones but i also use another way: Drag a link or selected plaintext url into the tab bar.

I use all-in-one gestures to open new tabs-so much faster. Right click, move mouse up, new tab opens :smile:

I actually broke the scroll wheel (middle click) after 3 years of opening tabs with it - obviously wasn’t designed for prolonged use with firefox!

And there is Throbber Button

Let’s not forget about Alt+Enter when using the location or search bar.

i use 1, 2 and 5+1 but now il try and use 2, 3 and 5+1

Nice Post Idea!
I am already using a few of them.

I hold down left click, and click right click. I’ve gotten so used to it now, very simple. All thanks to a certain add on, of course.

I just use a button I have set up here, but I use the shortcut keys too. I can’t believe I never knew about #4.

I never knew the mouse wheel tip! Thanks :)

I mainly use Ctrl + T.

I never knew of the middle mouse one. I will use that now.