Closed Bug 501426 Opened 16 years ago Closed 16 years ago

make the open tabs in background pref be named mail.tabs.loadInBackground and allow overriding default for context/middle click with the shift key

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(Thunderbird :: Toolbars and Tabs, enhancement)

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RESOLVED FIXED
Thunderbird 3.0b3

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(Reporter: mkmelin, Assigned: mkmelin)

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(Depends on 1 open bug, Blocks 1 open bug)

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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #480632 +++ Even though the pref to open tabs in background doesn't affect double clicking I really think it should be named like the firefox one. Besides, it's now named mail.contextMenuBackgroundTabs but also affects middle click. mail.tabs.loadInBackground seems like a better name. This patch changes that, and also allows the user to override default for context/middle click with the shift key. (Like firefox does.)
Attachment #386065 - Flags: ui-review?(clarkbw)
Attachment #386065 - Flags: review?(bugmail)
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: --- → Thunderbird 3.0b3
Comment on attachment 386065 [details] [diff] [review] proposed fix Patch is good by me, but clarkbw's input is still required.
Attachment #386065 - Flags: review?(bugmail) → review+
Comment on attachment 386065 [details] [diff] [review] proposed fix sure
Attachment #386065 - Flags: ui-review?(clarkbw) → ui-review+
changeset: 3015:c6f51d0b3261 http://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/c6f51d0b3261 ->FIXED
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Is there any documentation about this?? How does it work? And why does the pref not affect double-clicking? See bug 701500.
Depends on: 701500
If you set mail.tabs.loadInBackground false tabs are loaded in the foreground by default. Holding shift while clicking lets you do the opposite as the pref, on a per click basis. Re double-click, it's just designed that way - see bug 480632 comment 11.
(In reply to Magnus Melin from comment #5) > If you set mail.tabs.loadInBackground false tabs are loaded in the > foreground by default. Holding shift while clicking lets you do the opposite > as the pref, on a per click basis. Well, "by default" is not really true given that all the magic only works from context menu or middle click, but not for Enter, double-click, message menu Open, or Ctrl+O. > Re double-click, it's just designed that way - see bug 480632 comment 11. I'll have to let that sink in, play with it and think a bit more before commenting, but my immediate impression about this pref and its context-menu-limited experience is *confusion*! Besides, Shift on context menu is undocumented in (1) and (2), and middleclick should be documented in (1). (1) https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts (2) https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/message-tabs?s=open+messages+in+background&as=s
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