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Stats Alternate Tab Order Alternate Tab Order PowerSmash PowerSmash
User count 5,000+ 100,000+
Average rating 4.68 0.00
Rating count 31 0
Last updated 2015-02-08 2020-10-09
Size 16.79K 93.28K
Version 1.0.13 5.81
Short description
Opens new tabs at the end, and snaps back to view the opener tab under certain conditions This extension configures your Default Search to PowerSmash (powersmash.net) and Quick Acess to Bookmarks
Full summary

Changes tab ordering in a manner similar to pre-2010 Firefox.

The video explains it best, but by default, this extension does the following:

  • When a new tab is opened, it is sent to the end on the far-right

  • If that tab was opened with a left-click, such that it is automatically switched to, closing it will switch back to the tab from which is was opened (as long as no other tab had been switched to in the meantime)

What that means in practical terms is this:

  1. if I have an RSS reader open, left-clicking to read a story immediately will show me an open a tab on the end of the list. Closing that story it will take me back to my RSS reader.

  2. If I queue up a bunch of stories to read by middle-clicking several links, they will all open on the end of the tab list. When I go to read them by clicking on the first tab I opened, closing it will show me the next story.

I recognize how incredibly small the audience is for this exact setup, but there you have it.

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Please read carefully: By installing PowerSmash, you agree to change your Default Search to our domain and browse and search Bookmarks quick.

How does it work?

Simply start typing your search query in the Omni Bar, also called address bar and perform your first search through our custom search engine.

Permissions Used: *"Change your search settings to: powersmash.net" we require this permission to change your search settings to our private domain

*"Read your browsing history" This allow us to open our thank you page after install.

*"Read and change your bookmarks" This allow you to have quick access to your bookmarks.

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