Janik von Rotz


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Last tab switching in Firefox

Keyboard shortcuts can make dealing with computers a lot easier. But for some unknown reason they are well hidden secret. This time I found a new shortcut for Firefox and would like to share it with you.

The most used key on my keyboard are most likely super + tab. Pressing these keys will give you a preview of the last opened windows. By holding super and pressing tab again you can cycle through the windows / programs. Some program support multiple windows and allow switching between them using super + `.

The most heavily used program is the browser. I am using LibreFox, a hardened version of Firefox, with a few well-known extension. At work I switch between multiple tabs using the cursor. Very inefficient! Only now I learn that you can have the same experience of switching between programs and windows for browser tab.

Configuring it is very simple:

  1. Browse about:config
  2. Find browser.ctrlTab.sortByRecentlyUsed
  3. Set true

And then you can use ctrl + tab to show and cycle through the preview of the last tabs. Very useful!

Category: linux
Tags: 100daystooffload , firefox , librefox , keyboard , shortcut

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