Browser.ctrlTab.previewsCount

Background

Firefox 3.1 offers previews when switching between tabs, showing page titles and thumbnails of content to the user in a pop-up dialog. This preference determines the number of tabs displayed in the dialog, including the current tab.

Possible values and their effects

The number of tabs to show as previews when switching between tabs in a window. Default value is 3.

Caveats

• browser.ctrlTab.mostRecentlyUsed must be true for this preference to have an effect.

First checked in

2008-07-15 by Dão Gottwald

Has an effect in

• Firefox (3.1 nightly builds since 2008-07-15)

Related bugs

• Bug 395980 - Implement Ctrl+Tab panel to go to previously selected tabs
• Bug 570056 - Minimum tab count preference for browser.ctrlTab.previews to take effect

Related preferences

• browser.ctrlTab.mostRecentlyUsed
• browser.ctrlTab.smoothScroll

External links

• Ctrl-Tab :: Firefox Add-ons
• Control-Tab: A New Feature for Firefox (Jenny Boriss’ blog)