Ubuntu
firefox-3.0 package

alt + drag to favicon

Bug #236431 reported by David Prieto
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I'm using FF3 RC1.

If you drag an URL or other text to the favicon in the URL bar, it goes to that address or performs a search, depending on which type of text you dragged.

This is the feature I would like: if you're keeping the alt key pressed while dropping the text into the favicon, open it in a new tab. This would be handy because sometimes I see URLs which are not clickable, and I have to select them, press ctrl+t to open a new tab, go back to the old tab and drag the selected text to the new tab.

Would that be possible?

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Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This is already implemented in another way.

Select the text, and drag it onto the "new window" or "new tab".

Does that solve your problem?

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: New → Won't Fix
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David Prieto (frandavid100-gmail) wrote :

Yes, in a way. But I never really use those buttons or ctrl+T (I always write the URL and hit alt+enter to open a new tab) so I would need to crowd my toolbar just to drag the occasional link.

I really would prefer to use the favicon, which is already there anyway.

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 236431] Re: alt + drag to favicon

On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 10:35:06AM -0000, David Prieto wrote:
> Yes, in a way. But I never really use those buttons or ctrl+T (I always
> write the URL and hit alt+enter to open a new tab) so I would need to
> crowd my toolbar just to drag the occasional link.
>
> I really would prefer to use the favicon, which is already there anyway.
>

Hard to find the best solution for everyone. Such kind of things
should be implemented by extensions.

 - Alexander

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