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Reuse Tab by Vasili Gulevich

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Review by Firefox user 14330573
by Firefox user 14330573, 6 years ago
I like this extension, but it'd be nice if it didn't reload the site, instead just switched focus.

Developer response

posted 5 years ago
Thank you for your report. Version 0.11 no longer reloads a page if URL of a squashed one exactly matches the original. Please tell me, if this can be improved.
9 reviews
  • by marcelorevok, 6 months ago
    I was about to write an addon for this use case, then I found this and it works perfectly. Very useful for apps that don't allow more than one tab, like Whatsapp Web
  • by Karel Krema, a year ago
    Brilliant one! I love the trick with ignoring part of URL outside the matching group in regex!
  • by Firefox user 16623207, 2 years ago
  • by Randy W, 2 years ago
    A nice add-on that works sometimes but not always and I cannot determine a pattern when or why it is successful.

    Developer response

    posted 2 years ago
    If tab does not reach the matching site in 10 seconds, it is ignored indefinitely. This should only affect very slow sites.

    If you manage to isolate this or other problems, please report on https://github.com/basilevs/reusetab-firefox/issues. If you find a particularly slow site, please report it too.
    I may also implement a configurable cut-off delay, if this behavior is a deal-breaker for you.
  • by Firefox user 13848868, 2 years ago
  • by Xavier Novella Sinde, 6 years ago
    The idea is very nice, but is not working as desired to me in some cases.

    Example - I have a pinned tab to spotify, I open a new tab and then search for spotify and click on it (without opening a new tab)
    If we were using an android, spotify app would be opened. In this case, the tab is left with spotify and you turn up having 2 spotify tabs. I guess a good solution would be that the tab were I opened spotify changed focus to the pinned spotify app, reloaded it with the spotify new page I intended to open and the other tab would be left with with Google search - ready to be opened again.

    Thanks!

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Thanks for the find. It is possible to intercept same-tab navigation if extension is granted "Access your data for all websites" permission. I'm not sure if requesting such power is a good idea. Just in case someone wants to accept the risk, I have a prototype with this feature implemented: https://github.com/basilevs/reusetab-firefox/releases/tag/1.0 It is only usable from Firefox Developer Edition.
  • by Firefox user 11979692, 6 years ago
    Does exactly what I need! Exceptions would be fine but I am right happy now. Thanks Vasili! Good work!

    Developer response

    posted 5 years ago
    Thank you for kind words. Exceptions can now be configured on options page. (Blacklist section).
  • by Firefox user 14675712, 6 years ago