Yesterday's hint about using tabs in the newest Mozilla references a package known as MultiZilla. In the original hint, I mentioned that I had not tried to install it yet. Last night, I did so (successfully) on the nightly Mozilla build from 9/26.
Although the latest nightly build includes basic tab support, it's nothing like the full feature set in MultiZilla. Once installed, you get new contextual menu options for "Open Link in New Tab" and "Load Link in Background Tab", both of which make browsing a much more productive experience. You can also choose the top or bottom of the window for your tabs, and tweak a number of other settings.
If you'd like a quick how-to on installing MultiZilla for Mozilla on OS X, read the rest of this article.
These directions assume you have Mozilla 0.94 or newer installed. If you've customized it in any way, I'd recommend starting with a clean install (there's a link to the nighly build in the first paragraph of this article).
You'll probably want to spend some time on the MultiZilla home page to get familiar with the product and its features. There's also an Installation page that contains general installation instructions. I've combined some links they had to other information with Mac-specific tidbits to create the following Mac-specific installation guide. Follow these steps to install MultiZilla for Mozilla on OS X:
pref("multizilla.display.prefwarning", true );
pref("multizilla.tab.position", true);
pref("multizilla.new.preferred", "http://mozillazine.org");
pref("multizilla.sticky.maxlen", "25");
pref("multizilla.sticky.title", true);
pref("multizilla.tabs.autohide", false);
pref("multizilla.title.hold", true);
pref("multizilla.secret.garden", false);
pref("multizilla.prevent.double", true);
pref("multizilla.mouse-middle-click.newtab", true);
pref("multizilla.bookmarks.newtab", false);
pref("multizilla.personal-toolbar.newtab", false);
pref("multizilla.developer.tooltips", false);
pref("multizilla.status-leds.enabled", true);
pref("multizilla.load.homepage", true);
pref("multizilla.toolbar.icons", true);
pref("multizilla.mouse-middle-click.close", true);
pref("multizilla.confirm.quit", 3); // 1=CTRL-Q / 2=file menu 'Exit'
pref("multizilla.urlbar.newtab", true );I used BBEdit Lite and it displayed a message about the all.js file being part of a version control system, and did I want to over-ride its read-only status. I said yes and made the changes.
ARGS: -chrome chrome://multiviews/contentSave the file (I named mine MozillaTabs) and then use your favorite tool (I used ResEdit in Classic) to change the creator to MOZZ.
Mac OS X Hints
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20010928131244355