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A completely new preference manager was written for MultiZilla version 1.7, which is nice of course, but you might run into trouble when you keep your old profile after the update from a previous version. You basically have two options to solve this problem. The first one, the easiest one, is to ditch your profile and to use a new profile. However, you will lose all your settings so you might want to try the second option. Open the following file with your favorite text editor:
browser directory/chrome/overlayinfo/communicator/content/overlays.rdf
and replace the following URL:
chrome://communicator/content/pref/preftree.xul
with this one:
chrome://multiviews/content/preferences/multizillaPrefOverlay.xul
That should work, but feel free to join us on the newsgroup, just in case you can't get it working without further assistance.
See also: bug 8797
CTRL+N opens a new window in Mozilla (or should) but certain versions of MultiZilla changed this behavior and open a new tab, instead of a new window. This behavior can be changed on MultiZilla's Tabs pref panel. Simply untick the checkbox in front of 'Ctrl+N' and it will open a new window.
Note: people that like to open a new tab, instead of a new window, should tick the checkbox.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.newtabfor.ctrl-n", [true/false]);
Related info: "How can I open the Preference Window in MultiZilla?"
You can startup Mozilla with a blank page, home page or the last visited page. The pref settings for this can be found on Mozilla's Navigator pref panel. I guess we all know that by now but...
MultiZilla adds a new and very powerful feature called Tab Sessions. One of the options of this feature enables you to restore one or all previously open windows and tabs on startup.
Tab Sessions can be restored automatically, without your interaction, or it let you decide at startup. The latter will open a dialog window or MultiZilla's Tab Session Manager. All pref settings for this feature can be found on MultiZilla's Advanced pref panel.
Note: please keep in mind that you first need to setup and use 'Save Tab Sessions', before you can use MultiZilla's 'Restore Tab Session' successfully .
Related info: "How can I open the Preference Window in MultiZilla?"
No. MultiZilla is not a skin or a theme, but we do have a theme OSXilla available for download and installation for MultiZilla.
So what is MultiZilla you ask. Well, it is a browser add-on or a so called browser extention. MultiZilla adds literally dozens of new features, menu items and preferences for all sorts of things. You can read more about all new features in the Features Section of this website.
The MultiZilla project is one the oldest projects on mozdev.org but still very active. MultiZilla also has its own optionally installable GoogleBox widget that emulates the official Google Toolbar for Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Note: The GoogleBox widget was developed before the Googlebar project was even launched on mozdev.org simply because I wasn't aware of its planned introduction.
Notice: We are very much aware of that other shamelessly copied project but MultiZilla is still the first and only original XUL TabUI for Mozilla based browsers.
Yes you can, by adding the following lines to: /chrome/userChrome.css in your profile directory.
Related info: "How do I locate my profile directory"
MultiZilla offers you three ways to open the Preference Window. The first two are MultiZilla specific and the last one is Mozilla's own implementation.
Note: Only the first two options select the MultiZilla pref panel at start. You will have to select other pref panels manually, like you have to when using the last option.
You can re-enable MultiZilla by entering the following chrome URI into your location bar:
Tip: Select the link and drag it to a bookmark menu or to your Personal Toolbar.
No, not really. However, a web designer can use: target="_blank" or javascript:window.open(); to open a new window in Mozilla and MultiZilla can redirect this to a new tab. Check MultiZilla's Tabs and Popup pref panels. The settings in the Permission Manager will override this behavior!
The reason why this wasn't implemented in Mozilla can be read in Mozilla bug 105409.
The underlying prefs are:
For target attributes: user_pref("multizilla.newtabfor.windowopen", true);
For javascript: links: user_pref("multizilla.window-open.javascript-in-tab", true);
No, not yet, but we're working on it. Keep an eye on bug 2228. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if you can help us. We also need new images for MultiZilla's Toolbar and Pref panels.
Yes, both Mozilla and Netscape adapted MultiZilla, but not all of it. Mozilla Firefox goes even further by adding more features priorly introduced by MultiZilla. However, Mozilla's tabbrowser widget is a plain re-write, done by David Hyatt, a former Netscape Engineer, of some of HJ's work.
Install MultiZilla version 1.5.0.0 for Netscape v7.1 from the installation page or install the appropriate XPI for Netscape v7.0. We discontinued support of Netscape v6.x simply because we lost the XPI for it :(
You may have UA spoofing enabled. From the MultiZilla Quick Prefs Menu, select Browser Spoofing->Restore Original User Agent. This should solve the problem.
There are several ways to open new tabs in MultiZilla. One of the options you have is keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T but you can also use one of the many menu options.
Another option you have is to enable Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Bar->New Tab and Close Tab Buttons->Enable New Tab Button to open new tabs.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.tabbar.newbutton", true);
Tip: you can enable Prefs->MultiZilla-> Links->Open new Tab for->Ctrl-N to open new tabs instead of new windows with keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.newtabfor.ctrl-n", true);
You can use keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T or the menu item New Tab->Preferred Page on the MultiZilla toolbar to open a new tab with a preferred location.
Tip: You can specify a preferred location on the MultiZilla Tabs Panel pref panel.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.preferred.location", "http://www.somesite.loc");
Go to Prefs->MultiZilla->Tabbar Behavior->Tab Bar->Hide Tab Bar for single tab.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("browser.tabs.autoHide", true);
Go to the menu View->Show/Hide->MultiZilla Toolbar.There is also a shortcut key which is F12 (or F11 in earlier MultiZilla versions).
Use the option Prefs->Navigator->Display on->Navigator Startup->blank page
Just right-click on a tab, or click on the Tab Menu button on the MultiZilla toolbar to activate this menu.
Yes you can, go to Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Styling->Tab Icons->Show load indicators on tabs and clear the checkbox.
Ensure that Prefs->MultiZilla->Links->New Tabs-> Middle click is selected.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.mouse-middle-click.newtab", true);
Ensure that the required items in Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Behavior->New Tabs should be opened for/from->Bookmark are selected
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.newtabfor.bookmarks", true);
Ensure that Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Behavior->New Tabs should be opened for/from->General->Personal Toolbar is selected
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.newtabfor.personal-toolbar", true);
Go to Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Styling->Tab Label->Maximum Tab width and set it to your desired length.
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.tabs.tabwidth", xxx);
Yes you can, select Prefs->MultiZilla->Tab Styling->Tab Label->User page title as Tab Label
The underlying pref is: user_pref("multizilla.tabs.title", true);
Just click on the current page and use one of these shortcuts:
You can also use Go from the main or tab menu.
Just click on the current page and use one of these shortcuts:
You can also use the Switch button on the MultiZilla Toolbar.
Use: Menu->Help->About MultiZilla
Use: Menu->Help->About [Mozilla/SeaMonkey/Firefox]
Example: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.2) Gecko/20060404 MultiZilla/1.8.1.1e SeaMonkey/1.0.1
You must install MultiZilla as root. If you need help, then follow these steps:
We sure could use your help. Feel free to contact HJ for additional information. HJ is the project owner and main developer.
Note: Rajnish Bhaskar (Raj for insiders/our webmaster) is also looking for help. Feel free to contact Raj if you're willing to help him with the website.
Please visit our bug page. You will find instructions there for reporting bugs, including a link to the bug helper page.
You can donate to MultiZilla via PayPal on this page. All donations are most appreciated, but if you can't donate money, how about donating some time to the project, whether in helping update the website, or tracking down and filing bugs.
MultiZilla doesn't provide an automatic un-installation script, but the following steps will solve this problem:
The following steps cover how to remove MultiZilla if you installed it for multi-user access
(into the Mozilla/SeaMonkey program directory). If you installed it for single-user access (into
your profile), then follow the same steps but use <profile>chrome/ where it
says chrome/
content,install,url,jar:resource:/chrome/multiviews.jar!/content/multiviews/
skin,install,url,jar:resource:/chrome/multiviews.jar!/skin/modern/multiviews/
skin,install,url,jar:resource:/chrome/multiviews.jar!/skin/classic/multiviews/
locale,install,url,jar:resource:/chrome/multiviews.jar!/locale/en-US/multiviews/
Now restart Mozilla/SeaMonkey to recreate chrome.rdf, overlays.rdf and the XUL cache, but please note that you might have to start your browser twice to recreate a new XUL cache without MultiZilla in it, or your browser windows might look broken.
Please install a stable release in case you are having difficulty with a MultiZilla nightly and tell us about the problem/bug which enables us to help you or fix the bug for you!
Related info: "How do I locate my profile directory"
The profile locations for the most common Operating Systems are listed below:
In that case you might want to get in touch with us, or other MultiZilla users on the newsgroup or mailing list.
Note: we kindly ask you to add a clear, step by step description of the problem you are experiencing, and to include your include the original (not a modified) HTTP User Agent.