Infocatcher
Documentation?
I realize that this is a simple add-on to use, but is there any documentation at all? For example, I have successfully put a tab INTO private mode, but what if I wish to make it "not private"?
See screenshots on AMO page, you can use "Private Tab" checkbox from tab context menu:
And new (empty) tabs should be non-private (can be disabled using extensions.privateTab.makeNewEmptyTabsPrivate and extensions.privateTab.makeNewEmptyWindowsPrivate preferences). So you can just press Ctrl+T or use any other method to open new tab.
But this may be not compatible with some extensions, that changes new tab appearance. As a workaround you can set browser.newtab.url to internal extension URL for new tab. You can execute top.opener.content.location.href from Error Console (Ctrl+Shift+J) to get URL of current page (even if location bar is empty).
Thank you! I think, for myself, I would leave the default new tab behavior non-private.
Once a tab has been made private, does it function as if private browsing had been turned on in Firefox, but only for that tab?
Also, once a tab has been made private, can it then be made non-private somehow?
Thanks, Elchanan … as VLM1 From: Infocatcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 7:13 AM To: Infocatcher/Private_Tab Cc: VLM1 Subject: Re: [Private_Tab] Documentation? (#57)
See screenshots on AMO page https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/private-tab/ , you can use "Private Tab" checkbox from tab context menu: https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/601488/477721/c3ad1f22-b7e8-11e2-8910-6d522fc414bd.png Tab context menu And new (empty) tabs should be non-private (can be disabled using extensions.privateTab.makeNewEmptyTabsPrivate and extensions.privateTab.makeNewEmptyWindowsPrivate preferences https://github.com/Infocatcher/Private_Tab/blob/0.1.2/defaults/preferences/prefs.js#L25 ). So you can just press Ctrl+T or use any other method to open new tab. But this may be not compatible with some extensions, that changes new tab appearance. As a workaround you can set browser.newtab.url to internal extension URL for new tab. You can execute top.opener.content.location.href from Error Console (Ctrl+Shift+J) to get URL of current page (even if location bar is empty). — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/Infocatcher/Private_Tab/issues/57#issuecomment-17608338 . https://github.com/notifications/beacon/BbFNbOcByE09LynvKQSrlclBLuSdkgp5ZoZTzsqPv3uvQGik6qNOMxAtauMKZL2v.gif
Once a tab has been made private, does it function as if private browsing had been turned on in Firefox, but only for that tab?
Yes, private tabs should work like built-in private windows.
Also, once a tab has been made private, can it then be made non-private somehow?
Only using tab context menu or Ctrl+Alt+V shortcut.
Thank you!
From: Infocatcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 6:19 AM To: Infocatcher/Private_Tab Cc: VLM1 Subject: Re: [Private_Tab] Documentation? (#57)
Once a tab has been made private, does it function as if private browsing had been turned on in Firefox, but only for that tab? Yes, private tabs should work like built-in private windows. Also, once a tab has been made private, can it then be made non-private somehow? Only using tab context menu or Ctrl+Alt+V shortcut. — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/Infocatcher/Private_Tab/issues/57#issuecomment-17663653 . https://github.com/notifications/beacon/BbFNbOcByE09LynvKQSrlclBLuSdkgp5ZoZTzsqPv3uvQGik6qNOMxAtauMKZL2v.gif
I'm just starting to use private tabs/windows more actively, so I'm returning to this discussion. I would like to say, first, that I did try to look at the screenshots. But for me, they are much too fuzzy, I cannot read the menu text in many of them. That is why I initiated this thread in the first place.
Just to be clear, my impression is that the Private Tab extension basically does the following:
- Create new, private windows and tabs. In a private window, all the tabs are private unless changed by the user. This can be done using the shortcuts ctrl-alt-P (tab) and ctrl-shft-P (window) or corresponding context menu items.
- Any given tab can be toggled between private and non-private using the shortcut ctrl-alt-T (on my Windoze system, at least), or the corresponding context menu item. But the context menu item is only available on the tab context menu, not on the page context menu.
- These default behaviors can be modified using the various about:config settings you have itemized above in this thread; these seem self-explanatory to me.
Does this sound like a reasonable summary?
Thanks!
But for me, they are much too fuzzy, I cannot read the menu text in many of them.
Strange, you should be able to zoom screenshots – just left-click on any of them.
Does this sound like a reasonable summary?
Yes, but except one thing: private windows and all items about them are from Firefox itself, Private Tab only adds ability to open private tabs (and toggle private state of already opened tabs).
Thanks for responding so quickly!
I did zoom in until the screen shots filled my screen. But the more I zoomed, the fuzzier they became. Now, I followed your suggestion and clicked instead of zooming. MUCH better, thank you!!!
A private tab is merely a private window stuck inside a window, just like any other tab, correct?
And a private window is one in which all tabs are private (unless one is reset using a tool such as Private Tab), correct?
Thanks!
From: Infocatcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 9:23 AM To: Infocatcher/Private_Tab Cc: VLM1 Subject: Re: [Private_Tab] Documentation? (#57)
But for me, they are much too fuzzy, I cannot read the menu text in many of them.
Strange, you should be able to zoom screenshots – just left-click on any of them.
Does this sound like a reasonable summary?
Yes, but except one thing: private windows and all items about them are from Firefox itself, Private Tab only adds ability to open private tabs (and toggle private state of already opened tabs).
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A private tab is merely a private window stuck inside a window, just like any other tab, correct?
Yes, something like. Internally each tab "button" in the interface is associated with his content window. And each content window may have "private" flag. And there is browser window around all tabs. And that window also may have "private" flag (and all content windows use global private state by default). So, Private Tab allows to set this internal "private" flag on per-tab basis (separately for each content window).
And a private window is one in which all tabs are private (unless one is reset using a tool such as Private Tab), correct?
Yes, but there is internal difference between private and non-private browser windows. E.g. with Private Tab you can make all tabs inside non-private browser window private, but browser window still will be non-private, so (by default) new empty tabs will be also non-private.
Very helpful, thank you! Perhaps you might consider adding some of this detail to the description on the add-on page?
Have a great day!
From: Infocatcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 11:20 PM To: Infocatcher/Private_Tab Cc: VLM1 Subject: Re: [Private_Tab] Documentation? (#57)
A private tab is merely a private window stuck inside a window, just like any other tab, correct?
Yes, something like. Internally each tab "button" in the interface is associated with his content window. And each content window may have "private" flag. And there is browser window around all tabs. And that window also may have "private" flag (and all content windows use global private state by default). So, Private Tab allows to set this internal "private" flag on per-tab basis (separately for each content window).
And a private window is one in which all tabs are private (unless one is reset using a tool such as Private Tab), correct?
Yes, but there is internal difference between private and non-private browser windows. E.g. with Private Tab you can make all tabs inside non-private browser window private, but browser window still will be non-private, so (by default) new empty tabs will be also non-private.
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