Laptops and tablets and browsers, oh my!

[andrewducker]

I really like the look of the new EEE
Transformer which gives you a tablet form factor, a laptop form
factor, and 12-18 hours of battery, depending on whether the keyboard is
plugged in.

I realised recently that the laptop isn't used for anything terribly
complex - I read email on it, surf the web, watch videos in bed and that's
about it. And a tablet would happily do all of that.

The only thing holding me back is that the laptop runs Firefox, and I like
the customisation that that offers. I've tried Chrome, but the lack of
options for even basic things* frustrates me too much.

Anyone played around much with different browsers on Firefox?

*I want URLs to open in a new tab, not overwrite the one I happen to be
looking at. Is that too much to ask?

Comments

[fub.livejournal.com]

On the native Android browser, you can open a link in a new tab by keeping your finger on it, instead of tapping it. Then an option pop-up will open and it will give you the option to open the link in a new tab/window. Unfortunately, the browser gives the new window the focus, so you have to use the menu key to get back to your previous window.

Also, I use the middle mouse button click to open links in new tabs (on most mouses, that's the scroll wheel), and that just works in Chrome on Ubuntu.

[andrewducker]

Yes, it's an option, not the default. What I want is things to be friction-free, and do what I want by default, not have to do long-presses and choose things off menus every time.