Close Last Tab in ie8

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Close Last Tab in ie8

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At the client's desk, I am forced to use IEv8 :sad: instead of FireFox v20 :angel: .

Is it me, or is it Microsoft?
I am in the habit of using Ctrl-F4 to close a tab (in FireFox and in IE).
In IE Ctrl-F4 shuts down the browser when used on the last available tab (that is, only one tab open), whereas in Firefox, Ctrl-F4 on the last tab closes the tab and leaves the browser open.

The IE behaviour makes little sense to me; if I want to close an application I'd use Alt-F4 (Or Alt-File, eXit).
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Re: Close Last Tab in ie8

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In Firefox 21, Ctrl+F4 closes the browser if there is only one tab, just like Internet Explorer. I don't have Firefox 20 any more to test...
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This behavior must be controlled by some option/preference. In my case, using Firefox 21, Ctrl+F4 does not close the browser if there is only one tab. Instead, it displays up to 9 thumbnails of recently closed pages. I know there is a name for this but it currently escapes me.
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PaulB wrote:This behavior must be controlled by some option/preference. In my case, using Firefox 21, Ctrl+F4 does not close the browser if there is only one tab. Instead, it displays up to 9 thumbnails of recently closed pages. I know there is a name for this but it currently escapes me.
Thanks Paul; that's what FF does for me, too.
I think my older version left me at a blank page, which was OK too.
I have grown into the habit of issuing a series of Ctrl-F4s, somewhat blindly, as a means of saying "Wipe the slate clean; I want to start off a fresh new enquiry".
Oh well.
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HansV wrote:In Firefox 21, Ctrl+F4 closes the browser if there is only one tab, just like Internet Explorer. I don't have Firefox 20 any more to test...
Thanks Hans; please see also my reply to PaulB.

I just (this year) upgraded to v20; I'm not scheduled for another upgrade until about 2035. :rofl:
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PaulB wrote: I know there is a name for this but it currently escapes me.
browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab = False in my FF v20.
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