LoadTabOnSelect 3

Stops loading the content of the tab opened in the background, such as by clicking the middle mouse button. Reduces the instantaneous peak CPU load and network load when opening many links at once. Other miscellaneous functions related to tabs.

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manifest.json

{
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "name": "__MSG_extension_name__",
  "description": "__MSG_extension_description__",
  "version": "1.2023.812.0",
  "author": "dlw@mcprv",
  "default_locale": "en",
  "browser_specific_settings": {
    "gecko": {
      "id": "{85d2532b-a793-4048-8ef4-713af1ff320d}"
    }
  },
  "background": {
    "scripts": [
      "lib/termlib_parser.js",
      "lib/minimist.js",
      "common.js",
      "discard_pinned_tabs_at_start.js",
      "undiscard_all_tabs_at_start.js",
      "load_tab_on_select.js",
      "apply_queue.js",
      "reload_all_tabs.js",
      "undiscard_all_tabs.js",
      "discard_all_tabs.js",
      "discard_tab.js",
      "hide_tab.js",
      "auto_discard.js",
      "tab_stat.js",
      "notify_title_change.js",
      "restore_closed_tab.js"
    ]
  },
  "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": {
      "96": "lib/prevent.png"
    },
    "default_title": "__MSG_extension_name__",
    "default_popup": "browser_action.html",
    "browser_style": true
  },
  "icons": {
    "96": "lib/prevent.png"
  },
  "permissions": [
    "tabs",
    "storage",
    "webRequest",
    "webRequestBlocking",
    "history",
    "menus",
    "contextMenus",
    "tabHide",
    "sessions",
    "notifications",
    "cookies",
    "contextualIdentities",
    "management",
    "<all_urls>"
  ],
  "commands": {
    "discard_tab": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_discard_tab__"
    },
    "hide_tab": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_hide_tab__"
    },
    "discard_and_hide_tab": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_discard_and_hide_tab__"
    },
    "discard_all_tabs": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_discard_all_tabs__"
    },
    "undiscard_all_tabs": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_undiscard_all_tabs__"
    },
    "reload_all_tabs": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_reload_all_tabs__"
    },
    "show_tab_status": {
      "suggested_key": {},
      "description": "__MSG_show_tab_status__"
    }
  },
  "omnibox": {
    "keyword": "__tabfilter__"
  },
  "options_ui": {
    "page": "options.html",
    "open_in_tab": false,
    "browser_style": true
  }
}