TST Folder Expand Collapse

Expand / Collapse folders on single click without activating tab
What is TST Folder Expand Collapse?
TST Folder Expand Collapse is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily expand or collapse folders with a single click without activating the tab. It also provides the option to expand or collapse regular tabs by pressing the CTRL key while clicking. This add-on prevents 'folder' tabs from becoming activated when hibernating their children.

Add-on stats

By: dsl101
Users: 33 ▲ 1
Rating: 4.50 (4)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-14)
Creation date: 2023-02-27
Weekly download count: 3
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 9.12K

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Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

TST 'Folders' (e.g. URLs of the form moz-extension://[TST-Ext-ID]/resources/group-tab.html) are toggled (expand / collapse) when clicked, instead of being activated. Regular tabs which have children will do the same when CTRL+clicked.

You can 'activate' a folder tab in order to rename it by CTRL+clicking on it, editing the title at the end of the URL, then CTRL+click again to 'discard' it. In addition, folder tabs can't be accidentally closed by clicking the close icon; they can only be closed after being activated by CTRL+click (note even then, this doesn't close children, only the folder).

TST normally tries to move focus away from a tab when it's folder tree is collapsed; this is disabled when using this add-on, so that the active tab can remain active even when the folder tree is collapsed.

When hibernating a tab, TST tries to focus & activate the parent. This is disabled when using this add-on, and the next previous active tab is focussed instead. This prevents 'folder' tabs from becoming activated when hibernating their children.

User reviews

by 雲霖, 2024-09-26

The addon does not work. Please change from mouse clicked to mouse down otherwise it will expand and close the folder. If you link a github page ill provide a pull request for this change besides that thank you for your addon.
by kl, 2023-09-08
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

TST Folder Expand Collapse does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

TST Folder Expand Collapse is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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