Firefox - Can I change the keyboard shortcuts for Tab Switching?

Question

How do I reassign the keyboard shortcuts for firefox? I want to use ctrl+right/lift to switch tabs. Is there a plugin for this, if FF doesn't support this natively?

Answer 1

Here is what worked for me with Firefox 6:

1. Install the keyconfig addon from the keyconfig download page and restart.
2. Go to Addons -> keyconfig -> Preferences.
3. There are no "Previous Tab" and "Next Tab" entries by default, but you can add them by clicking Add a new key and using the following code snippets (thanks to the author):
   • Next Tab: gBrowser.mTabContainer.advanceSelectedTab(1,true);
   • Previous Tab: gBrowser.mTabContainer.advanceSelectedTab(-1,true);
4. Assign whatever keys to the "Next Tab" and "Previous Tab" actions.

(The Customizable Shortcuts addon didn't work for me, as it didn't have entries for Next Tab and Previous Tab.)

Answer 2

On OS X, you can switch tabs to the left or right using option+command+left/right. Command+{/} and ctrl+page up/down do the same thing.

I don't know if comparable shortcut keys exist on Windows, though I would guess that ctrl+page up/down work.

Source: http://support.mozilla.com/en-us/kb/keyboard+shortcuts

Answer 3

The Keyconfig add-on for Firefox allows you to program most tab-selection keyboard binding.

Answer 4

The SwiftTabs addon even lets you assign single key shortcut for tab switching