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I'm wondering how to move the focused tab around, to right or left, using a keyboard shortcut in 12.04?



After a Google search I found the shortcut Ctrl + (L/R)Arrows, but it seems to work only in Windows, not in Ubuntu.



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    See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

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I'm wondering how to move the focused tab around, to right or left, using a keyboard shortcut in 12.04?



After a Google search I found the shortcut Ctrl + (L/R)Arrows, but it seems to work only in Windows, not in Ubuntu.



Any ideas?










share|improve this question




















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    See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

    – Mechanical snail
    Aug 24 '12 at 8:32











  • support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…

    – sampablokuper
    Sep 11 '16 at 2:50














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I'm wondering how to move the focused tab around, to right or left, using a keyboard shortcut in 12.04?



After a Google search I found the shortcut Ctrl + (L/R)Arrows, but it seems to work only in Windows, not in Ubuntu.



Any ideas?










share|improve this question
















I'm wondering how to move the focused tab around, to right or left, using a keyboard shortcut in 12.04?



After a Google search I found the shortcut Ctrl + (L/R)Arrows, but it seems to work only in Windows, not in Ubuntu.



Any ideas?







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    See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

    – Mechanical snail
    Aug 24 '12 at 8:32











  • support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…

    – sampablokuper
    Sep 11 '16 at 2:50














  • 1





    See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

    – Mechanical snail
    Aug 24 '12 at 8:32











  • support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…

    – sampablokuper
    Sep 11 '16 at 2:50








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See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

– Mechanical snail
Aug 24 '12 at 8:32





See superuser.com/questions/452298/…; the accepted answer works for me on Ubuntu.

– Mechanical snail
Aug 24 '12 at 8:32













support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…

– sampablokuper
Sep 11 '16 at 2:50





support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/…

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Firefox 19 added shortcuts to move tabs:





  • Ctrl+Shift+PgUp to move left, and


  • Ctrl+Shift+PgDn to move right.


The change is recorded as bug #364845; here is the specific commit that added the shortcuts.



Therefore, the Move Tabs extension is no longer required; in fact, if you have it installed you should disable it (or else the shortcut will move the tab twice).



However, there is still no built-in shortcut to move the current tab to the start or end. If you need those shortcuts, keep the extension and in its preferences set the left/right shortcuts to something you don't use.






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    Define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. You can move
    the tabs along the tab bar and at both ends.1




    That can be done with an add-on, that allows you to define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. Click on the link, to install this Add-On. Once installed, restart Firefox, go into add-on, and click on Preferences, to set the shortcuts. Close the window, and you're set.



    enter image description here



    Notice that the Move tab is the last one, and in the second image it moved to the first tab.



    enter image description here



    1Source:Mozilla Add-ons






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      This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

      – Alexandre
      Aug 23 '12 at 21:19











    • @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

      – Peachy
      Aug 24 '12 at 10:58











    • @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

      – Mitch
      Aug 24 '12 at 18:52



















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    This extension for Firefox claims to move the focused tab forwards and backwards, respectively, with Ctrl+Shift+Page Up and Ctrl+Shift+Page Down.



    Moving the focused tab to the start or end, respectively, can be done with Ctrl+Shift+Home and Ctrl+Shift+End



    Mozilla Support says that Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the focused tab left and similarly for right. This, however, did not work for me (Firefox 14.0.1, Ubuntu 12.04LTS).






    share|improve this answer































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      In Firefox 35 I can cycle through tabs by ctrl + tab and ctrl + shift + tab.



      ctrl + pgup/pgdown move the tab which is kinda cool for organization.






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        I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

        – user674669
        May 5 '17 at 4:12











      • Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

        – Mike Williamson
        Oct 2 '18 at 18:11





















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      Firefox on Dell XPS 15, Ubuntu 18: Ctrl-Fn-PgUp/PgDn






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        According to the relevant part of Mozilla's official list of keyboard shortcuts:



        Move tab in focus left:     Ctrl + Shift + PgUp
        Move tab in focus right: Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
        Move tab in focus to start: Ctrl + Home
        Move tab in focus to end: Ctrl + End





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          Firefox 19 added shortcuts to move tabs:





          • Ctrl+Shift+PgUp to move left, and


          • Ctrl+Shift+PgDn to move right.


          The change is recorded as bug #364845; here is the specific commit that added the shortcuts.



          Therefore, the Move Tabs extension is no longer required; in fact, if you have it installed you should disable it (or else the shortcut will move the tab twice).



          However, there is still no built-in shortcut to move the current tab to the start or end. If you need those shortcuts, keep the extension and in its preferences set the left/right shortcuts to something you don't use.






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            18














            Firefox 19 added shortcuts to move tabs:





            • Ctrl+Shift+PgUp to move left, and


            • Ctrl+Shift+PgDn to move right.


            The change is recorded as bug #364845; here is the specific commit that added the shortcuts.



            Therefore, the Move Tabs extension is no longer required; in fact, if you have it installed you should disable it (or else the shortcut will move the tab twice).



            However, there is still no built-in shortcut to move the current tab to the start or end. If you need those shortcuts, keep the extension and in its preferences set the left/right shortcuts to something you don't use.






            share|improve this answer


























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              18







              Firefox 19 added shortcuts to move tabs:





              • Ctrl+Shift+PgUp to move left, and


              • Ctrl+Shift+PgDn to move right.


              The change is recorded as bug #364845; here is the specific commit that added the shortcuts.



              Therefore, the Move Tabs extension is no longer required; in fact, if you have it installed you should disable it (or else the shortcut will move the tab twice).



              However, there is still no built-in shortcut to move the current tab to the start or end. If you need those shortcuts, keep the extension and in its preferences set the left/right shortcuts to something you don't use.






              share|improve this answer













              Firefox 19 added shortcuts to move tabs:





              • Ctrl+Shift+PgUp to move left, and


              • Ctrl+Shift+PgDn to move right.


              The change is recorded as bug #364845; here is the specific commit that added the shortcuts.



              Therefore, the Move Tabs extension is no longer required; in fact, if you have it installed you should disable it (or else the shortcut will move the tab twice).



              However, there is still no built-in shortcut to move the current tab to the start or end. If you need those shortcuts, keep the extension and in its preferences set the left/right shortcuts to something you don't use.







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                  Define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. You can move
                  the tabs along the tab bar and at both ends.1




                  That can be done with an add-on, that allows you to define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. Click on the link, to install this Add-On. Once installed, restart Firefox, go into add-on, and click on Preferences, to set the shortcuts. Close the window, and you're set.



                  enter image description here



                  Notice that the Move tab is the last one, and in the second image it moved to the first tab.



                  enter image description here



                  1Source:Mozilla Add-ons






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                    This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                    – Alexandre
                    Aug 23 '12 at 21:19











                  • @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                    – Peachy
                    Aug 24 '12 at 10:58











                  • @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                    – Mitch
                    Aug 24 '12 at 18:52
















                  4















                  Define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. You can move
                  the tabs along the tab bar and at both ends.1




                  That can be done with an add-on, that allows you to define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. Click on the link, to install this Add-On. Once installed, restart Firefox, go into add-on, and click on Preferences, to set the shortcuts. Close the window, and you're set.



                  enter image description here



                  Notice that the Move tab is the last one, and in the second image it moved to the first tab.



                  enter image description here



                  1Source:Mozilla Add-ons






                  share|improve this answer





















                  • 1





                    This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                    – Alexandre
                    Aug 23 '12 at 21:19











                  • @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                    – Peachy
                    Aug 24 '12 at 10:58











                  • @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                    – Mitch
                    Aug 24 '12 at 18:52














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                  4








                  Define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. You can move
                  the tabs along the tab bar and at both ends.1




                  That can be done with an add-on, that allows you to define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. Click on the link, to install this Add-On. Once installed, restart Firefox, go into add-on, and click on Preferences, to set the shortcuts. Close the window, and you're set.



                  enter image description here



                  Notice that the Move tab is the last one, and in the second image it moved to the first tab.



                  enter image description here



                  1Source:Mozilla Add-ons






                  share|improve this answer
















                  Define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. You can move
                  the tabs along the tab bar and at both ends.1




                  That can be done with an add-on, that allows you to define your own shortcuts to move the tabs into Firefox. Click on the link, to install this Add-On. Once installed, restart Firefox, go into add-on, and click on Preferences, to set the shortcuts. Close the window, and you're set.



                  enter image description here



                  Notice that the Move tab is the last one, and in the second image it moved to the first tab.



                  enter image description here



                  1Source:Mozilla Add-ons







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                    This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                    – Alexandre
                    Aug 23 '12 at 21:19











                  • @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                    – Peachy
                    Aug 24 '12 at 10:58











                  • @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                    – Mitch
                    Aug 24 '12 at 18:52














                  • 1





                    This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                    – Alexandre
                    Aug 23 '12 at 21:19











                  • @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                    – Peachy
                    Aug 24 '12 at 10:58











                  • @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                    – Mitch
                    Aug 24 '12 at 18:52








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                  This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                  – Alexandre
                  Aug 23 '12 at 21:19





                  This is not to move tabs, but to change the current tab. I wanna know how to move. For example: the current tab is the 4th, and I want it to be the 3rd. The only possible way I can do is moving with the mouse, and I was wondering if there is a shortcut for that.

                  – Alexandre
                  Aug 23 '12 at 21:19













                  @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                  – Peachy
                  Aug 24 '12 at 10:58





                  @Alexandre have tried it and it works.

                  – Peachy
                  Aug 24 '12 at 10:58













                  @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                  – Mitch
                  Aug 24 '12 at 18:52





                  @Alexandre If this answered your question, you may mark this answer as accepted.

                  – Mitch
                  Aug 24 '12 at 18:52











                  1














                  This extension for Firefox claims to move the focused tab forwards and backwards, respectively, with Ctrl+Shift+Page Up and Ctrl+Shift+Page Down.



                  Moving the focused tab to the start or end, respectively, can be done with Ctrl+Shift+Home and Ctrl+Shift+End



                  Mozilla Support says that Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the focused tab left and similarly for right. This, however, did not work for me (Firefox 14.0.1, Ubuntu 12.04LTS).






                  share|improve this answer




























                    1














                    This extension for Firefox claims to move the focused tab forwards and backwards, respectively, with Ctrl+Shift+Page Up and Ctrl+Shift+Page Down.



                    Moving the focused tab to the start or end, respectively, can be done with Ctrl+Shift+Home and Ctrl+Shift+End



                    Mozilla Support says that Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the focused tab left and similarly for right. This, however, did not work for me (Firefox 14.0.1, Ubuntu 12.04LTS).






                    share|improve this answer


























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                      1







                      This extension for Firefox claims to move the focused tab forwards and backwards, respectively, with Ctrl+Shift+Page Up and Ctrl+Shift+Page Down.



                      Moving the focused tab to the start or end, respectively, can be done with Ctrl+Shift+Home and Ctrl+Shift+End



                      Mozilla Support says that Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the focused tab left and similarly for right. This, however, did not work for me (Firefox 14.0.1, Ubuntu 12.04LTS).






                      share|improve this answer













                      This extension for Firefox claims to move the focused tab forwards and backwards, respectively, with Ctrl+Shift+Page Up and Ctrl+Shift+Page Down.



                      Moving the focused tab to the start or end, respectively, can be done with Ctrl+Shift+Home and Ctrl+Shift+End



                      Mozilla Support says that Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the focused tab left and similarly for right. This, however, did not work for me (Firefox 14.0.1, Ubuntu 12.04LTS).







                      share|improve this answer












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                          In Firefox 35 I can cycle through tabs by ctrl + tab and ctrl + shift + tab.



                          ctrl + pgup/pgdown move the tab which is kinda cool for organization.






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                            I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                            – user674669
                            May 5 '17 at 4:12











                          • Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                            – Mike Williamson
                            Oct 2 '18 at 18:11


















                          1














                          In Firefox 35 I can cycle through tabs by ctrl + tab and ctrl + shift + tab.



                          ctrl + pgup/pgdown move the tab which is kinda cool for organization.






                          share|improve this answer



















                          • 1





                            I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                            – user674669
                            May 5 '17 at 4:12











                          • Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                            – Mike Williamson
                            Oct 2 '18 at 18:11
















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                          1







                          In Firefox 35 I can cycle through tabs by ctrl + tab and ctrl + shift + tab.



                          ctrl + pgup/pgdown move the tab which is kinda cool for organization.






                          share|improve this answer













                          In Firefox 35 I can cycle through tabs by ctrl + tab and ctrl + shift + tab.



                          ctrl + pgup/pgdown move the tab which is kinda cool for organization.







                          share|improve this answer












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                            I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                            – user674669
                            May 5 '17 at 4:12











                          • Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                            – Mike Williamson
                            Oct 2 '18 at 18:11
















                          • 1





                            I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                            – user674669
                            May 5 '17 at 4:12











                          • Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                            – Mike Williamson
                            Oct 2 '18 at 18:11










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                          I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                          – user674669
                          May 5 '17 at 4:12





                          I confirmed that this works on Mac OS El Capitan with Firefox 53.0

                          – user674669
                          May 5 '17 at 4:12













                          Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                          – Mike Williamson
                          Oct 2 '18 at 18:11







                          Specifcally, on a Mac it's: Fn + up/down arrow + ctrl + shift to move a tab. (fn + up/down arrow gets you the "page up" or "page down").

                          – Mike Williamson
                          Oct 2 '18 at 18:11













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                                  According to the relevant part of Mozilla's official list of keyboard shortcuts:



                                  Move tab in focus left:     Ctrl + Shift + PgUp
                                  Move tab in focus right: Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
                                  Move tab in focus to start: Ctrl + Home
                                  Move tab in focus to end: Ctrl + End





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                                    According to the relevant part of Mozilla's official list of keyboard shortcuts:



                                    Move tab in focus left:     Ctrl + Shift + PgUp
                                    Move tab in focus right: Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
                                    Move tab in focus to start: Ctrl + Home
                                    Move tab in focus to end: Ctrl + End





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                                      According to the relevant part of Mozilla's official list of keyboard shortcuts:



                                      Move tab in focus left:     Ctrl + Shift + PgUp
                                      Move tab in focus right: Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
                                      Move tab in focus to start: Ctrl + Home
                                      Move tab in focus to end: Ctrl + End





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                                      According to the relevant part of Mozilla's official list of keyboard shortcuts:



                                      Move tab in focus left:     Ctrl + Shift + PgUp
                                      Move tab in focus right: Ctrl + Shift + PgDn
                                      Move tab in focus to start: Ctrl + Home
                                      Move tab in focus to end: Ctrl + End






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