New tab question

[ww7]

Is a possible to disable to handle newtab only with compiling himself?
Prefer to use blank page with focus on a empty address-bar in Firefox.
If I set about:blank extension, text about:blank mixed with input.

For trick with "Focus web page when creating a new tab", Firefox about:newtab is not accepted.
about:newtab is a blacklisted? :)

[gdh1995]

Sorry but I can't get what's your question.

Currently, if you don't expect Vimium C to take over the NewTab settings, you may:

• download Vimium C's .xpi file and unzip it
• edit the "manifest.json" file, delete the line of "newtab": "pages/newtab.html" and save
• open about:debugging and then load the manifest.json as a new web extension on Firefox.

[ww7]

Thank you.
Would be good to see this Tip in the Wiki
I'm just inform: about:newtab - not accepted in Options

[gdh1995]

Oh. the about:newtab is a "standard" URL which means a common new tab page, but with the current released Vimium C, this URL will be taken over by Vimium C and redirected to another configurable URL (the "New tab URL" option of Vimium C). And as a result, if Vimium C's "New tab URL" was also about:newtab, there would be a dead loop, so this is refused on the Vimium C Options page.

[gdh1995]

The current version of Vimium C, v1.76.1, will cause you fail to use Vimium C to open Firefox's default new tab page - although you are still able to see the page by typing about:home on the address bar, Vimium C is not allowed by Firefox to open this page yet. So Vimium C Options page also refuses a value like about:home.

Added: if you have knowledge about programming, you may compile Vimium C using different building options and then it won't take over the browser's new tab settings.

Comment: The "default new tab" mentioned above looks like this:

[ww7]

Sorry but I can't get what's your question.

Currently, if you don't expect Vimium C to take over the NewTab settings, you may:

* download Vimium C's .xpi file and unzip it

* edit the "manifest.json" file, delete the line of `"newtab": "pages/newtab.html"` and save

* open `about:debugging` and then load the manifest.json as a new web extension on Firefox.

It's load temporary and disappear after reboot

for persistent tweaked addon i'm need to make xpi and load with disabled signature in dev version of Firefox?

[gdh1995]

Well, as said in eariler issues, I'll give up the current feature of overriding browser's new tab, when Vimium C arrives at a new version (maybe v1.77). And then new tab will not be affected.

[gdh1995]

Vimium C v1.77.0 has been on Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons, and it won't manage the New Tab settings any more.

So closed.