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feedly_open_background_tab by omon

3.9 Stars out of 5
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Response by omon

Developer response

posted 4 years ago
I tried to fix the code.
I tried to make it work normally even with article vlew.
I'm glad if the movement is what you expect.
10 reviews
  • by BlackWinny, 3 years ago
    I confirm: it doesn't work on my Firefox either (last version 100.0, 64-bit). First shortcut key chosen: "²" (superscript 2), then others tries (whitout the quotes of course). None works. Tried also with all my other addons disabled... same behavior: not working. Perhaps something changed in the API WebExtensions of Firefox...
  • by Pjmcnally, 3 years ago
    This add-on has previous been indispensable. However, it recently stopped working.

    I have seen the developer response regarding version 3.0. I am on that version and it is still not working. I have tried changing the shortcut key but it still doesn't work.

    Hopefully it will be fixed soon.

    In response to developer questions below:
    Firefox Version: 90.0.2 (64-bit)
    OS Version: Windows 10 (21H1)
    Add-on version: 3.0

    I have tried disabling all other add-ons and uninstalling and re-installing this add-on. It is still not working.

    For sake of being thorough here are all my add-ons:
    Beyond 20
    HTTPS Everywhere
    LastPass
    Privacy Badger
    Stylish
    uBlock Origin
    VTT Enhancement Suite

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    Thank you for reporting the bug.

    I checked it in my environment (mac os bigsur and Windows10: FireFox90.0.2 (64-bit)), but the problem does not reproduce.

    Can you tell us about your environment?
    I will create the same environment as you and reproduce the defect.

    If you don't mind, can you tell me what other add-ons you are using? (Check if it interferes with other add-ons.)

    thank you.
  • by kinghat, 3 years ago
    stopped working recently. if you update it, can you make it override feedlys own shortcuts? would love to get "o" to open again. id just submit a pr but the code is not posted on a public repo anywhere.

    Developer response

    posted 3 years ago
    Since I was using old deprecated code, it seems that it stopped working with the version upgrade of firefox. The modified Ver3.0 has been released.
    I hope it works in your environment as well.

    If I set o as a shortcut key from the option, it works in my environment, but how about Ver3?

    Also, I added a github page with the code.
  • by George, 4 years ago
    Such a simple extension but adds to the functionality so much.
    Note that as of the date of this review it appears that Feedly's html class hierarchy changed and it broke this extension. The fix is relatively simple, by adding '.entry--selected a.entry__title' to the list of selectors in the feedly_background_tab.js file of the extension. However to use the updated extension you'll have to do the dance to sign the updated extension, or use FF nightly or dev and disable signing. Not ideal I guess but better than nothing.

    edit 1/17: thanks omon for the quick update! I added a star :). However it's not working for me, don't know why. I see that you added the same classes I did to the selectors, but the code is not reaching the selector I use (.entry--selected a.entry__title). Because I always use Feedly in collapsed view, i.e. I don't click on the titles of articles to expand them.

    Developer response

    posted 4 years ago
    I tried to fix the code.
    I tried to make it work normally even with article vlew.
    I'm glad if the movement is what you expect.
  • by Firefox user 15993576, 4 years ago
    I set the shortcut key to 'v' - it opened tabs in the foreground not the background. Linux/firefox 76
  • by Alexey Romanov, 5 years ago
    Would be good to support overriding the default `v` key.
  • by Firefox user 13454584, 5 years ago
  • by Dr.St.Liu, 7 years ago
    Seems didn't work well on my firefox, I'll try to figure it out
  • by Firefox user 13543218, 7 years ago
    Essential.
  • by Firefox user 13542821, 7 years ago
    Anyone opening Feedly tabs in the foreground should have their voting privileges revoked.

    Update 2021-08-03 - stopped working after a recent update to Firefox (v90). Using plugin version 3, running on Windows 10.