SeaMonkey "Tab Multiple Handler" by titoBouzout

The idea of this extension comes from one of my favorites Firefox add-ons by piro http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_multipletab.html.en

I started to build this extension for Komodo Edit (see: http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit ), then I noticed that SeaMonkey users will benefit from making very little changes to this code.

Usage

Usage is very simple, you just click and hold your mouse a little bit, the selection of tabs will starts after 200ms. You just move your mouse hover the tabs you want to select and when you just release the click a popup with options will appear.

Installation Instructions

By clicking the install button you will be asked to download the XPI file. After downloading the file, you just drop the file into your browser and an installation prompt will popup.

API

You can extend this add-on by adding new commands for selected and non selected tabs. (I'll prefer you submit your code to this extension via github.)

An example for selected tabs:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<overlay xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
  <window id="main-window">
	<menupopup id="titoTMH">
	  <menuitem
		label="My command for selected tabs"
		labelSelectedMultiple="My command for selected tabs"
		labelSelectedSingle="My command for the selected tab"
		
		oncommand="myExt.myCommand()"/>
	</menupopup>
  </window>
</overlay>
  

Then define your command with something like this:

myExt.myCommand = function ()
{
  var selectedTabs = titoTMH.getSelectedTabs();
  for(var i=0;i<selectedTabs.length;i++)
  {
	alert('User has selected the tab with URL: '+
	  gBrowser.getBrowserForTab(selectedTabs[i]).currentURI.spec
	);
  }
}
  

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You can also extend this extension for the NON-selected tabs.
Notice that the custom attribute "disabledIf" tell the extension that the menuitem should be disabled if "no other tabs" exists.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<overlay xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
  <window id="main-window">
	<menupopup id="titoTMH">
	  <menuitem
		label="My command for NON-selected tabs"
		labelNonSelectedMultiple="My command for NON-selected tabs"
		labelNonSelectedSingle="My command for the NON-selected tab"
		labelNonSelectedNone="My command for NON-selected tabs"
		
		disabledIf="noOthers"
		oncommand="myExt.myCommand()"/>
	</menupopup>
  </window>
</overlay>
  

Then define your command with something like this:

myExt.myCommand = function ()
{
  var nonSelectedTabs = titoTMH.getNonSelectedTabs();
  for(var i=0;i<nonSelectedTabs.length;i++)
  {
	alert('User has omitted from the selection, the tab with URL: '+
	  gBrowser.getBrowserForTab(nonSelectedTabs[i]).currentURI.spec
	);
  }
}
  

Version changes

• Version 0.110817.3
  • Fix: Forgot that SeaMonkey provides tabbed mail. Extension works on mail now.
  • Fix: When selecting tabs, if the mouse is over a edge of tabbar, scroll the tabbar.
  • Improves: Adds support for Thunderbird. Since added suppport for SeaMonkey tabbed mail..
• Version 0.1
  • Max version updated to 3.0 instead of 10.
  • Better "_getTab" function by using localName and a while, thanks for the tip to Philip Chee!
  • "Breaks" the "for" that wants to see if "something is selected".
  • Just in case: Throw an error if "aCommand" is not found on switch.
  • The var "tabbox" is not reflecting real content, real content is "strip", renamed var to "tabstrip".
  • Better name to "something is selected" var.
  • Just in case remove unload listener. Fix some typos.
• Version 0
  • Initial version

General Info

License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007

Source-code: https://github.com/titoBouzout/seamonkey-tab-multiple-handler

Home-page: http://titobouzout.github.com/seamonkey-tab-multiple-handler/

mozillaZine thread: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2236433

Source-Code

You can also clone the project with Git by running:

$ git clone git://github.com/titoBouzout/seamonkey-tab-multiple-handler

Contributions to the code are very welcome.