Multipurpose commands not working...

[ROBCON-Software]

What I want to achieve: Create new blank tab without any other tabs (close all, not only close others, but don't close browser)

What does not work:
If multipurpose command is created for example: 1./ close other tabs + 2./ close tab -> the 2./ command doesn't execute because the last tab stays active and is not closed... This two command should have effect of "only one blank "new" tab".
Same happens by other combinations, eg. 1./ create new tab (right) + 2./ close all tabs on the left -> this should also end up with only new blank tab, but leaves all tabs living, and new one on the right - also command 2./ not working...

System:

• Operating system: Windows 10 Pro - version 2004 - 19041.1415
• Firefox version: 96.0 (64-bit)
• Gesturefy version: 3.2.4

[Robbendebiene]

What you are trying to achieve is not possible with the multi purpose command, because it will only ever execute one command completely (more details here: https://github.com/Robbendebiene/Gesturefy/wiki/Multi-purpose-command). It is not designed to run multiple commands together. I mainly avoided adding this functionality because there are cases where it is unclear what the expected outcome would be. In theory your desired functionality can be implemented via a user script. However user scripts still suffer from a CSP problem which prevents their execution on some websites.

[ROBCON-Software]

Hi, well, but I want to execute one command, and after completing, another command. Not running them together... Is there not some problem with "zero" pause between them ? Thanks.

[Robbendebiene]

Hi, well, but I want to execute one command, and after completing, another command. Not running them together... Is there not some problem with "zero" pause between them ?

You are right, running everything simultaneously would be problematic. That's why the "multi purpose command" executes the commands one after another till the first sub-command succeeds. So again, it is not designed to cover your use case.

After a long waiting period I decided not to implement a separate command for this.
Instead I coded the following user script which opens a new tab and closes all other tabs.
You can use it with the "user script command".

const queryTabs = API.tabs.query({
  hidden: false,
  currentWindow: true
});

const newTab = API.tabs.create({});

Promise.all([queryTabs, newTab]).then((results) => {
 const [tabs] = results;
 const tabIds = tabs.map((tab) => tab.id);
 API.tabs.remove(tabIds);
});

Be aware that user scripts currently don't work on some websites (#569). But there is a chance that this will be solved with a new Firefox release in about a year or so.