Firefox opening windows/tabs

I started using Firefox and I am looking to keep the open windows to a minimum because on many sites as I'm kind of concentrating on the top menu bar and the open windows, meanwhile on the task bar i can see the FF icon's outline stacking of other windows open but not until i hover over with mouse do i realize all these windows have spun out to the far right and was when one of them was playing over the current video clip i had playing.

Is there a configuration method to tone down the number of links or whatever derives from the current window or video, etc...that interrupts and bleeds over into the current windows desired to be open?

just change your tabs options in settings,
just tick options 1 and 6.
then you will only get current and URL selected links showing on tabs

Roy

Callendar
Thanks for the tip. I went ahead and downloaded the add-on that you provided and it did add it on real quick, even if I'm not sure i get the gist of it (yet) of how that's going to improve managing open windows or tabs. I'm sure i will pick it up after a few tries or that is, in reading about it as well and trying it out.

But the part of the screen or window (is like your example of the pic./diagram) where the first two tabs are open (yes, Outlook & Seven Forums) with + character below that and then it's kind of blank column space which as far as viewing...seems kind of a waste (There's always some fuss or whatever to everything-right :)
On other you suggest Alt Tab as a procedure on tabs with off-Aero. Do you mean Windows 7 Aero display function(?). And i haven't tried it yet, but as far as the shortcut keys alt tab, does that eliminate or lessen however many additional windows that might open from a present window's links, etc...?

And Thanks
for the other reply to (Roy) Torchwood is a method by which in this case, i wouldn't really use the Tree Add On feat, if to set the url limitation with the selected links?
I have to admit, i'm not really sure what I'm talking about :) yet.

Hi MM,
Thanks for your most welcome input to my issue of the windows and tabs that seem to open when i 'go to' certain web sites and i say that because not every site will include these multi-windows that seem to creep up or without knowing about it until a swift scroll to the FF icon reveals...dang--a strand of open windows that make up 'advertisements' of course and sometime there's 2 of the same ads or commercials. So, my point in getting more control over the browser to prevent that from happening if i can.
In IE11, one thing i liked of a Win. 7 tweak was getting the preview from task bar's open windows when hovering over, you know, and it was one of these timed settings that it would open faster upon a swift hovering-over w/the mouse, and for whatever reason, made it more hit and run-like, to be able to kind of wipe out the windows opening and have a cleaner yard. Or desktop :)
So, that's my objective to kind of find various options and it looks like there's a few according to Callendar and another Roy who answered with a try-out suggestion of Alt Tabbing and i believe that puts up a limitation of allowance for it or those particular tabs to get a better handle on or over if that makes more sense?

Meanwhile thanks again and it sounds like you kind of maintain a whole factory of webpages and the like :)


kleis

Part II
Hey Callendar and MM, thanks again. I didn't realize there was more response from your continuation to mine after i tried the side Tree Tab process and i went ahead and disabled it just to practice that as well and accordingly, i like what you guys are already explaining and i can likely wrap all this up by continually learning the browser as for instance, the set tabs instead of windows.
The part of set to open in new tab to prevent further windows sounds like that's an up shot on my next move. And this sounds like a zig zag and sorry for my kind of not too brief going here, but i didn't want to lose a current search engine's windows of links upon finding a particular search and i thought that if i didn't hit the open new window, the current search window would be gone and i'd have to go back in, type a new question and resume yada yada and of course, one of you or another kind suggestion was to just flip the control key (or one of those...anyway, i can better do it by typing then think of it) but that will, of course, hold the original search window while opening another to try the selected link.
Anyway, i think i'm making progress and THANKS you guys and gals and Win 7 Forum and all that:) too.