Open a browser window with a different icon

I normally have many browser windows and tabs open at the same time. My job requires quick context changes.
I would like to open a window that has a different icon in the tool bar so I can get to that one quickly.
Putting an icon with a preset urls works great but I would like this one session to have a unique icon that stand's by itself in the toolbar.
I'm using Windows 7 but may need to do this with *nix systems in the future.

HI nynjnc,
Thank you for your question. I understand that you would like an icon in the toolbar that opens a session/window pretty quickly.
There is an icon in the customize menu in the new Australis menu that is titled "New Window" that would open a blank window.
However if you are looking to open a specific page try this add on: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/custom-buttons/?src=search Custom Buttons]
Post back to let other users know if this worked for you!

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