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Issue with Opening Links in New Tab

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For the past couple of weeks, every now and then when I right click a link to open it in a new tab, the tab I am currently on will change to the URL I clicked on, in addition to opening the URL in the new tab.

For the past couple of weeks, every now and then when I right click a link to open it in a new tab, the tab I am currently on will change to the URL I clicked on, in addition to opening the URL in the new tab.

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See this bug report.

  • Bug 1600153 - macOS 10.15 Catalina - two firefox windows are opened when clicking on external link

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