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Tab Focus is Backwards

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I have had FF set up to open new tabs in background. Now with v4, it says in Options --> Tabs, "When I open a link in a new tab, open it immediately." I had it UNCHECKED (from the upgrade), and it opened a tab with focus. I CHECKED it then, and it opened the tab in the background.

I have had FF set up to open new tabs in background. Now with v4, it says in Options --> Tabs, "When I open a link in a new tab, open it immediately." I had it UNCHECKED (from the upgrade), and it opened a tab with focus. I CHECKED it then, and it opened the tab in the background.

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Did you try to close and restart Firefox after making the change?

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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