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Firefox opens a new window instead of tab (as chosen in options)

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1974charliewolf
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How do I force Firefox to open a new tab, instead of opening a new window?

I have the option to open new tab ticked in options, yet Firefox still opens a new window?

Cheers

How do I force Firefox to open a new tab, instead of opening a new window? I have the option to open new tab ticked in options, yet Firefox still opens a new window? Cheers

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cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
cor-el
cor-el
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See:

For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref:

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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I assume this doesn't happen with every link, but only particular ones/kinds/sites. If you notice a pattern to the problem, could you describe the problem in more detail?

Emerogork
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I cannot believe that anyone would prefer a new tab over opening a new window.

All too often I am destroying work and recordings when I accidentally click to close a window and shut down several operations. Personally, I would prefer either a double click to close a window or a two step operation to do so.

Now that I see some instruction on how to put this back to what it used to be (win XP?) I will probably not frighten my cat so much when I break out using my Microsoft Vocabulary.