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Open links in the same tab?

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iSkyiera
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Whenever I browse on Firefox and click on a link it opens in a new tab, I want it to open in the same tab. Is that possible? Because every time I open up a link, then my tabs gets longer, like ten in one window.

Whenever I browse on Firefox and click on a link it opens in a new tab, I want it to open in the same tab. Is that possible? Because every time I open up a link, then my tabs gets longer, like ten in one window.

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Hello iSkyiera

  1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter. The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear.
  2. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
  3. At the Search area type(or copy/paste the next) browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction then, double-click on it and change the value to 0 (zero)
  4. click OK.

Do the same with the : browser.link.open_newwindow and change the value to 1 (one)

see for more info :

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow


thank you

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can set the browser.link.open_newwindow to 1 on the about:config page

See:

This pref set the behavior for JavaScript links:

ideato
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Hello iSkyiera

  1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter. The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear.
  2. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
  3. At the Search area type(or copy/paste the next) browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction then, double-click on it and change the value to 0 (zero)
  4. click OK.

Do the same with the : browser.link.open_newwindow and change the value to 1 (one)

see for more info :

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.link.open_newwindow


thank you