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Is there a way to always open links in new tabs from a specific tab?

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Hi all,

So I have a pinned tab that is automatically refreshed via an extension. That extension is URL based. From time to time I may accidentally clicked a link on that tab and the URL changed then the auto-refresh stops.

In order to keep the auto-refreshed tab's URL, I would like to always open the links on that tab in a new tab, but keep normal behavior on any other tabs. Is it possible to do that?

Thanks,

Jeremy

Hi all, So I have a pinned tab that is automatically refreshed via an extension. That extension is URL based. From time to time I may accidentally clicked a link on that tab and the URL changed then the auto-refresh stops. In order to keep the auto-refreshed tab's URL, I would like to always open the links on that tab in a new tab, but keep normal behavior on any other tabs. Is it possible to do that? Thanks, Jeremy

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HI DR.....

Click on "Settings" which you can find at the end of the page. Now enable the option of "Open each selected result in a new browser window".

Save the settings. Make a new search and you will see
each link you click will open in a new tab
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Try middle-click (click your scroll wheel) on the link

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Alt + left click works, also.

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Dinushi Dhananjani said

HI DR..... Click on "Settings" which you can find at the end of the page. Now enable the option of "Open each selected result in a new browser window". Save the settings. Make a new search and you will see each link you click will open in a new tab

Yeah that will change the behavior of all tabs right? I would like to only apply this setting to one specific tab.

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My_Cheese_Is_Slippin' said

Try middle-click (click your scroll wheel) on the link

Yes I am aware of this. But sometimes I sort-of forgot doing so then the URL of that tab is messed up.

I need a way to apply "always open in new tab" on a specific tab only.

Thanks

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I'm not aware of any way to achieve that except globally. Have you looked for an extension which might help?

3,366 extensions found for "tabs" https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?platform=windows&q=tabs&type=extension