How to open email links in a new tab? (Not an exisiting tab)
After adding a few new plug-ins yesterday, I discovered that links in my email program [Eudora] are now opening in an existing FF tab, not a new tab, which is what I prefer.
(1) Where can I change the default setting in FF to have email links open in a new tab?
(2) If there is no FF setting I can change to fix this problem, what other options do I have in terms of adjusting/tweaking my plugins?
Thanks, Metta
Windows 7 FF 3.6.18
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Attempt using middle mouse button.
Change the setting in about:config for this parameter:
- browser.link.open_external - set to 3
anndtman: Middle mouse button did nothing at all. Sorry.
finitarry: Your suggestion was partially helpful: Now links are opening in a new window (not a new tab) with browser.link.open_external set to either 2 or 3 .
Any other suggestions that will get links to open into a new tab -- not a new window and not an existing tab?
Check your FF options and see if one of the add-ons changed your tab controls. If "open in new tab" is still checked, disable or uninstall your new add-ons and see if the problem still exists. If not reinstall(enable) one at a time and establish which is the problem. Uninstall is the better way over disable. You should be able to open in new tab a)middle click b)options/tabs/open in new tab c)right click menu/open in new tab. Hope this helps.
Modified by anndtman
Thanks, anndtman.
Looks like all is well now. Originally the "open in a new tab" option had been checked and wasn't working. However, I did not realized that this setting defaulted to unchecked when I changed my about:config settings -- and checking it again just now did the trick!
Many thanks to you and finitarry both for coming up with a combined fix! :-D
Glad to help.