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Right click search feature goes straight to the new tab rather than letting tab open in background

RedBalloon
RedBalloon
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When I highlight text on a web page and then right click, I can search for the highlighted text on a preferred search engine. In the past right clicking opened the page in the background. In the latest version of Firefox (13.0.1) right clicking goes straight to the new page. How can I revert back to the page opening in the background?

When I highlight text on a web page and then right click, I can search for the highlighted text on a preferred search engine. In the past right clicking opened the page in the background. In the latest version of Firefox (13.0.1) right clicking goes straight to the new page. How can I revert back to the page opening in the background?

Modified by RedBalloon

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dumdidadida
dumdidadida
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Hi,

You can try to set browser.search.context.loadInBackground to true in about:config.

about:config Entries

RedBalloon
RedBalloon Question owner
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Worked like a charm, thanks.

dumdidadida
dumdidadida
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You're welcome :)