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38.0.1. Mac. Mavericks. new tab unable to scroll

cheapmobiles
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When I click on a link and a new tab opens I am unable to scroll down with the mouse wheel, there is no sidebar. Plus my bookmarks don't appear. Any ideas appreciated.

When I click on a link and a new tab opens I am unable to scroll down with the mouse wheel, there is no sidebar. Plus my bookmarks don't appear. Any ideas appreciated.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Are you running Firefox in Private Browsing mode?

You may be seeing this bug:

  • bug 1166066 - Firefox 38 regression: link in private window with target="_blank" opens window with no tabs/toolbars/menus

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Currently, there are two possible workarounds for the problem cor-el mentioned with private browsing windows:

(1) Turn tabbed browsing back on (Preferences > General/Tabs > "Open new windows in a new tab instead"), or

(2) Shift-click links that you want to open in a new window

cheapmobiles
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Many thanks jscher2000, workaround (1) did the trick.