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When I am downloading a PDF file I get dozens of tabs. Why?

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Endless tabs opening!

Endless tabs opening!

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cor-el
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You get tabs opening endlessly if you select Firefox as the application to handle a file when you get an "Open with" dialog.

You need to change the action for "Portable Document Format (PDF)" to "Open in Firefox".