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Issue with tabs

service55
service55
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When i click on a link the window opens as a new tab. In the past when I clicked on anothe link the tab would update and come to the forefront. However that is no longer happening. Any suggestions? Thank you.

When i click on a link the window opens as a new tab. In the past when I clicked on anothe link the tab would update and come to the forefront. However that is no longer happening. Any suggestions? Thank you.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Is the pattern that the first link opens a new tab, and each subsequent link re-uses the same tab? There is a bug in Firefox 85 related to that scenario that will be fixed in Firefox 86. It is described in this thread:

https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1324139