Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

When opening a new tab with the middle click, it at-times jumps to the new tab when I set it not to.

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

neoncraze
neoncraze
more options

Normally, when i use the middle-click to open a link in a new tab, it just opens and loads in the background. However, recently, it sometimes jumps to the new tab and sometimes just loads in the background. I have already made sure that the "switch to new tab" function is unticked.

Normally, when i use the middle-click to open a link in a new tab, it just opens and loads in the background. However, recently, it sometimes jumps to the new tab and sometimes just loads in the background. I have already made sure that the "switch to new tab" function is unticked.

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

This issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

See: