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Firefox switches immediately to a newly opened tab when using facebook, even though this function is dissabled in tab options, how do i stop this?

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lpowell
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I can open a tab from most websites and firefox does not immediately switch to view this new tab. In facebook however, if i open a new tab my browser automatically switches views to the new tab. How do i stop this from happening?

I can open a tab from most websites and firefox does not immediately switch to view this new tab. In facebook however, if i open a new tab my browser automatically switches views to the new tab. How do i stop this from happening?

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cpanos
cpanos
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hello,

do you have any divx addons installed? disabling them worked for me.