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Why Can't I Right-click Open A Bookmark Into A Private Window?

DELLTOSHIBA41
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Hello Mozilla,

I have always wondered why am I not allowed to right-click open any of my bookmarks from a normal window into a "Private Window" like in Opera or "Incognito Window" like in Google Chrome???

Why do I first have to click open the menu(or Ctrl+Shift+P), click "New Private Window" just so I can then be able to use my bookmarks in Private mode. In Google Chrome and Opera I don't need to open a Private Window. I can just right-click any bookmark in a normal window and automatically open it into a private window for many years now.

Why can't Firefox do the same?

Hello Mozilla, I have always wondered why am I not allowed to right-click open any of my bookmarks from a normal window into a "Private Window" like in Opera or "Incognito Window" like in Google Chrome??? Why do I first have to click open the menu(or Ctrl+Shift+P), click "New Private Window" just so I can then be able to use my bookmarks in Private mode. In Google Chrome and Opera I don't need to open a Private Window. I can just right-click any bookmark in a normal window and automatically open it into a private window for many years now. Why can't Firefox do the same?

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cor-el
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You can use an extension to get Private Browsing mode support per tab.

You will also have the choice in the context menu to open a bookmark in a new Private Tab.

DELLTOSHIBA41
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Why can't it do it natively like Opera and Chrome? "You will also have the choice in the context menu to open a bookmark in a new Private Tab." How do I open/access "context menu"?

Also this Add-on does not solve the issue. It still requires me to open a menu, open a "Private tab, then click one of the bookmarks instead of the direct right click-bookmark-into-Private/Incognito-Window method of Opera and Chrome.

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cor-el
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You can right-click the bookmark to find that choice in the right-click context menu. For bookmarks there is only the choice to "Open in a New Private Tab". For links on web pages you also can open the link in a New Private Window

DELLTOSHIBA41
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Is there a way to make a suggestion directly to Mozilla about adding the native ability to right click your bookmarks in a normal window into private window to the browser?

I am aware that this is the support forums for Mozilla products but what are the chances they read forum questions?

the-edmeister
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You can submit feedback to the developers here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback

DELLTOSHIBA41
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This is a rather unfortunate issue. I feel like this shouldn't even be an issue/problem.