tab problem with FF3
Stephen Fox
of creating a new one as set in Options. Worked fine 5 mins. ago.
David McRitchie
> Suddenly, when I open a new link, it replaces the existing tab instead
> of creating a new one as set in Options. Worked fine 5 mins. ago.
Hi Stephen,
The link has to have Target="_blank" in the HTML
more information http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs.htm#target
where you can test different types of links under the topic
target="..." tests for Opening Links in same/new window/tab (#target)
Google uses Target="_new" which is not the same as it reuses and refreshes
an existing tab that it created previously.
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Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm
Stephen Fox
> "Stephen Fox" ...
>> Suddenly, when I open a new link, it replaces the existing tab
>> instead of creating a new one as set in Options. Worked fine 5 mins.
>> ago.
>
> Hi Stephen,
> The link has to have Target="_blank" in the HTML
> more information http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs.htm#target
> where you can test different types of links under the topic
> target="..." tests for Opening Links in same/new window/tab
> (#target)
>
> Google uses Target="_new" which is not the same as it reuses and
> refreshes
> an existing tab that it created previously.
Preferences (Mac) or Options (Windoze)? Anyway, I never had this
problem before. Guess I'll have to wait for TabMix Plus to be updated.
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David McRitchie
> David McRitchie wrote:
>> "Stephen Fox" ...
>>> Suddenly, when I open a new link, it replaces the existing tab
>>> instead of creating a new one as set in Options. Worked fine 5 mins.
>>> ago.
>>
>> Hi Stephen,
>> The link has to have Target="_blank" in the HTML
>> more information http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs.htm#target
>> where you can test different types of links under the topic
>> target="..." tests for Opening Links in same/new window/tab
>> (#target)
>>
>> Google uses Target="_new" which is not the same as it reuses and
>> refreshes
>> an existing tab that it created previously.
> Why wouldn't FF open any link in a new tab when that is specified in
> Preferences (Mac) or Options (Windoze)? Anyway, I never had this
> problem before. Guess I'll have to wait for TabMix Plus to be updated.
I don't think of it as replace it's like an overlay, it's all there in the
tab's history and you can go Back or Forward.
You are reading the choice incorrectly, The choice is a toggle between
one target="_blank" Tab (new in tabbed browsers() and Window (old way) .
Read the online Help document
HELP, Options Window, (in the TOC look for) Tabs Options
Myself, I would want to know how a browser works by itself before
encumbering myself with a millstone.
If you click a link with the middle-mouse button (scroll wheel) then
the default Firefox option is to open the link in a new tab. You have
to open with the mouse anyway and that is one hand.
[My middle-click is "Enter", which is a much better setting for all applications]
You always have other choices as well, except for first, these use two hands
click, open link in same tab/window
Ctrl+click open link in new tab (background or foreground) - depends on options
Ctrl+Shift+click, open link in new tab (foreground, or background) - depend on options
Shift+click, open link in a New Window
foreground -- tab is opened immediately and becomes the active tab
background -- tab is added to tabs bar for later use, you continue browsing active tab
For more information on Tabs and Tab Extensions, see
Tabs: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs.htm
Companion: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs_config.htm
David McRitchie
> On 19.06.2008 15:51, CET - Stephen Fox wrote:
>> Suddenly, when I open a new link, it replaces the existing tab instead
>> of creating a new one as set in Options. Worked fine 5 mins. ago.
>>
>
> checked, but doesn't work!
Hi Reg, and Stephen
Firefox does not have a choice "Links should be opened in a new tab"
and I've not seen any configuration option (about:config) for that either,
except for search results.
The Tools, Options, Tabs has a toggle, either one or the other
*New* pages should be opened in: a new window
*New* pages should be opened in: a new tab
Naturally using a tabbed browser, you normally don't want to open a new window
A new page is target="_blank" or and most pages do not have that.
Before tabbing was introduced a link would be opened in the same Window and you
can use the BACK or FORWARD button within the window. Ctrl+N creates a
new window. The HTML can specify target="_blank" to effect opening in
a new window. Since you are using a tabbed browser you can make that
open a new window for that will actually be open in a new tab.
For people who are only thinking in terms of tabbed browsing, and are not thinking
in terms of HTML, the option is confusing.
For a search started from the Search box there is a configuration option to force
links to open in a new tab, which covers a limited set of "opening a link";
however, Google uses target="_new" if you set it's preferences to a new page
but that just puts all tabs opened into the same new tab (or Window). You
probably wished they had used target="_blank" for their preference setting.
You would also want to set the following about:config variable so that each Google results
item will actually opens in a unique new tab and it overrides the Google preference.
browser. search. openintab Boolean
True: When performing a search from the Search Bar, open the results in a new tab.
False (default): Open search results in the current tab/window.
Note: Firefox nightly trunk builds only.
You can test various links, and your use of tab configuration changes,
and use of tab related keyboard shortcuts at
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/tabs.htm#target
You can review this entire thread at
http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.firefox/browse_frm/thread/11ad29cff449eb86
Stephen Fox
Thanks for all that. I have made the change to browser.search.opentab,
and for the rest I wil use CTRL click when opening links. At least
until we get a TabMix Plus update. :-)
David McRitchie
>> You can review this entire thread at
>> http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.firefox/browse_frm/thread/11ad29cff449eb86
>
> and for the rest I wil use CTRL click when opening links. At least
> until we get a TabMix Plus update. :-)
You're welcome; hopefully we'll get better options in Firefox itself, there
are a lot of such things that should be in the browser. Essentially if this
can be done with a little bit JavaScript in a bookmarklet, it can't be a big
deal to put into a browser, rather than rely on extensions that are all
too often bloated or mess up primary keyboard shortcuts.