407969 - automatically open a in new tab

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[elliott]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11

I have the box checked for this, but I always have to right click, then select to open in new tab.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
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Expected Results:  
When I click on a link, I would like it to open in a new tab because it always opens in the current tab.

Comment 1

[Samuel Sidler (old account; do not CC)]

The preference you're referring to is "New page should open in: a new tab".

This preference is meant for links that would otherwise open in new windows, not for every link. If you want to open a link in a new tab, you can hold down ctrl when clicking the link or middle-click it.