184730 - Tabbed-browsing middle-click pref shouldn't apply to links in mailnews

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 180042

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[Marc Branchaud]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021209
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3a) Gecko/20021209

In the preferences under Tabbed Browsing is a checkbox for "Open tabs instead of
windows for Middle-click or control-click of links in a Web page."

This preference is now affecting links clicked in mailnews.  I think this is
wrong, and I particularly don't like the behavior.

Previously (1.2 and earlier), middle-clicking a link in mailnews always opened a
new window, regardless of the Tabbed Browsing pref.

Now, if the pref I described above is True, middle-clicking a link in mailnews
will open a new tab in some random browser window (well, I suspect it's the
last-active window, but I haven't checked).  What annoys me about this is that I
often have several multi-tab windows open on several different desktops, and I
have to root around to find the tab with the link I just clicked.

If I deselect the pref, then middle-clicking in mailnews does indeed open a new
window.  However, I want middle-clicking to open new tabs while I'm browsing,
but not while I'm reading mail.

This could be an RFE (maybe enhance the Tabbed Browsing prefs), but I think it's
more of a regression bug since it's not working like it used to.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Check the "Middle-click or control-click of links in a Web page" box in the
Tabbed Browsing preferences panel.

2. Middle-click (or control-click) a link in mailnews.

Actual Results:  
A tab opens in some already-open window.


Expected Results:  
Open a new window regardless of the Tabbed Browsing pref.  This is how Mozilla
used to work.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

_Absolutely_. Agree 100%. This, for me, is a rather nasty usability regression.

Gerv

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 180042 ***

Comment 3

[laurel]

marking verified as a duplicate