234384 - Would like to be able to open links from other applications in the same browser windows but different tab

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 172962

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Vivek Vanaharam]

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	Now that firefox is out, I tend to like it a bit more than safari--with its extensions and all.  The 
only thing keeping me from using it is the one problem I keep having but don't know how to fix with 
the firebird/firefox line.  In safari, we are able to open links from other applications(i.e. mail) in the 
same browser window but a different tab; I like this feature a lot.  However, from what I've seen in 
firebird/firefox, mozilla, and camino( ithink) is that when click a link in another application, instead of 
opening in the same page but a different tab, it opens up a whole new window.  Is there any setting I 
haven't found that can change this?  It's not that big a problem, but does get annoying when I follow my 
usual routine of checking all mail first, and then reading associated links afterward.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.click on a link in mail, for example.
2.action opens up a new window, instead of a new tab in the same window
3.  Would like for the action to open up a new tab in the main window
Actual Results:  
New window opens.  Can be cumbersome when opening multiple links in other applications(i.e. mail).

Expected Results:  
Open the link in a new tab either in the foreground or background.

Comment 1

[Jesse Ruderman]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 172962 ***