239437 - Middle-clicking the home page button should open it in a new tab

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 232172

(Firefox :: Toolbars and Customization, enhancement)

Description

[Max Spicer]

I often need to open my home page in a new tab and so instinctively middle click
the home page button on the navigation toolbar.  This unfortunately doesn't
work.  Given that middle-clicking practically anything else that functions as a
link does open it in a tab (anchors, bookmarks etc), this is an inconsistency in
the UI.

To reproduce:
- Middle-click the home page button in the nav toolbar
Expected:
- My home page should open in a new tab (including opening about:blank in a new
tab if that is what my home page is set to)
Actual:
- Nothing happens

Comment 1

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

this is a dupe, an ancient dupe at that (click modifiers is in the summary)

Comment 2

[Max Spicer]

Thanks for the heads up.  Had looked but couldn't find it.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 232172 ***