329345 - A combination of select (check ON) "new tabs in the most recent new window" and not select (check OFF) "Select new tabs opened from links" does not work.

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[pal-moz]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20060304 Firefox/1.6a1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a1) Gecko/20060304 Firefox/1.6a1 ID:2006030405

from Trunk Bonsai:
2006-03-03 12:19 "Change browser.link.open_newwindow to 3 on the trunk to match the branch, r=mconnor"

after this checkin,
Tools>Options>Tabs
select (check ON) "new tabs in the most recent new window" and
not select (check OFF) "Select new tabs opened from links".

left-ckick links open in new tab, but not load in background.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.left-click links with "target=_blank"
2.open in new tab
3.
Actual Results:  
focus move to new tab (new tab not load in background)

Expected Results:  
load in background

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

You need to set browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground to true.
Select new tabs opened from links is for middleclick.

Comment 2

[pal-moz]

@Ria

thank you for tips.
now, open in background.

it's more useful that UI for this is added.

Comment 3

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

(In reply to comment #2)
>
I think it is hidden because this is rarely used.
Resolving invalid (= not a bug in Firefox).