452980 - Use T for "open in new Tab" in bookmarks' context menu instead of using it for Cut to be consistent with links

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 301888

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Yet Ding]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008072820 Firefox/3.0.1

Clicking "T" after right clicking a bookmark deletes it (really it cuts it), even though this is not an option in the right click context menu. Right clicking should open it in a new tab, or, at worst, not do anything at all. Right clicking a link in the browser itself allows you to follow the URL with the T key. The behavior should be consistent!!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the Bookmarks menu
2. Right click an item
3. Hit the "T" key
Actual Results:  
Bookmark cut.

Expected Results:  
Opened in new tab OR nothing happens, as the "T" shortcut does NOT appear in the right click context menu. 

Behavior should be consistent with right clicking a URL in the browser itself ("T" opens a new tab there).

Comment 1

[Marco Bonardo [:mak] (Away 10-21 August)]

adding uiwanted to have UX ideas about this

Comment 2

[paul.sylar]

Just wanted to add that I have inadvertently removed my bookmarks on dozens of seperate occasions due to this problem.  I am used to using right-click + t to open links in a new tab (I do this because my middle mouse button is extremely stiff, thanks, Logitec MX1000 generation 1).
It annoys me because I use this right-click + t behavior on links all the time, and when I suddenly use it on bookmarks, it (effectively) deletes them.  Most annoying!