475130 - shift and hyperlnkissue

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[riscy]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5

On earlier release of firefox 3, when I use shift key and clock hyperlink, it open new tab and display content, the previous orginal tab, where I click the hyperlink was unaffected. This is good.

With latest version firefox 3.0.5, when I do the same thing, it alway open new tab with website content as well as overriding the original tab with the same webpage as the new tab. This is annoying as I have to keep using back button. 

The shift+hyperlink is not working correctly, it does not retain the orginal webpage as the previous firefox version. 

This is why I'm reporting this bug.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.load any webpage with hyperlink
2.press shift
3.it open new tab with new webpage
4.the previous webpage is overridden by new webpage....bug!

5. previous version firefox did not do this.
Actual Results:  
See above

Expected Results:  
The orginal webpage (old tab) should not be overridden.

Firefox 3.0.5, alway keeping version up to date, will upgrade to 3.1 when released ASAP (hoping it is fixed).

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Shift+click opens the link in a new window. Please retest in safe-mode (to rule out extension problems) or with a new profile: 
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

WFM in Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090128 Minefield/3.2a1pre ID:20090128034731. Any updates?

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for Firefox General bugs filed against version 3.0 that are UNCO and have not been changed for 200 days.

Reporter, please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or alter. Firefox 3.0 is no longer supported and is no longer receiving updates. After you update, please create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/kb/managing+profiles, and test to see if your bug still exists. If you still the bug, then please post a comment with the version you tested against, and the problem. If the issue is no longer there, please set the RESOLUTION to  RESOLVED, WORKSFORME.

Comment 4

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.