Closed Bug 502665 Opened 16 years ago Closed 16 years ago

Firefox fails to switch to new tab when link is clicked.

Categories

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Tabbed Browser
Platform:
x86
macOS
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: ddelony, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090706 Minefield/3.6a1pre Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090706 Minefield/3.6a1pre When the option to switch to a new tab option is selected in the preferences, the focus when opening a new tab stays in the old tab instead of switching to the new tab. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to Preferences -> Tabs 2. Make sure "When I open a new tab, switch to it immediately" is checked. 3. Click a link that would normally open a new window. Actual Results: The focus stays on the old tab. Expected Results: The focus should switch to the new tab.
Can you reproduce in Firefox's safe mode?
Version: unspecified → 3.5 Branch
Version: 3.5 Branch → Trunk
Actually, it turned out to be a PEBKAC.
Marking WORKSFORME (see comment 2).
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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