531079 - Despite setting to only use tabs, a click opens new windows (in numbers)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[ThomasH]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5

This web site manages to work around Firefoxes mechanisms:
  http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news.html
and with every click on "news" link opens over and over again a new smaller trash window with some ads. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news.html
2.Click on Newsübersicht (News Overwiev)
3.Click on any news and than return to this page
Actual Results:  
Every each time a new window will open. After a while your system's taskbar will be covered by tasks of Firefox windows. 

Expected Results:  
Firefox should suppress any new windows. Firefox should also suppress any new tabs in this case.

Comment 1

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

(In reply to comment #0)

> 3.Click on any news and than return to this page

What link exactly? And return to what page?

When I open 16:54 UhrDe la Rosa: "Mein Sponsor ist meine Erfahrung" it opens in the same tab.

Do you have the same problem in safe mode / 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]]

Reporter, are you still seeing this issue with Firefox 3.6.13 or later in safe mode or a fresh profile? If not, please close. These links can help you in your testing.
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug has had the CLOSEME tag for several weeks and the date in the tag is far gone. If the reporter can still see this issue, Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). Then please remove the closeme tag in the whiteboard, mark the bug against the proper version and comment on the bug.

Comment 4

[ThomasH]

Issue is not observed any longer!
Thanks :-)