Firefox question - Democratic Underground

ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 07:54 AM
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Firefox question

Is there a way to configure Firefox to open links with "_blank" targets (links that open new windows) to open a new tab instead?

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Halliburton

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Sun Nov-13-05 08:00 AM
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1. I'm wondering about that too

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teach1st

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Sun Nov-13-05 08:11 AM
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2. Plugins will do it...

I think TabMix plus will do it.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Tabbed%20Browsing&numpg=10&id=1122

If not, one of the Firefox plugins for tabbed browsing ought to.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Tabbed%20Browsing&numpg=10&id=1122

I have a few of the plugins and Firefox does open "_blank" targets in a new tab.

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 08:31 AM
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4. That did the trick...

Thanks!

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Kellanved

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Sun Nov-13-05 08:26 AM
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3. Firefox 1.5 has /will have that feature

But it is still a few weeks from completion.

http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=7678

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 08:32 AM
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5. Cool...

In the meantime, that plugin mentioned above did the trick.

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Misunderestimator

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Sun Nov-13-05 09:47 AM
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6. Hold CTRL when you click on the link.

Edited on Sun Nov-13-05 09:48 AM by Misunderestimator

(Or maybe I'm not understanding what you're asking... Ctrl-click will open the link in a new tab.)

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 09:48 AM
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7. Well, yeah, there's that, also middle-clicking, but...

I want it so that I don't have to do anything special for it to open in the tab.

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Misunderestimator

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Sun Nov-13-05 09:49 AM
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8. Yeah... I figured after I answered that you must know that already.

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 09:51 AM
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9. Thanks anyway

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BlackVelvet04

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Sun Nov-13-05 09:58 AM
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10. There is a new download for firefox

and all you have to do is click the wheel on the link and it opens a new tab.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=158&application=firefox

Also, there is an adblock - https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=10&application=firefox

I highly recommend both.

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ghostsofgiants

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Sun Nov-13-05 10:39 AM
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11. I already had it set up to open links in a new tab with the wheel...

I specifically wanted links that were coded to open up new windows (links that contain target="_blank" in the tag) to open up in new tabs by default (without having to middle-click or ctrl-click).

And I would go insane without Adblock. I've been using it for a while now.

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