How can I stop a new tab from opening? RESOLVED (There is no actual solution)
I am using Tab Mix Plus and have it set to open links in a new tab. However, there are a few times I don't want that to happen, e.g., online banking. Short of changing the setting in Tab Mix Plus and then changing it back, is there a method (shortcut?) for making the link open in the current tab?
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Like I wrote above, if you use an extension to open all links by default in a new tab then you can't override this unless TMP has this also as a feature. You would have to disable this feature in TMP and use the normal methods to open links in a new tab (middle-click or hold CTRL and left-click).
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Right-click and select Open In New Window.
Are you overriding how links open if you left-click and divert all these links to a new tab?
Note that you can easisly open a link in a new tab with a middle-click with the mouse scroll wheel. Additionally holding shift toggles opening in the background. If you use an extension then it is a lot more difficult to change how a link opens.
Se also:
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
- 1: current tab; 2:new window; 3:new tab;
For links opened via JavaScript you can look at this pref:
Thanks for all the help but I am trying to find out how to open a new link in the same tab.
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LeeU said
Thanks for all the help but I am trying to find out how to open a new link in the same tab.
You may have overlooked it, but cor-el mentioned this pref setting :
Type in the address bar : about:config (press Enter) (promise to be careful, if asked) Type and look for the preference : browser.link.open_newwindow and set its value to 1 (one)
(which means : current tab)
All that does is open the link in a new tab.
How about changing this pref in about:config :
browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
and set its value to 0 (zero)
But :
When you click on a link and don't hold Ctrl, the link will open in the same tab .........
Also see : https://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/03/force-firefox-to-open-links-in-same-tab/
Mine is already like that, for both of them. Remember, I have told Tab Mix Plus to open all links in a new tab. What I am trying to find is a way to bypass that command, e.g., In a regular session, when you hold down CTRL the link opens in a new tab. I am looking for is something like that to open the link in the same tab.
LeeU said
when you hold down CTRL the link opens in a new tab. I am looking for is something like that to open the link in the same tab.
I said : " When you click on a link and don't hold Ctrl, the link will open in the same tab ......... "
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Like I wrote above, if you use an extension to open all links by default in a new tab then you can't override this unless TMP has this also as a feature. You would have to disable this feature in TMP and use the normal methods to open links in a new tab (middle-click or hold CTRL and left-click).
@cor-el: That's all I really wanted to know. I appreciate it. (And I guess I missed it above, my fault.)