Firefox 2.0 Link Open Bug
Without finding the actual bug page, url (if even reported); here’s how to restore Firefox 1.5 proper behavior to force web page links (target=”_blank”) that open in a new window to open in a tab and open external links in a new window.
Set Firefox – Options, Tabs: “New pages should be opened in: a new tab“
Then type about:config and set browser.link.open_external value to 2.
Doing so will change back the option to “New pages should be opened in: a new window” & basically that’s where teh bug is ..
Now Firefox will open a target=”_blank” link in a new tab & external links (web pages dragged to your desktop) in a new window and not in a new tab in the last window (which would happen if simply configuring the dialogue option “New pages should be opened in: a new tab“).
Filed under: Annoyances | Closed
