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canetoad

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3. My first thought

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2024, 04:09 PM

May 2024

Was to use tab.focus in some way. I found a page which tells you how to turn OFF focus on new tab, so figured the reverse would be true to turn it on.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1408432

This says to use Settings / General / Tabs .... When you open a link, image..etc switch to it immediately.

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FIXED(?) problem in Firefox -- not platform-specific, AFAIK. No longer automatically switches to new tab when opened. [View all] eppur_se_muova May 2024 OP

I use an extension called New Tab Homepage bucolic_frolic May 2024 #1

I've used Firefox for several years now EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #2

My first thought canetoad May 2024 #3

browser.link.open_newwindow is now set to the value of 3. eppur_se_muova May 2024 #4