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22 June 2010

FF+Google tab madness? Am I the only one who suddenly can't open google search results in the same tab? →[More:]

Recently, whenever I click on a site in google's search results, it automatically opens in a new tab, rather than the same tab. This is the only time it happens (AFAICT). I don't think I need to change my tab behavior. So either google has changed something, or Firefox has changed something, OR it's TabMixPlus's fault and I should use a different tab manager. Can you help me narrow it down?

(Doesn't seem to happen in Chrome, btw)

post by: Eideteker at: 10:42 | 5 comments

FF 5.0, no tab related add-ons, and I have no problem opening results in the same tab.

posted by youngergirl44 22 June | 10:44

I got it. There's an option in TabMixPlus to force links going to other sites to open in a new tab. I somehow missed it in the about:config window, but I found it when I opened the options window. My brain must be too stupid for CLIs, and requires radio buttons and check boxes to function adequately.

Lesson learned. Even if you can't find the setting in the add-on that's causing the behavior, it's always the add-on.

posted by Eideteker 22 June | 10:53

On the up side, I just figured out how I can select all items in folder X that are not also in folder Y on gmail, which was non-obvious.

posted by Eideteker 22 June | 10:57

FF 5.0

What? Have I been asleep for a couple of years?

posted by DarkForest 22 June | 13:18

Oops... 3.5.9

The 5.0 came from the bottom of the about box: "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100315 Firefox/3.5.9 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)"

posted by youngergirl44 22 June | 14:11

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