Recent answers to with multiple browser windows open, can I control where a new tab opens?https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/12356662018-09-29T07:16:24-07:00And thanks for the step.by.step for always.new.window but I probably won't...might save it for the f2018-09-29T07:16:24-07:00newmarket2https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1235666#answer-1159745<p>And thanks for the step.by.step for always.new.window but I probably won't...might save it for the future, just in case
</p>jscher2000,
well, thank you. I had thought that when I opened a new window after the streaming wind2018-09-29T07:15:15-07:00newmarket2https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1235666#answer-1159743<p>jscher2000,
well, thank you. I had thought that when I opened a new window after the streaming window, the new tab would still open in the stream window, but that was wrong. Just tested it and sure enough.
So I just have to pay attention.
Thanks
</p>If you wanted to try out the completely new window option:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:con2018-09-29T07:08:56-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1235666#answer-1159740<p>If you wanted to try out the completely new window option:
</p><p>(1) In a new tab, type or paste <strong>about:config</strong> in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.
</p><p>(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste <strong>extern</strong> and pause while the list is filtered
</p><p>(3) Double-click the <strong>browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external</strong> preference and set the value to <strong>2</strong> and then click OK
</p><p>What do you think?
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<p>This is one of a group of related preferences, so to see this in more context:
</p><p>(1) In a new tab, type or paste <strong>about:config</strong> in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.
</p><p>(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste <strong>neww</strong> and pause while the list is filtered
</p><p>(3) Adjust the preferences as follows:
</p><p>(A) <strong>browser.link.open_newwindow</strong> - <em>for links in Firefox tabs</em>
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<ul><li> 3 = divert new window to a new tab (default)
</li><li> 2 = allow link to open a new window
</li><li> 1 = force new window into same tab
</li></ul>
<p>(B) <strong>browser.link.open_newwindow.<u>restriction</u></strong> - for links in Firefox tabs
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<ul><li> 0 = apply the setting under (A) to ALL new windows (even script windows)
</li><li> 2 = apply the setting under (A) to normal windows, but NOT to script windows with features (default)
</li><li> 1 = override the setting under (A) and always use new windows
</li></ul>
<p>(C) <strong>browser.link.open_newwindow.override.<u>external</u></strong> - for links in other programs
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<ul><li> -1 = apply the setting under (A) to external links (default)
</li><li> 3 = open external links in a new tab in the last active window
</li><li> 2 = open external links in a new window
</li><li> 1 = open external links in the last active tab replacing the current page [not recommended!]
</li></ul>Hmm, the built-in choices are either (A) the last active window or (B) a completely new window.
Mayb2018-09-29T07:04:38-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1235666#answer-1159738<p>Hmm, the built-in choices are either (A) the last active window or (B) a completely new window.
</p><p>Maybe an add-on could "protect" a particular window by moving new tabs to a different window. It sounds theoretically possible, but I'm not sure how to search for it...
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