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how to make shortcut so always opens a new window

user1337
user1337

how can I make a firefox shortcut so when clicked it will always open the page in a new window

how can I make a firefox shortcut so when clicked it will always open the page in a new window

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gnittala
gnittala

Hello, You can do the following

  1. Click on Firefox -> Preferences -> Tabs
  2. Uncheck the 'Open new windows in a new tab instead'
  3. Create a URL shortcut on your desktop
  4. Double click the URL
  5. This would open the URL in a new window each time

More information here Browser.link.open_newwindow

Hope this helps

cor-el
cor-el
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Brummagem Flash
Brummagem Flash

I don't want to write a program: command line .... what?

I just need the previous "open a new window" option restored to my latest firefox browser!

cor-el
cor-el
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Hi BrummagemFlash

What are you trying to do?

This thread is about a shortcut on the desktop?

Do you want to open a link from the desktop or are you talking about opening a link from within Firefox?

easily_confused
easily_confused

I can create a command shortcut on the desktop that opens in a new window. I can create a url shortcut on the desktop that opens in an opened browser (web document)

What I cannot figure out is how to have the desktop web document icon open its link in a new window without having to uncheck "open in a new tab" (which causes all links on all pages to open in a new window).

Modified by easily_confused

cor-el
cor-el
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See the -new-window switch:

Brummagem Flash
Brummagem Flash

I do see the page to which you refer: Command Line Options.

I have no reason to disbelieve that this might be helpful to a geek; but I am but a lowly user, outwith the ability to implement whatever that page is suggesting.

I'll just have to continue opening a new multiple-tab home-page window; and then manually closing all-but-one of those tabs, one-by-one. Inconvenient!!

And I am still left with my earlier question unresolved: "Why was this useful "open in a new window" option removed from FireFox's drop-down menu; and will Mozilla's developers consider replacing this user-convenient option, please?"