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When I use right click and open in new tab, how make that new tab acitve automaticly?

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Fyendiar
Fyendiar

Whenever I right click on a link to open it in a new tab or use the control+left click on a link, the current tab stays active and you have to manually select the new tab to see it. Is there a way to change that without using shift+left click to open a new window?

I know it is a minor inconvenience, but it would be nice if I could make that new tab active automaticly.

Thanks.

Whenever I right click on a link to open it in a new tab or use the control+left click on a link, the current tab stays active and you have to manually select the new tab to see it. Is there a way to change that without using shift+left click to open a new window? I know it is a minor inconvenience, but it would be nice if I could make that new tab active automaticly. Thanks.

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Diego Victor
Diego Victor

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Hello,

Go to about:config search for browser.tabs.loadInBackground change its value to false

Fyendiar
Fyendiar Question owner

Thanks, that did the trick.