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Problems with Tabs in Firefox 13

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bmcv10
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I upgraded to Firefox 13 and now my tabs behavior is changed. When I right-click a selected word and "Search Google for..." Firefox switches to the new tab even though the option "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" is NOT checked. When I close the new tab, focus is set on the tab next to the closed tab, and not the original tab. How do I get back the old and correct behavior in Firefox 12?

I upgraded to Firefox 13 and now my tabs behavior is changed. When I right-click a selected word and "Search Google for..." Firefox switches to the new tab even though the option "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" is NOT checked. When I close the new tab, focus is set on the tab next to the closed tab, and not the original tab. How do I get back the old and correct behavior in Firefox 12?

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philipp
philipp
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hey bmcv10, you can enter about:config into the location bar of firefox, confirm the info notification (in case it shows up), search for the preference named browser.search.context.loadInBackground & toggle it to true by double-clicking it. that should bring back the old behaviour...

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cor-el
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When I close the new tab, focus is set on the tab next to the closed tab, and not the original tab.

You can also set the Boolean pref browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose to true on the about:config page.