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can't open tabs in tumblr

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SallyBee
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Just started happening a couple weeks ago. I'd find pictures/gifs on tumbler, go to open them in a new tab, only to find the option on the right click is faded not bold, so I can't access it. Not being able to do this forces me to click on the picture on its own, then hit the back button to get to the main page which then has to completely reload, taking me away from where I left off.

I just want the open new tab function to work. I'm assuming this is a new feature for tumblr, for whatever reason, just looking for someone to confirm that for me, since that's how it works now in other browsers as well.

And if so, I'll be done with tumblr. Can't imagine why they'd force people to not be able to have the convenience of opening in new tabs.

Thanks.

Just started happening a couple weeks ago. I'd find pictures/gifs on tumbler, go to open them in a new tab, only to find the option on the right click is faded not bold, so I can't access it. Not being able to do this forces me to click on the picture on its own, then hit the back button to get to the main page which then has to completely reload, taking me away from where I left off. I just want the open new tab function to work. I'm assuming this is a new feature for tumblr, for whatever reason, just looking for someone to confirm that for me, since that's how it works now in other browsers as well. And if so, I'll be done with tumblr. Can't imagine why they'd force people to not be able to have the convenience of opening in new tabs. Thanks.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Does Tumblr have a custom right-click context menu?

You can change a setting so that you always get Firefox's right-click context menu. If the site has its own menu, Firefox's will appear in front of it.

To access the site's menu after making this change, you have to carefully dismiss Firefox's menu with a single press of the Esc key. (I think I've only seen one site where both menus disappear when I press Esc, so it nearly always works.)

Want to try it?

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.

(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste context and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the dom.event.contextmenu.enabled preference to switch it from true (sites can detect and re-place the right-click menu) to false (they can't).

Does that help on Tumblr?

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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By the way, does the menu show options for the link, for the image, or both? If you have View Image on Firefox's right-click menu, if you hold Ctrl while clicking it, it will divert to a new tab. Holding down Ctrl also works with bookmarks and (most) links.

cor-el
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Note that you can open a link in a new tab by middle-clicking the link with the mouse scroll wheel. This also work with items in the right-click context menu like View Image.