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My firefox wont open a new tab by double clicking on the tab bar anymore. What happened to this feature?

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I am pretty sure that firefox used to allow me to double click anywhere on the tab bar to open a new blank tab. Recently I have noticed that this feature is no longer working. Ive tried un-installing and reinstalling. No luck....

Am I just going crazy? or did this feature get recently removed?

I am pretty sure that firefox used to allow me to double click anywhere on the tab bar to open a new blank tab. Recently I have noticed that this feature is no longer working. Ive tried un-installing and reinstalling. No luck.... Am I just going crazy? or did this feature get recently removed?

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This is WFM with 3.6 and the latest nightly.

Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

How about with a new, empty profile? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile

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Uh can you elaborate. WFM? 3.6?

And neither of the links you posted provide any support.

fondupot modificouno o

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WFM - works for me with both version 3.6 and that latest version available. I am able to double click and a new tab is opened. Try running in Safe Mode and see if it works. If it does, an extension or setting is stopping it from happening on your profile.

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Oh right. well i tried restarting in safe mode with add on's disabled. No luck.

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Does it work if you middle-click the tab bar?

Does it work if you disable Tabs-on-Top?

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I will check when i get home. I ended just installing an add-on that allows it to work. but there is a slight delay. I am on my work computer now and it works perfectly in 7.0.1.

I dunno why it just stopped working on my home PC.