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Is it possible to use the "Open image in new tab" option without automatically switching to said new tab?

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The "Open link in new tab" option doesn't automatically change to the new tab, but the new image option does. Is there any way to prevent this? FF 88.0.1, Win 10

The "Open link in new tab" option doesn't automatically change to the new tab, but the new image option does. Is there any way to prevent this? FF 88.0.1, Win 10

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Hi, this is currently not possible but will probably return in a future version.

  • 1706487 - "Open Image in New Tab" should load images in a background (rather than foreground) tab, like Chrome

(please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html)

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cor-el
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Hi, this is currently not possible but will probably return in a future version.

  • 1706487 - "Open Image in New Tab" should load images in a background (rather than foreground) tab, like Chrome

(please do not comment in bug reports
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html)

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There was originally going to be a big rant here, but that won't help anybody, so I'll just say Thank you. I hope this oversight is solved quickly.