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ctrl + click opens new tab but also goes to link in CURRENT tab

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TimC2k
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See subject. I swear I think this works correctly sometimes, but other times (majority) it does this.

Yes I know about middle click (which works as expected) but considering this should work correctly I'm curious what is going on.

This is FF on Win 10.

Any ideas?

See subject. I swear I think this works correctly sometimes, but other times (majority) it does this. Yes I know about middle click (which works as expected) but considering this should work correctly I'm curious what is going on. This is FF on Win 10. Any ideas?

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cor-el
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This can happen if the website uses an onclick handler to open the link in the current tab. If you use Ctrl + click then you also get the link opening in a new tab., so you end up with two.