Opening a new tab or window automatically opens a page from my history. I have it set to open a blank window in preferences.
Opening a new tab or window automatically opens a page from my history. I have it set to open a blank window in preferences. I would like it to open the window and keep the page blank as it has in the prior 26 versions of Firefox I have used and rolled out to my mac users.
Firefox 27.0.1, Mac OS 10.6.8 and 10.8.5
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To change the new tab page, follow these steps:
- Go to
about:configin Firefox - Locate the string
browser.newtab.url - Change the value of this string to
about:blank
This will then change the default new tab page to a blank page.
More details about this method can be found here.
NOTE: If you have an add-on or third party program installed that will override the default home/new tab pages, the above will no work.
This program will need to be uninstalled/deactivated before changes to the new tab/homepage will be applied.
Okulungisiwe ngu Wesley Branton
Note that a new window opens with the Home page (browser.startup.homepage).
A possible workaround is to use a bookmark (about:blank) on the Bookmarks Toolbar and hold down the Shift key and left-click to open this page in a new window.