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Bookmarks in new tab
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 7:52 am |
| Hi
I can't get Bookmark pages to open in a new tab in Firefox, unless I
middle click. I'd prefer the default left click to do this also. I've
looked at about:config and changed browser.tabs.opentabfor.bookmarks to
true but it made no difference.
Any ideas?
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| Hendrik Maryns 2005-10-31, 7:52 am |
| Cullen Skink schreef:
> Hi
> I can't get Bookmark pages to open in a new tab in Firefox, unless I
> middle click. I'd prefer the default left click to do this also. I've
> looked at about :config and changed browser.tabs.opentabfor.bookmarks to
> true but it made no difference.
Did you restart?
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Hendrik Maryns
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| Leonidas Jones 2005-10-31, 7:52 am |
| Cullen Skink wrote:
> Hi
> I can't get Bookmark pages to open in a new tab in Firefox, unless I
> middle click. I'd prefer the default left click to do this also. I've
> looked at about :config and changed browser.tabs.opentabfor.bookmarks to
> true but it made no difference.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
Several tab related extensions make this easy. I've been using Tab Mix
Plus with good success.
It should be available without it though. In about :config, filter for
browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs, and make sure it is set to True.
Then Tools>>Options>>Advanced, and check the box for Select new tabs
opened from bookmarks or history.
You may need to restart FF for the pref to take effect.
Lee
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 5:47 pm |
| "Hendrik Maryns" <hendrik_maryns@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> Cullen Skink schreef:
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> Did you restart?
Restarted Firefox but not Windows.
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 5:47 pm |
| "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
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> Cullen Skink wrote:
>
> Several tab related extensions make this easy. I've been using Tab Mix
> Plus with good success.
>
> It should be available without it though. In about :config, filter for
> browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs, and make sure it is set to
> True.
Yip it's set to True
> Then Tools>>Options>>Advanced, and check the box for Select new tabs
> opened from bookmarks or history.
I don't have that option.
I use TabBrowser Preferences but can't see any option for it there
either.
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| Leonidas Jones 2005-10-31, 5:47 pm |
| Cullen Skink wrote:
> "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
> news:fkp9f.11401$zb5.6504@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
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> Yip it's set to True
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>
> I don't have that option.
>
> I use TabBrowser Preferences but can't see any option for it there
> either.
>
>
Try about :config, and filter for:
browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs
Set the value to true, and look in Options>>Advanced again, you should
see the option then. Why they hide them by default, I'll never understand.
Lee
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| Leonidas Jones wrote:
> Cullen Skink wrote:
>
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> Try about :config, and filter for:
>
> browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs
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> Set the value to true, and look in Options>>Advanced again, you should
> see the option then. Why they hide them by default, I'll never understand.
>
> Lee
hey Lee, wake up. You already said that previously.
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 5:47 pm |
| "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
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> Cullen Skink wrote:
>
> Try about :config, and filter for:
>
> browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs
>
> Set the value to true, and look in Options>>Advanced again, you should
> see the option then. Why they hide them by default, I'll never
> understand.
Thanks. It was on True so tried setting to False, restarting then
setting to True and restarting. Didn't work sadly. Will try
uninstalling and reinstalling I think.
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| Cullen Skink wrote:
> "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
> news:PWu9f.13050$zb5.7647@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
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> Thanks. It was on True so tried setting to False, restarting then
> setting to True and restarting. Didn't work sadly. Will try
> uninstalling and reinstalling I think.
>
>
All your settings, bookmarks, preferences, etc are stored in your
profile, which is separate from the program directory. When you
uninstall and reinstall all you're doing is removing the program and
not touching the profile. So don't bother.
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| "gwtc" <TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp> wrote in message
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> Cullen Skink wrote:
>
> All your settings, bookmarks, preferences, etc are stored in your
> profile, which is separate from the program directory. When you
> uninstall and reinstall all you're doing is removing the program and
> not touching the profile. So don't bother.
Which Profile? I was going to do a complete uninstall, i.e. use the
program uninstall, then search for files left behind and the registry.
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| Leonidas Jones 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| Cullen Skink wrote:
> "gwtc" <TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp> wrote in message
> news:4366a51c@usenet.zapto.org...
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> Which Profile? I was going to do a complete uninstall, i.e. use the
> program uninstall, then search for files left behind and the registry.
>
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You don't need to get out the sledge hammer just yet. ;)
Fist of all, start Firefox in Safe Mode:
Start>>Programs>>Mozilla Firefox (or Thunderbird)>>Mozilla
Firefox/Thunderbird (Safe Mode)
This will disable all your extensions, including TBP, and may allow you
to reset the prefs as I had indicated before (twice, yes I know gwtc.)
If that doesn't work, create a new profile:
To open Firefox's Profile Manager, click Start>>>Run, type firefox.exe
-p in the field, and click OK. Note the space after exe, it is important.
The new profile will have no extensions at all. Test in it to see if it
behaves as you wish.
As gwtc says, an uninstall/reinstall is very unlikely to help.
Lee
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| Cullen Skink wrote:
> "gwtc" <TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp> wrote in message
> news:4366a51c@usenet.zapto.org...
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>
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> Which Profile?
Your Firefox profile -- where your bookmarks, etc are stored. The
profile is separate from the program directory. When you uninstall,
it only uninstalls the program. It doesn't touch your profile. To
find out where your profile is located see this:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#profile, but first your
profile is hidden, so you'll have to unhide window files. To do that
see this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx
I was going to do a complete uninstall, i.e. use the
> program uninstall, then search for files left behind and the registry.
>
>
As I said, don't even bother. You'll just be wasting your time. The
problem is within your profile. As Lee suggested, create a new/test
profile and test it out in that and see what happens.
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| "gwtc" <TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp> wrote in message
news:4366bac0@usenet.zapto.org...
> Cullen Skink wrote:
>
> Your Firefox profile -- where your bookmarks, etc are stored. The
> profile is separate from the program directory. When you uninstall, it
> only uninstalls the program. It doesn't touch your profile. To find
> out where your profile is located see this:
> http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/edit#profile, but first your
> profile is hidden, so you'll have to unhide window files. To do that
> see this:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...iddenfiles.mspx
>
> I was going to do a complete uninstall, i.e. use the
> As I said, don't even bother. You'll just be wasting your time. The
> problem is within your profile. As Lee suggested, create a new/test
> profile and test it out in that and see what happens.
Thanks. The new profile was the same so going to forget it for now and
will just remember to middle click.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
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| Cullen Skink 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
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> You don't need to get out the sledge hammer just yet. ;)
>
> Fist of all, start Firefox in Safe Mode:
>
> Start>>Programs>>Mozilla Firefox (or Thunderbird)>>Mozilla
> Firefox/Thunderbird (Safe Mode)
>
> This will disable all your extensions, including TBP, and may allow you
> to reset the prefs as I had indicated before (twice, yes I know gwtc.)
>
> If that doesn't work, create a new profile:
>
> To open Firefox's Profile Manager, click Start>>>Run, type
> firefox.exe -p in the field, and click OK. Note the space after exe,
> it is important.
>
> The new profile will have no extensions at all. Test in it to see if
> it behaves as you wish.
>
> As gwtc says, an uninstall/reinstall is very unlikely to help.
Thanks, tried that but it does the same in the new profile. I'll just
have to remember to middle click.
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| Leonidas Jones 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| Cullen Skink wrote:
> "Leonidas Jones" <Cap1MD@att.net> wrote in message
> news:xpy9f.14025$zb5.10330@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> Thanks, tried that but it does the same in the new profile. I'll just
> have to remember to middle click.
>
>
Well, if you're willing to give up on TBP, Tab Mix Plus should allow you
to configure this.
Lee
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| Leonidas Jones wrote:
> Cullen Skink wrote:
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> Well, if you're willing to give up on TBP, Tab Mix Plus should allow you
> to configure this.
>
> Lee
.. . . but Lee should have added that TBP and TMP shouldn't be used
together. Conflicts can and do happens. So, install TMP into a new
profile.
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| Leonidas Jones 2005-10-31, 8:46 pm |
| gwtc wrote:
> Leonidas Jones wrote:
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> . . . but Lee should have added that TBP and TMP shouldn't be used
> together. Conflicts can and do happens. So, install TMP into a new
> profile.
I thought that was implied by "willing to give up on" but......
LEE
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