Browser.search.opentabforcontextsearch
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Contents
Background
When text is selected in the browser, the context menu contains an entry to search for the selected text with a search engine. This preference determines whether that search opens in a new browser window or in a new browser tab.
Possible values and their effects
True
Open context menu searches in a new tab.
False
Open context menu searches in a new window. (Default)
UI
SeaMonkey (nightly builds since 2006-08-11)
A checkbox labeled “Open a tab instead of a window for a context menu web search” is located under Edit → Preferences → Navigator → Internet Search”
First checked in
Has an effect in
- SeaMonkey (nightly builds since 2006-08-11)