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==Background==
==Background==
Using [[JavaScript]], web page authors can open new windows using <code>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/window.open window.open()]</code>. However, many users prefer using tabs to multiple browser windows. If the user has set [[browser.link.open_newwindow|new windows to open in tabs]], this preference allows for fine-tuning of just which JavaScript-opened links will be opened in tabs.
Some web sites choose to open certain links in new windows. However, many users prefer using tabs to multiple browser windows. This preference allows for fine-tuning of [[browser.link.open_newwindow]].


Oftentimes when a new window is opened from JavaScript, it&rsquo;s a small popup without all of a usual browser window&rsquo;s features&mdash;e.g., the back/forward/reload buttons are hidden, the status bar is hidden, the size is purposely smaller, etc. Usually in this situation, the window is designed specifically as a popup, and opening it in a tab actually makes it less useful. This preference can let these types of links open as new windows while opening all other types as new tabs.
Oftentimes when a new window is opened from JavaScript, it&rsquo;s a small popup without all of a usual browser window&rsquo;s features&mdash;e.g., the back/forward/reload buttons are hidden, the status bar is hidden, the size is purposely smaller, etc. Usually in this situation, the window is designed specifically as a popup, and opening it in a tab actually makes it less useful. This preference can let these types of links open as new windows while opening all other types as new tabs.
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==Possible values and their effects==
==Possible values and their effects==
===0===
===0===
Divert all <code>window.open</code> calls according to how [[browser.link.opennewwindow]] is set (i.e., into new tabs if it's 3, new windows if it's 2, or the current tab/window if it's 1). (Default in Firefox 1.0.x and SeaMonkey)
Divert all links according to [[browser.link.open_newwindow]]. (Default in Firefox 1.0.x and SeaMonkey 1.0 to 2.1a2)
 
This includes:
* All HTML links with <code>target="_blank"</code>.
* All JavaScript calls to <code>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/window.open window.open()]</code>.


===1===
===1===
Do not divert any <code>window.open</code> calls (allow JavaScript to open new windows).
Do not divert any links ([[browser.link.open_newwindow]] will have no effect).
 
===2===
===2===
Divert all <code>window.open</code> calls according to [[browser.link.opennewwindow]] ''unless'' the new window specifies how it should be displayed. (Default in Firefox 1.5)
Divert all links according to [[browser.link.open_newwindow]], ''unless'' the new window specifies how it should be displayed. (Default in Firefox 1.5 and later, in SeaMonkey 2.1a3 and later, and Camino 1.5)


==Caveats==
This includes:
* [[browser.link.open_newwindow]] determines where diverted <code>window.open</code> calls go. If it's set to 2, this preference will have no visible effect.
* All links with <code>target="_blank"</code>.
* Until recently, the default of this preference in Firefox was 0.
* JavaScript calls to <code>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/window.open window.open()]</code> without the "features" parameter (3rd parameter).
This does ''not'' include:
* JavaScript calls to <code>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/window.open window.open()]</code> with the "features" parameter (3rd parameter).


==First checked in==
==First checked in==
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* Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.0RC1)
* Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.0RC1)
* SeaMonkey (all versions)
* SeaMonkey (all versions)
* Camino (1.1a1 and newer)


==Related bugs==
==Related bugs==
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172962 Bug 172962 - Options for where to open URLs from other applications (reuse tab, new tab, new window)]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55696 Bug 55696 – Open a JavaScript link in a new window (or new tab)]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=266299 Bug 266299 - browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction should have a default value of 2l]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172962 Bug 172962 – Options for where to open URLs from other applications (reuse tab, new tab, new window)]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313300 Bug 313300 - change default for browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction to &ldquo;2&rdquo; (don&rsquo;t divert window.open w/features)]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=266299 Bug 266299 – browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction should have a default value of 2l]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313300 Bug 313300 – change default for browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction to &ldquo;2&rdquo; (don&rsquo;t divert window.open w/features)]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379055 Bug 379055 – Pref UI for browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=274143 Bug 274143 – Fix "single-window mode" prefs]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338777 Bug 338777 – Single Window Mode: allow javascript windows with size assigned to open as a new window]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=348423 Bug 348423 – Camino fails to honor the pref for redirecting window.open links]
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=348423 Bug 505311 – SeaMonkey should default to tabbed browsing]


==Related preferences==
==Related preferences==

Latest revision as of 15:05, 1 August 2010

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction.

This article describes the preference browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

Background

Some web sites choose to open certain links in new windows. However, many users prefer using tabs to multiple browser windows. This preference allows for fine-tuning of browser.link.open_newwindow.

Oftentimes when a new window is opened from JavaScript, it’s a small popup without all of a usual browser window’s features—e.g., the back/forward/reload buttons are hidden, the status bar is hidden, the size is purposely smaller, etc. Usually in this situation, the window is designed specifically as a popup, and opening it in a tab actually makes it less useful. This preference can let these types of links open as new windows while opening all other types as new tabs.

Possible values and their effects

0

Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow. (Default in Firefox 1.0.x and SeaMonkey 1.0 to 2.1a2)

This includes:

  • All HTML links with target="_blank".
  • All JavaScript calls to window.open().

1

Do not divert any links (browser.link.open_newwindow will have no effect).

2

Divert all links according to browser.link.open_newwindow, unless the new window specifies how it should be displayed. (Default in Firefox 1.5 and later, in SeaMonkey 2.1a3 and later, and Camino 1.5)

This includes:

  • All links with target="_blank".
  • JavaScript calls to window.open() without the "features" parameter (3rd parameter).

This does not include:

  • JavaScript calls to window.open() with the "features" parameter (3rd parameter).

First checked in

Has an effect in

  • Mozilla Firefox (all versions since 1.0RC1)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions)
  • Camino (1.1a1 and newer)

Related bugs

Related preferences

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