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:''This applies to Firefox and Mozilla Suite''
:''This applies to Firefox and Mozilla Suite''


If you want to make full use of tabbed browsing then you know how annoying it is when a new window opens after clicking on a target="_blank" link. Do not fear! Firefox and Mozilla Suite have everything you ever wanted built in!
If you want to make full use of tabbed browsing then you know how annoying it is when a new window opens after clicking on a <code>target="_blank"</code> link. Do not fear! Firefox and Mozilla Suite have everything you ever wanted built in!


== Mozilla Suite ==
== Mozilla Suite ==
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== Firefox ==
== Firefox ==
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your location bar)
#Go to [[about:config]] (through your Location Bar)
#Right-click anywhere in the browser and select New > String
#Right-click anywhere in the browser and select "New -> String"
#Paste in ''browser.block.target_new_window'' for the preference and ''true'' for the value
#Paste in ''browser.block.target_new_window'' for the preference and ''true'' for the value
#Change the value to ''true'', restart Firefox and you are done
#Change the value to ''true'', restart Firefox and you are done

Revision as of 13:04, 8 May 2005

This applies to Firefox and Mozilla Suite

If you want to make full use of tabbed browsing then you know how annoying it is when a new window opens after clicking on a target="_blank" link. Do not fear! Firefox and Mozilla Suite have everything you ever wanted built in!

Mozilla Suite

  1. Go to about:config (through your Location Bar)
  2. Put browser.block into the filter bar
  3. Now right-click on browser.block.target_new_window's value and choose modify
  4. Change the value to true, restart Mozilla Suite and you are done

Firefox

  1. Go to about:config (through your Location Bar)
  2. Right-click anywhere in the browser and select "New -> String"
  3. Paste in browser.block.target_new_window for the preference and true for the value
  4. Change the value to true, restart Firefox and you are done

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