Browser.link.open externalFrom MozillaZine Knowledge Base
[edit] BackgroundOther applications will often use the system’s default browser to load web pages. When a Mozilla-based browser is running, it can catch links sent by other programs. This preference determines how Mozilla handles those links. Note: This preference was removed in Firefox 3.5. [1] [edit] Possible values and their effects[edit] 1Open links from external programs in the current window. [edit] 2Open links from external programs in a new window. (Default in SeaMonkey) [edit] 3Open links from external programs in new tabs in an existing window. (Default in Firefox) [edit] UI[edit] Firefox 2 and 3.0.xRadio buttons labeled “a new window” and “a new tab” are located under “Tools → Options → Tabs → New pages should be opened in:” and toggle between 2 and 3, respectively. Note that the same UI will concurrently toggle the browser.link.open_newwindow preference settings to the same values. [edit] Firefox 1.5Radio buttons labeled “a new window”, “a new tab in the most recent window”, and “the most recent tab/window” are located under “Tools → Options → Tabs → Open links from other applications in:” and toggle between 2, 3, and 1, respectively. [edit] Firefox 1.0.xRadio buttons labeled “a new window”, “a new tab in the most recent window”, and “the most recent tab/window” are located under “Tools → Options → Advanced → Tabbed Browsing → Open links from other applications in:” and toggle between 2, 3, and 1, respectively. [edit] SeaMonkeyRadio buttons labeled “The current tab/window“, “A new tab in the current window“ and “A new window“ are located under “Edit → Preferences → Navigator → Tabbed browsing / Links from other applications → Open links passed from another applications in” and toggle between 1, 3, and 2, respectively. [edit] First checked in[edit] Has an effect in
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