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    Firefox suddenly opening requested popups in a new tab

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by de.1337, Apr 30, 2009.

  1. de.1337

    de.1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    What could cause this? It definitely gets fixed if I set links that would open in a new window to open in new window, instead of a tab like I had it. Popups were working fine before... now they open in new tabs... hmmm. Any ideas?
    :mad:
     
    de.1337, Apr 30, 2009
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    de.1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    I just tested a new Firefox profile and it works fine with that... maybe it's a recent extension I installed. Grr.
     
    de.1337, Apr 30, 2009
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    Oh, god, I would do anything to force popups open in new tabs. I hate windows. I love tabs. ;)
     
    KonstantinDK, Apr 30, 2009
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    I would rather just block them all :(. Glad you got it figured out though de.1337. Very Odd.
     
    danny2001, Apr 30, 2009
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    Actually, I don't have it figured out. I want things that would open in a new window normally to open in a new tab. But, I want small popups, like a blog comment box, to open in a window like they regularly would, not in a new tab.
     
    de.1337, May 2, 2009
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I just uninstalled it due to some conflicts with clearing private settings, but you probably want to take a look at the TabMixPlus add-on extension.

    And Firefox does a good job of blocking pop-ups all by itself. Menu/Tools/Options/Content.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, May 2, 2009
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Are you really still running Firefox V2?
     
    AKAJohnDoe, May 2, 2009
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    de.1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    I actually tried out TMP a while ago, but wasn't too much a fan of it. I don't know, maybe I'll try it out again sometime.

    Anyway...

    I found a fix! Here it is:
    http://www.1stbyte.com/2007/09/28/tell-firefox-to-show-popups-normally-and-not-in-a-new-tab/
    I wonder if a recent extension changed this... I'll post if I find out.
     
    de.1337, May 2, 2009
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    You choose whether popups or new page opens default in tabs for Internet Explorer. I'm sure Firefox can do that as well.
     
    jackluo923, May 2, 2009
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    KonstantinDK, May 3, 2009
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    Which browser are you referring to? On internet explorer 8, south park episode opens in a new tab because that's my default settting for opening a popup.
     
    jackluo923, May 3, 2009
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    FF 3.5 beta. And I checked Open new windows in tab instead.
     
    KonstantinDK, May 3, 2009
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    Maybe the fact that it's beta is the root of the problem.
     
    jackluo923, May 3, 2009
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  14. de.1337

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    Me? No. 3.x, but the fix works for that, too.
     
    de.1337, May 4, 2009
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