Comments on: How To Remove The “Open In New Window” Option In Firefox

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:09:27 +0000

Danielle! Did you find a solution to the drag tab down and open new window? It’s also driving me mad!
Peter

By: Karl L. Gechlik

Karl L. Gechlik — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:00:04 +0000

Awesome post!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:02:40 +0000

Mark – Have you by any chance figured out how to keep Firefox from popping tabs out into a new window. I think it’s a new feature from the recent upgrade that allows you to drag a tab down from the tab row and that automatically puts it in a new window. I HATE THIS FEATURE as I am constantly doing it accidentally, then having to drag the tab back to the original window. Maybe I’m just a lazy clicker, but still…

Any advice?

Thanks!

By: xblog

xblog — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:27:48 +0000

This is great, but it does not work on Windows 7, because of folder restrictions. Any workarounds there?

Thanks.

By: c-fish

c-fish — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:05:14 +0000

it works～～thank u~~

By: unicogirl

unicogirl — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:35:40 +0000

I tried this and it didn’t work. Then I searched around for more options and tried those and the code still won’t work.

By: 1fastbullet

1fastbullet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:40:52 +0000

Mark,

I was referring to the search dog that appears for searching a folder in Windows XP when you make the mistake of left clicking a folder instead of right-clicking and then choosing “Open” from the menu.

By: Modifying Firefox’s Right Click Menu

Modifying Firefox’s Right Click Menu — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:08:12 +0000

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By: Tweak Your Firefox With The Userchrome.css File | MakeUseOf.com

Tweak Your Firefox With The Userchrome.css File | MakeUseOf.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:02:01 +0000

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By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:23:45 +0000

How did they manage to disappear in the first place? Well I am NOT an expert in this but I would imagine you can add them in the reverse order you are able to remove "open in new window" (makes sense doesn't it?). So, go to your userchrome.css file (make a backup first) and then add : /* Show "ADDTHENAMEOFYOUROPTIONHERE" when right clicking */ #context-openlink {display: none !important;} If that doesn't work, another alternative is to install an extension called Menu Editor and try adding the missing options that way. If THAT doesn't work, you may have to consider re-installing your Firefox browser.

By: strosdegoz

strosdegoz — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:44:15 +0000

I would like to know how to add options to that right click menu because most of my options are now gone, the open in a new tab, save as and all of the normal options are now gone and only a few are showing.

If anyone can assist…
Thanks

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:29:19 +0000

What search thing? Can you be more specific?

By: 1fastbullet

1fastbullet — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:11:54 +0000

Yep, accidentally hitting that New Window button is a pain and I will put alot of milage on this little gem, thanks.

Now, if you could get rid of that damn obnoxious search thing that keeps popping up when I accidentally left click…

By: Firefox Personal Tricks - LuckyShot

Firefox Personal Tricks - LuckyShot — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:51:42 +0000

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By: tbvnz

tbvnz — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:15:19 +0000

Second monitor? S-video to TV? Browsing Youtube or streaming video? Want to watch content while still browsing? Open link in new window, drag to second monitor or TV. Continue to browse in original browser window with all tabs and content in place and undisturbed. Also try Firefox extension “Menu Editor” to remove unused context menu items.

By: Shreela

Shreela — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:30:26 +0000

Middle+click

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:55:12 +0000

I have also been annoyed by new windows. Thank-you for this fix!

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:19:05 +0000

Thanks! I very rarely want a new window!

By: Lindy Asimus

Lindy Asimus — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:37:34 +0000

I love being able to open in a new window. I have so many tabs open that I leave open, that it is definitely handy to open stuff I just want to glance at momentarily in a separate window that’s out of the way. I often use this second ‘glancing window’ with tabs on it too. Too many windows!

Thanks for the top on middle click, I’d never used that before. Excellent!

By: Simon SC

Simon SC — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:28:43 +0000

Huh? Just middle click to open in a new tab and avoid the hassle. If you’re on a laptop just Ctrl+Click.

To open in a new window (which is sometimes desirable), just Shift+click

By: smerball

smerball — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:01:57 +0000

Tab Mix Plus will do this (enable single window mode). i see way too many articles about Fx tabs that don’t mention this “must have” addon. the way mozilla handles tabs is lame. i don’t know why they don’t use some of the features that this extension has.
good article though. i’m off to hack around with my userchrome.css file now, good day to ya.

By: Chris Hope

Chris Hope — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:48:29 +0000

I like being able to open links in a new window sometimes, especially if I currently have a lot of tabs open already so I wouldn’t want to do something like this, also it is useful to know you can change stuff like this in Firefox.

And I agree with the previous comment that it’s much easier to just middle click the mouse to open the link in a new tab – much faster than right click, move mouse, left click.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:36:56 +0000

I sometimes use 2 firefox windows to keep tabs grouped together, for example a work window and a play window (just for reading feeds and browsing the internet).

Besides that, wouldn’t the logical way to open a new tab be using the middle click? Even if you’re on a laptop you could use Ctrl-click. I don’t see the need to go through all this trouble just to lose functionality.