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Links in Thunderbird messages now open in a new Firefox window instead of a new tab

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westief
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In the past, links in Thunderbird messages would open in an existing Firefox window. Now they open in a NEW Firefox window. I can't find a Thunderbird or Firefox setting that will correct this problem. Thanks in advance for helping me!!

In the past, links in Thunderbird messages would open in an existing Firefox window. Now they open in a NEW Firefox window. I can't find a Thunderbird or Firefox setting that will correct this problem. Thanks in advance for helping me!!

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Mich
Mich
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For Firefox settings: Click on the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select "Options". In the "General" tab, scroll down to the "Tabs" section and make sure that the "When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately" option is checked.

For Thunderbird settings: Click on the menu button in the top-right corner of the Thunderbird window and select "Options". In the "General" tab, scroll down to the "Links" section and make sure that the "Open new windows in a new tab instead" option is checked.

Let me know if you have any queries.

cor-el
cor-el
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Normal Links:

  • browser.link.open_newwindow
    1:current tab; 2:new window; 3:new tab;

JavaScript Links:

  • browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
    0:divert always; 1:divert never; 2:divert no features

External links:

  • browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external

If this pref has the default value -1 then browser.link.open_newwindow is used. The meaning of the value of browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external is the same as of browser.link.open_newwindow

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. On the warning page, you can click "Accept the Risk and Continue" to open about:config.