[Bug 115002] Firefox opens new window instead of new tab

[DeanMoreton]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Using Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20061201
Firefox/2.0.0.3 (Ubuntu-feisty)

Seems there is a bug within preferences -> tabs -> New pages should be
opened in:

Mine was set to "a new tab" (by default from memory?) however I was
slowly going crazy wondering why new windows would often be opened
instead of a new tab when following links.  Forum search showed others
experiencing this, along with the workaround for the preferences glitch:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=404993

Setting it to open in a new Window, then back to New Tab will the correctly set the about:config parameter "browser.link.open_newwindow" to 3
Another user reported that simply reclicking the already selected option of New Tab will also have the desired effect.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Firefox opens new window instead of new tab
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115002
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