[Bug 66566]

[Emanuele-alimonda]

(In reply to :Gavin Sharp (email gavin at gavinsharp.com) from comment #56)
> Unfortunately fixing this at this point would be disastrous for muscle
> memory/user habits, so it's just not feasible.

The problem with not fixing it is that the current behavior *is*
atrocious for muscle memory/user habit, as (at least on Mac OS X, I
can't speak for other OSes) currently, Firefox is the only browser that
doesn't open a new tab when pressing Cmd+Return. This (and several other
little things that are beyond the scope of this bug) makes it very hard
for new users to switch to Firefox from e.g. Safari, where Cmd+Return
means Open URL in a new tab (and, FWIW, Cmd+click means Open link in a
new tab, Alt+Return means Download URL, and Alt+click means Download
link.)

I believe you should at the very least consider parity with other
browsers / UX integration with the platform.

This is a summary of the current behavior of the three main browsers on
OS X:

Browser          |  Cmd-Return       |  Alt-Return       |  Cmd-click        |  Alt-click
Safari           | Open in a new tab | [Download URL]    | Open in a new tab | Download link
Chrome(Chromium) | Open in a new tab | Open in a new tab | Open in a new tab | Download link
Firefox          | [Auto-completion] | Open in a new tab | Open in a new tab | [Nothing?]

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  Inconsistent shortcuts for new tab

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