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Is there a way I can click on a link designed to open in a new window/tab and have it replace the current tab instead?

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  • Dernière réponse par cor-el

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For example, if I go to an abstract on PubMed and click on either of the full text icons, Firefox will open a new tab. I want the full text to replace the tab with the abstract, instead.

The best thing I can figure out now is to Ctrl-click the icons so they open in the background, then use Ctrl+W to close the current window.

For example, if I go to [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20435580 an abstract on PubMed] and click on either of the full text icons, Firefox will open a new tab. I want the full text to replace the tab with the abstract, instead. The best thing I can figure out now is to Ctrl-click the icons so they open in the background, then use Ctrl+W to close the current window.

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Hi, In your Firefox -> Preferences/Options -> Tabs, you can select the check box "When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately". You would still need to go back and close the original tab, but this would help you with part of the issue.

Thanks, Michelle

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Thanks Michelle, but that is already the behavior I have.

cor-el, that is helpful but I would like to only have this behavior on a particular site or when I hold down a modifier key. Is there a way to make that happen?

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You can set the prefs to get the default behavior.
If you want op open a link in a new tab then middle-click the link with the mouse wheel or use the Ctrl key and the left mouse button.