can Firefox open a new tab when I click on a bookmark?
Can I get Firefox 5.01 to open bookmarks in a new tab when I click on them?
Chosen solution
- Open Bookmarks in New Tab: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-bookmarks-in-new-tab/
- Tab Utilities Lite: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-utilities-lite/
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There's nothing built into Firefox to do that from a left-click, but middle-click or { Ctrl + LeftClick } will open a bookmark in a new Tab.
Or you can install an extension which adds that feature to Firefox, both Tab Mix Plus or Tab Utilities extensions have that feature.
Chosen Solution
- Open Bookmarks in New Tab: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-bookmarks-in-new-tab/
- Tab Utilities Lite: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tab-utilities-lite/
Keyboard shortcut is built into Firefox there is no need for an extension, but you will have to make a modification perhaps to a configuration variable.
set the following configuration variable
browser.tabs.loadBookmarksInBackground
to the same value as you have for
browser.tabs.loadInBackground
Opening links in the background with Ctrl+Shift+click or foreground with Ctrl+click or the other way around is controlled by Tools > Options Tabs > when I open a link in a new tab switch to it immediately.
More information on configuration variables available in about:config entries and for users not familiar with the process there is about:config (How to change).