when i do a google search for images - eveyrtime i click on the picture it opens in a new tab - how do i stop this so it opens in same tab
when i do a google search for images - eveyrtime i click on the picture it opens in a new tab - how do i stop this... so i only t opens in same tab - its really annoying
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Use the right click menu.
I don't know whether this is temporary or permanent, but from what I can tell, it is the new normal. We discussed the issue and possible workarounds in this thread: When I view images a new tab opens with the the image how do I stop that and return to the old way?
I wrote a userscript to strip off the target="_blank" attribute from the links. To use this workaround, you need two things:
(1) Greasemonkey extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/
Then after you install Greasemonkey and restart Firefox so it becomes enabled:
(2) Script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/17459-google-images-un-target-to-open-in-same-tab