Quick Tip: Open Firefox Searches in New Tab
The default action for searching with the Firefox toolbar is to open the search in the current tab. This drives me crazy, but thankfully it’s easy to fix.
New Search Tab with Hotkey
Just search using Alt+Enter instead of hitting the normal Enter key. This will work even if the default is still the current tab.
New Search Tab by Default
Type about:config into the address bar, and then put the following into the filter box:
browser.search.openintab
Double-click the value to change it to true.
New Search Tab with Tab Mix Plus Installed
Open Tab Mix Plus Options through the Tools menu. Click on Events.
Check the box for “Search bar” under the “Open tabs from” section.
New Search Tab with Middle-Click
You can also middle click the search button after entering text into the search box. (Thanks to markdr in the Lifehacker comments for this one)
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changing about:config doesn’t seem to work. results still display in the present window. even tried restarting firefox.
Or more simply, just use Alt-Enter and that will open results in a new tab
@anonymous
The Alt+Enter tip was the very first one in the list… =)
i prefer to middle click on the magnifying glass when i want the results in a new tab. great tip though.
About:config does nt work in FFX 1.0
Thanks
Thank you
Alt-enter. That’s no doubt the easiest way. BTW, this also works in IE7 (not that I use it…. ughhh)
GREAT TIP
this always drove me nuts!!
ugh, I’ve had this feature from tabmixplus for so long and it drove me crazy. I finally put it back to default. Alt Enter or alt click is the best way if you do want to open the link in a new tab
Bitchen,
config worked
alt enter worked
middle click magnifying glass worked
Thanks
is there any way to make firefox open a new window when pressing enter on the address bar ?
without pressing alt+enter…?
this is a really annoying issue , and i havent found a solution for it yet…
any help ?
10x
Amir Tal.
The browser.search.openintab fix seems to be written up backwards. I set it to “true” on my computer, and it still opens searches in the same tab. Set to “false”, searches open in a new tab, which is what I want!
A similar problem with Thunderbird 2
Opening an email link in Thunderbird while keeping Thunderbird on top would also be nice.
I’d like to keep Thunderbird open, on top, while the link is opened in a new tab ready to be opened; when I want it to open.
Currently, the only option available, is to left click on a link in Thunderbird, and the link opens in a new tab on top, while Thunderbird is minimized. Ugh!
Middle clicking a link in Thunderbird 2 does nothing, (double Ugh!)
It’s annnoying
LarrY