How do I enable double-click on toolbar to open new tab?

I used to open a new empty tab by double clicking next to already opened tabs. This caused opening new one. This was removed in one of the updates :( I miss it a lot.

Does it work when you start Firefox with Add-ons disabled? (''Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled'')
*Do NOT check any boxes when entering Safe Mode, just click to continue
*If it works in Safe Mode, then an extension is causing the problem and you must determine which extension.
*To exit Safe Mode, click ''Firefox button > Exit'' OR ''File > Exit'', wait a few seconds (10-30) for Firefox to close completely, then use your Desktop icon to start Firefox.
See --> [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes Troubleshooting extensions and themes] 
See --> [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+plugins Troubleshooting plugins] 
See --> [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
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Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
*Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
*'''''Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in''''': [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Shockwave%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-shockwave Installing ('''''or Updating''''') the Shockwave plugin with Firefox]
*'''''Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape''''': [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-and-updating-adobe-reader Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox]
*Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20the%20Flash%20plugin#w_updating-flash Updating Flash in Firefox]
*'''''Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers''''': [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Java%20plugin%20with%20Firefox#w_installing-or-updating-java Installing or Updating Java in Firefox]

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O_o
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In the spirit of continuing to be helpful, though, I'll assume that this is what you want to do and I'll show you how to get it done with the least amount of tampering with your registry.
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EXAMPLE ONLY:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.wyck]
@="Wyck.Document"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wyck.Document\shell\open\command]
@="c:\\windows\\system32\\notepad.exe \"%1\""
[You have to save the above with your appropriate modifications to a file with the
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The example above registers a file extension called .wyck and assigns a completely arbitrary class name to it called
Wyck.Document.
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*[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
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Hello again-
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'''browser.search.openintab''' user set '''true'''
'''More information on configuration variables''' available in
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* '''Tabbed Browsing''' in Firefox http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs.htm
* '''Tabs configuration''', extracted from About:config entries - MozillaZine Knowledge Base http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tabs_config.htm
* 001 '''Tab Capacity Test''' http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/tab_capacity/001_with_underscore.htm##
* '''Tab Color Underscoring active/read/unread''' (Fx3.6) - Themes and Skins for Browser - userstyles.org actually colors all borders not just an underline-- see picture in Tabs Bar Minimal Size http://userstyles.org/styles/24728
* '''Tabs, Enlarge list-all-tabs button''' - Themes and Skins for Browser - userstyles.org http://userstyles.org/styles/18553
* '''Tabs Bar Minimal Size''' - Themes and Skins for Browser - userstyles.org http://userstyles.org/styles/9043
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* Firefox and other Browser Keyboard Shortcuts (Comparison Table) http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/keyboard.htm
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