10.5 Safari 3 - Links in new windows...in new tabs instead?

In the Safari 3 preferences there's an option to open links from other applications in new tabs instead of new windows.
Is there a way to set things up BY DEFAULT to open links that open in new windows in new TABS instead?
As a relatively recent windows to mac convert, I hate having to hold command and click links to open them in new tabs. FF and Opera both have options to allow all new window links in new tabs instead and I'd really like to see this option in Safari... I HATE having multiple windows open in a BIG way. I was really hoping they'd have an option for this by the time Safari made it out of beta.

By now you may have spotted another thread that asked the same. The answer is no. You could give feedback to Apple and ask for the enhancement.

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This has never happened before. Normally I would right-click and select open in new tab. How do I fix it? It's really frustrating.

Safari > Preferences > Tabs
"Open pages in tabs instead of windows:"
Click the box for drop down.
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hi i have problem with safari(5.0.5) 10.6.7, from the past 2weeks it is behaving very oddly,
-.the short menu adressing open link in new tab is not at all appearing , at present i m using on keyboard options
-when i enter webpage it opens in the other tab instead of the tab i intend to ,the content from other tab becomes the same as the other, also some of ther options from short menu lke save image , save image as also lost .
-when i reset safari and restart open link in new tab appears in the short menu for 5-10 min (occassionally) and then again the same problem .
i tried setting preferences , updated software ,
but nothing works. .can anyone help me plz

Check Safari / Preferences then select the Extensions tab. If you have any installed, turn that off, quit then relaunch Safari to test.
And try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file (preferences)
Quit Safari.
Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder. Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari. If that made a difference, move that .plist file to the Trash. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder.
And try resetting Safari. From the menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset.

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Hi,
I just upgraded to the new version of FF and when i now open links from my current page, they open on the same page rather than in a new tab.
How do I fix this? I know that it sometimes depends on the page, but pages that used to open links in new tabs (and do in IE) open on the current page in FF.
How do I fix?
thanks
amit.

You can middle click a link to open the link in a new tab.
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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So how can I go back to "normal"? Tried with
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Thanks

HI and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
From the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences and select Tabs from the Menu. Perhaps your settings changed after the update.
Also, if you didn't repair disk permissions after the Safari 5 update, it would be beneficial to do that.
Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
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Safari opens links in same tab when it should open each link in a new tab.
In preferences, tabs, Open pages in tabs instead of windows: if I select, Always
When I browse, click on a link, the link opens in the page I am viewing and also a new tab.
If I select never
When I browse, click on a link, the page opens in the tab I am viewing and also a new tab (about 75% of the time).
If I select automatically, Safari will selectively open the link in the same page and a new tab at the same time, or sometimes just open a new tab.
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How can I fix this annoying behavior?

I pulled the plist to the trash, reset Safari, restarted. Everything seems to be working as it should. I'm guessing this was some sort of preference or cache corruption. If the weird behavior returns, I'll report back.

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Usually download problems across browsers points to the presence of a 3rd party download accelerator installed in your system.
Do you have a trial version of Speed Download or iGetter? You would find Speed Download folder in your Applications folder. Inside there is an Uninstaller.
Also, look in HD>Library>InputManagers folder. iGetter or Speed Download bundle would be there.
If you have either, uninstall Speed Download to remove all its component parts. If you don't have SD in the Applications folder, but the bundle is in InputManagers, simply drag the bundle to the trash.
iGetter - simply drag the bundle to the trash.
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or double click on tab bar
Assuming there's open space to do so. Earlier today I had 50 tabs open. Think I'm going to need a 42 inch monitor soon.

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Well, I solved it just after I posted this. I opened up the Safari Preferences, then went to the TABS section, and set "Open pages in tabs instead of windows: to NEVER", and unchecked "⌘-click opens a link in a new tab". That set it back to open in new windows.
Tabs work if I am making quick tabs to refer to something. Horrible if I want to compare two websites side by side. So, by disabling the auto TAB function, I'm back to the way I prefer my browser to work, rather than the way something thinks I ought to use it.
Don't care about having all my browsers behavior the same. If I wanted that, I would have run those browsers.

How do I Safari to open a new file in a new tab instead of a new window?

I've been experimenting with Safari recently. One of my primary uses of a browser is to run an application -- yes, run an application -- known as TiddlyWiki. TiddlyWiki is described as "a reusable non-linear personal web notebook," but it is actually much more. Being a non-techie user it's hard for me to describe what it is, and I couldn't begin to describe the many different ways people have put it to use.
If you're not familiar with it and are curious, this is the place to start:
http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ You can learn more about it here: http://tiddlywiki.org/wiki/Main_Page And though it's a bit dated now, you can see examples of some of the things people have done with it here: http://giffmex.tiddlyspot.com/
All that by way of an unfortunately but necessarily complicated lead-in to my question. I usually have several TiddlyWikis running in my browser at once. With Firefox all were accessible by tabs from within a single window. Unfortunately, it appears Safari won't let me do this. It opens each new instance in a separate window, so that all the others are hidden behind the one in the current window. Not very convenient.
So, my simple question: If you have the faintest idea what I'm talking about, is there any way I can force Safari to open each instance of TiddlyWiki under a new tab in the same window?
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Sincerely,
Eric Weir

LPZ wrote:
I misunderstood. You want Safari to open files on your hard drive in tabs in your already open Safari window.
For simplicity, let's assume all the local files are located on your Desktop, and that your home folder is named Eric. Let's assume one of the local files is called foo.html.
Then you should be able to type in the URL
file:///Users/Eric/Desktop/foo.html
and the file should load. Click the + sign and add that URL as a bookmark on your Bookmarks Bar. Then you should be able to command-click that bookmark to open the file in a new tab instead of a new window. You could then do the same for all the local files, and then put all the bookmarks in a folder on your Bookmarks Bar.
Neat. It never would've occurred to me. I'll check it out.
Sincerely,
Eric Weir
P.S. Again, the thread got designated as "solved" before I had a chance to give you credit for being helpful, which I had intended to do.
Message was edited by: EricWeir

Safari wont let me open links in new tabs anymore? Please help!?

On my Macbook, I'm using Safari as my browser.
Everything was fine until this morning; suddenly Safari will not give me the option of opening links from one page in another tab in the same window.
For example, if I'm browsing on EBay and want to open a search result in a new tab of the same window, usually when I would right click on my track pad or magic mouse, it would say "Open link in new tab" or "Open link in new window". However, now when I right click, it just says, "Open link" "Open link in new window" and "Copy link".
I haven't changed any settings or anything on my Macbook whatsoever in the last 3 hours (at least that I'm aware of). Can anyone please tell me how to get this back to normal?
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Hi,
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
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If Safari still won't let you open links in new tabs, go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari. If it's a successful launch, then that .plist file needs to be moved to the Trash.
If your forum profile is correct (10.6.1) go to the Apple Menu/Software Updates ...
Very important to keep your system software up to date.
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Carolyn
Edited by: Carolyn

Open links in new tab rather than new window

IS there a way to force Safari to open all links that would normally open in a new window open in a new tab instead? I know I can hold the apple key and click the link to have it go to a new tab but I was just wondering if there was a way to make it do that all the time without holding that key?

You're welcome. Glad I could help.
Thanks for the and Aloha from Big Island.

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Hi, I know Apple doesn't really go to this forum, but I didn't really see any sort of "Safari Feedback" page. (I only saw the Report a Bug to Apple thing)
I know that by default, most links will open in the current tab you are using if you click on them, or open in a NEW tab if you Command-Click or Middle Mouse click. Ok, cool.
Plus there is a setting in Safari in which links from Applications open in new tabs if you wish. This is cool, I like that.
However, there are SOME links in pages, where their default setting is to NOT open in the current window/tab, but instead open in a whole new window. Now this is cool and all, as the web designer probably has a reason for keeping the current window accessible, and creating the new window as an alternate. This is cool and all, however I would like these instances to be created in a new TAB instead of a new window. I know Firefox has this option where links which normally create new windows create new tabs instead.
Is there some setting in Safari I am missing? (normally I am pretty thorough) If not, is there a location in which I can suggest this feature for an upcoming release of Safari? Thanks!
(other than that, I am loving my switch to the Mac, as well as the switch to Safari!)

Hi,
You can provide feedback to Apple here.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
In your case click Snow Leopard.
Carolyn.

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i expect this has been raised many times and if this is the case then let this be another vote in returning safari browse behaviour back to what it once was.
After performing a search a results page is presented. Clicking on any one of those results will either cause a "new window" or a "new tab" to be opened depending on how you have the setting defined in preferences. Neither of these supports the very simple and perfectly usable "back" and "forward" arrow functionality that the planet has been using for the last number of years.
While I'm sure there is a good reason for this - I don't really care.
The previous "back" and "forward" functionality was great for jumping back and forth from site to site and other competing browsers (such as chrome) still have this as their default functionality.
Apple, please at least provide the option of choosing "tabs", "new windows" or (just my name for the above) "legacy".
Is there a way to create a voting buttons on this forum.
It would be interesting to see how the community views this.
What is the best way to show Apple what their users are thinking?
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*Open Link in New Tab: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-link-in-new-tab/

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