Clicking link in mail opens a new tab, not a new window

When clicking on a link in AppleMail, after a recent update, opens a tab in a random window or perhaps the top window in Safari. Until this update, clicking on the link used to open a new window. This is driving me nuts. I am getting links from mail opening in a new tab in Safari windows I reserve for specific topics, or uses. I do not want unrelated mail links opening and interfering with work in these existing browser windows. Also, when I see the link from mail is not wanted, I too often close the window like I usually do, but now inadvertently close a Safari window with multiple tabs of important information, that I have trouble recreating. Where did this come from!? How do I change it so a new window opens?

I was having the same problem and finally figured out how to change this bahavior. Go to Safari preferences under the 'Tabs' settings. Make sure the field "Open pages in tabs instead of windows" is set to NEVER. That should do the trick.

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This is for Win XP, FF 17.0.1, using Outlook as mail client.

Do you mean the results from a search via the Google search bar on the Navigation toolbar or the Firefox Google home page (www.google.com/firefox) ?
For the Google website you can set your preferences on the Google.com page via the [http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en Google Search settings] link at the top right.
Results Window: Open search results in a new browser window.
You need to allow cookies for Google (Tools > Page Info > Permissions) to save that setting, otherwise you have to repeat it.
For the Google search bar on the Navigation toolbar you can set the pref browser.search.openintab to true on the about:config page.
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website. 
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.

Want to open links in a new tab not a new window.

When using a mouse I know I can middle click (wheel) and the web-link I am clicking will open in a new tab. I also know I can drag that link to the + sign on the tab bar and it will open. But while using the Keyboard only, when I want to open a webpage link in a new tab, it always opens in a new window, why?
I noticed while searching in Mozilla Support that hitting any box opens in a new tab ( this is the effect I want) why does this not happen on other webpages?
I may be answering my own question here but could it be the one 'NewsNow' website that is causing my problem?

The setting in Tools > Options > Tabs: "New pages should be opened in": "a new tab/window" is for links that specify a target window for opening a link.
The browser.link.open_newwindow pref only affects links that specify a target window.
You can use the browser.link.open_newwindow pref to divert links that specify a target to the current tab or a new tab.
The browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction pref allows to divert (onclick) JavaScript window.open() links.
Links that do not specify a target always open in the current tab unless you override that with a middle-click or Ctrl (Mac: Cmd) left-click (new tab) or Shift left-click (new window).
There are also extensions that have options how a link is opened, so you can check out the Add-ons website.

Links, URLs & bookmarks open in same tab -- not separate tabs so i left ff 17 for FF 16

no matter how i configure the tabs setting in firefox (open links and new windows in a new tab) , all links, URLs and bookmarks open in the same tab, instead of as separate tabs, unless i first open a new tab and then select/enter the link, URL or bookmark.
for this reason, i ALWAYS use Tab Mix Plus extension...this has mastered the use of tabbed browsing and is very easy to set up and keep up...i dont have to open blank tabs first and TMP has other options too...
i just downgraded from FF 17 to FF 16 bc Tab Mix Plus doesnt work with FF 17 and i wont have my browsing hindered by FF inability to make their tabs work...
btw, i always revert to a previous version of FF until Tab Mix Plus is updated to work with the current FF upgrade...

''desertvoice wrote:''
i just downgraded from FF 17 to FF 16 bc Tab Mix Plus doesnt work with FF 17
The development version of Tab Mix Plus works with Firefox 17.
* [[Tab Mix Plus is incompatible with Firefox 17 - Use the development build as a workaround]]
''desertvoice wrote:''
no matter how i configure the tabs setting in firefox (open links and new windows in a new tab) , all links, URLs and bookmarks open in the same tab
There's no option in Firefox to open all links in a separate tab.
* You can open a link in a new tab by middle-clicking the link, holding down the '''Ctrl''' key while left-clicking the link, or right-clicking and choosing '''Open in a New Tab'''.
* Links in app tabs will always open in a new tab. For details, see [[App Tabs - keep favorite websites open and just a click away|App Tabs]].
* If the site requests opening the link in a new window via the ''target'' attribute, it will open in a new tab unless “Open new windows in a new tab instead” is unchecked. For details, see [[Tab preferences and settings]].
* The way links from other applications open is also controlled by the above option.
* Pop-up windows will always open as separate windows rather than tabs.

Open links in new tab not new window.

Is there a setting allowing me to open a link to another website from safari to automatically open in a new tab without me having to command click the link. I want all links to open in a new tab not a new window.

Sorry, that's not possible. Links controlled by JavaScript will open in whatever fashion they were designed to, regardless of what the user chooses. The best you can do for targeted links is this to copy and paste this command into Terminal and press Return:
defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true
Thereafter, any link that has a specific target and is not controlled by JavaScript will open in a new tab. To check whether or not any link is targeted for a tab or window, enable the Show Status Bar from the View menu of Safari and hover over the link before you click on it.
Mulder

Everytime I open a new window to browse, in this new window I would right click to open link in new tab but the new tab always shows up in the other window.

I would click a link which opens a new window. Then in this new window, I would right click to open link in new tab. The new tab does not show up in this new window. It instead shows up in the original browser window. How can I make the new tab show up in the same window?

Firefox did have a behavior where some new windows -- those considered to be dialogs -- could not have new tabs, so new tabs were diverted to the window from which the dialog was opened.
According to the bug tracking system, a fix is in the works:
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644729 644729 – Popup window with all toolbars visible causes new tabs to open in another browser window] referencing [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485237 485237 – Need to treat popups consistently].
That second ones says Target Milestone: Firefox 12, so the fix probably didn't make it into Firefox 11.
WORKAROUNDS
That first bug says there is an add-on to work around this -- it enables the middle mouse button to open links in a dialog window: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bug-586234-unfixer/ Bug 586234 Unfixer :: Add-ons for Firefox]. I haven't tried it myself.
Old forum thread cross-reference: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/824649 When I open a new tab it opens in the wrong window | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help]

Why does ctrl+Left click a link open a new window? It should open a new tab in the current window.

When I try to Ctrl+Left click to open a link in a new tab, it will open it in a new window instead. Then while in the new window if I Ctrl+Left click a link it will open a new tab in the second window. If I then go back to the first Firefox window and Ctrl+Left click a link the second firefox window will pop up and the new tab will be created there. Why won't the Ctrl+Left click work when only one window is open?

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] 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

I open facebook or other site. right click link/photo to open in new tab quickly. Then all tab connection will be connection to website, all page stop loading. Have to close firefox and reopen then only site will load.

I open facebook or other site. right click link/photo to open in new tab quickly. Then all tab connection will be connection to website, all page stop loading. Have to close firefox and reopen then only site will load.

You can override how links are opened via the browser.link.open_newwindow.override pref.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow
*1: current tab; 2:new window; 3:new tab;
Use this for links opened via JavaScript.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Prevent_websites_from_disabling_new_window_features

When clicking on link in email, new tab NOT being created, but new window on existing tab - I want NEW TAB for each link clicked on...

Up until today, whenever I clicked on link in email, a NEW TAB would be created. Now, when I click on link, a new WINDOW on existing tab is created - I WANT A NEW TAB, not a window...

Hmmm, which mail site is this?
One possibility is that you had a tab-related extension that automatically opened regular links in a new tab, and that the extension was disabled because it was incompatible with the latest version. To check for disabled add-ons, visit the Tools > Add-ons dialog.
As a short term workaround: you probably know you can force a link to open in a new tab by holding Ctrl when you click the link, or by using the "middle" mouse button (often the scroll wheel). I find that quicker than right-clicking the link and choosing Open in new tab.

How can I make "Open Link in New Tab" open the new tab in the same window, not a different window?

When I Ctrl-click a link and choose "Open Link in New Tab" it chooses to open the new tab in a different window (one that's already open) rather than opening the new tab in the same window. Even though the other window is minimized, it automatically gets restored and placed on top of the window I was in. This interferes with my context, forcing me to minimize the window again to get back to the one I was in before. I want the new tab to open in the same window, so I can still see the tab I was in. Some links seem to have the "Open Link in New Tab" behavior automatically, so I never know when I'm going to get thrown out of my current window. Very annoying.

If you have a mouse with a scroll button then try to middle click the link to open the link in a new tab.
It is also possible that the links use onclick JavaScript instead of a href to specify the action.
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow

Upgrading from 3.6 to 10, I find that a link opens in the current tab not a new one. I don't see this option in options. How do I enable it?

In the old version of Firefox 3.6.x, clicking on a link automatically opened a new tab in the current window. You could option whether to switch to it immediately or just keep opening tabs from links in the tab being used.
Now, in 10, I need to manually open a new tab before I click on a link or it will open in the tab being used.
No so convenient. I preferred the way it was.

The default behavior of Firefox (all versions) will open a link or bookmark in the current tab when clicking only with the left mouse button.
'''To open a link or Bookmark in a new tab''' you can do any of the following:
*press the mouse scroll wheel on a link or Bookmark
*hold down the CTRL key while left-clicking the link or Bookmark
*right-click the link or Bookmark and choose "Open in a New Tab"
*See:
**http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/shortcuts.html
**https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Mouse%20shortcuts
Some Add-ons allow options to open links and/or bookmarks automatically in a new tab by using only the left click button. You may have had such an Add-on in Firefox 3.6 that 1). is out of date and needs to be updated, or 2). is no longer being updated by the developer of the Add-on and is not working in Firefox 10.
Add-ons:
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-link-in-new-tab/?src=ss
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-utilities-lite/
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-utilities/
*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-mix-plus/
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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.org/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.org/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.org/en-US/kb/Managing%20the%20Flash%20plugin#w_updating-flash Updating Flash in Firefox]
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Links are set to open in new tab, not current tab. However since update to FF 14, they open in current tab. How can I change this back?

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Thanks.

Thank you John99. I used a combination of your suggestions above. The "Reset Firefox" worked the best, after I did a System Restore!
Thanks for your help.

When I click on the new tab button, a new tab does not open or when I go to file new tab a new tab will not open either.

When I click on the new tab button, a new tab does not open or when I go to file new tab a new tab will not open either.

Un-install the '''''Ask Toolbar''''' until Ask fixes the problem caused by their toolbar.
*http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons
*http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cannot%20uninstall%20an%20add-on

I am trying to open a New Tab by clicking on File then New Tab, however a new tab will not open?

I am trying to open a New Tab by clicking on File then New Tab, however a new tab will not open?

Try disabling the Ask Toolbar extension, and see how it is.

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