Firefox opening tabs in new window

Whenever I "open in new tab" Firefox will open said tab in a new window instead of the current one. If I repeat this four times with the same link in one window, I will have four tabs in one new, separate window. I'd rather have those four tabs in the original window.
I do have the "open new windows in a new tab instead" option selected.
Probably just a setting I have flipped to the wrong position, but any help would be appreciated.

This could be due to the way Firefox 4 handles windows popped up by a script in a web page. In some cases, Firefox judges the window to be a "dialog" and diverts all new tabs to a different window.
When you encounter this can you do the following test: Copy the URL of the "problem" window, open a new normal window (e.g., Ctrl+n), paste the URL into the location bar, and press Enter. Then try right-click > Open Link in New Tab in that window. Does it work normally there?
If so, it's the dialog problem. This thread has more information: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/813647 How to allow tabs in dialog boxes again? | Firefox Support Forum | Firefox Help].
If not, it must be something else.

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