Firefox opens in new window under current one

whenever I right-click on a link and select to open in a new window, the resulting new window always disappears under the current one. I am finding this to be rather annoying as I am used to the window opening in front of the previous one, meaning I didn't have to go chasing it in the taskbar icons.
I can't say for sure when it started happening, but I'm thinking since a previous update.
I have had a look under options, but can't find anything relating to it.
how do I fix this annoyance?

Surebrec,
'''Update:''' I found this, which you might want to try out before continuing reading: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-stop-firefox-stealing-window-focus.htm
Basically that would mean the reverse for you.
If that didn't work:
Does this problem appear without you having many applications running at the same time and/or if you have pinned a lot of applications to your Taskbar in Wondows 7?
Some users have reported that this problem manifests itself if the row of icons in the Taskbar simply can't make room for any icons expanding (i.e. new windows in for instance Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer).
If so, you might want to take a look at: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems

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