Force new tab preference isn't stopping some links from opening windows?

I am using Firefox 4, the following happens even if all addons are disabled (Safe Mode). I have selected the option "Open new windows in a new tab instead" under Tabs in Firefox options. It seems the javascript call window.open is still able to bypass this preference.
As an example, the first link on this page still opens into a new window: http://www.javascript-coder.com/files/window-popup/javascript-window-open-example1.html
Is there a way I can get this into a tab? Is this intended? The context menu does not show an open in tab option. This preference seems to work for this instance in Firefox 3.6.15 (I get the content opened into a new tab) which I also have installed.
EDIT: Updated to release version above, without workaround, same issue as described.

The pressure to mark things as solved doesn't change the fact that it isn't solved yet.
Case in point:
javascript:getNewsCast();
always opens in a new window.

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