Howto force firefox to open windows in same place

Is there a way to force firefox to open ANY new window in a fixed spot or even on a monitor in multimonitor setups and NOT offset from the last window closed? Its anoying to have to hunt around to find where the window popped up...
Example: i have a browserwindow on the second monitor that just now sowing a fullscreen movie(or somting) and another on the main monitor.. i need a new window..ctrl+n... hmmm no window... presses ctrl+n again... still no... oh wait... minimizes movie... Hey presto there they are open on the second monitor, as it was there i closed the last browser window...and ff remember this position... AND OPEN NEW WINDOWS THERE.... argh!
/rant off

Firefox does not have a built-in setting to open all links in a new window. Normally, you would need to hold down the Shift key when clicking the link (Shift+click) or use right-click > Open Link in New Window.
You may be able to find an add-on that adds this feature. I know there are various add-ons to open links in a ''new tab'', but I don't know about a new window.
If the problem is particular to Google search results, there is a setting in Google itself to switch the links from same window to new window. That can be found on the search preferences page:
https://www.google.com/preferences#nwc
This preference is saved in a cookie, so if you clear cookies often, then you would need to revisit that page often.

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