Maximize instead of opening new tab

I want firefox to maximize a tab with a certain page, instead of loading a new tab, if a dektop shortcut pointing to that certain page is opened. Is this possible?

This is a nifty answer for an option that is built into Windows 7, although it is not for a tab but from a shortcut and a customized homepage : [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/913091#answer-299544]
However you may be able to set the homepage with two tabs from this menu:
Firefox Menu > Options > General

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'''Hey mickeyten'''
1 way to do this is that Goto Options > Tabs > Here Uncheck this Option: '''Open a new window in a new tab instead'''.
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This is on Snow Leopard 10.6.2. I didn't recall having this issue in 10.5 either so I'm glad to hear I'm not losing my mind.
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You might want to post your observation as a bug report:
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