"Open in new tab" menu when a link is right-clicked?

Is there any way in Flex 2 to make a link shows a contextual
menu (when it's right-clicked) that shows "Open in new tab" à
la Firefox (and probably in IE7)?
I think such function is vital for the success of Flex 2.
Any one out there who knows how to do it?

Unfortunately, I don't think Mozilla/Firefox provides any way
to let us do
this programmatically; the only way for it to happen is for a
user to do it
himself, e.g. by ctrl-clicking a regular HTML <A> link.
(I haven't checked on
whether IE 7 provides a way.) If you look at
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:window.open
, there is this Q&A:
-- begin quote --
Q: How do I open a referenced resource of a link in a new
tab? or in a
specific tab?
A: Currently, you can not. Only the user can set his advanced
preferences to
do that. K-meleon 0.9, a Mozilla-based browser, gives
complete control and
power to the user regarding how links are opened. Some
advanced extensions
also give Mozilla and Firefox a lot of power over how
referenced resources are
loaded.
In a few years, the target property of the CSS3 hyperlink
module may be
implemented (if CSS3 Hyperlink module as it is right now is
approved). And
even if and when this happens, you can expect developers of
browsers with
tab-browsing to give the user entire veto power and full
control over how
links can open web pages. How to open a link should always be
entirely under
the control of the user.
-- end quote --
Mike Morearty
Developer, Flex Builder team
http://www.morearty.com/blog

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I had the same problem, but with Firefox 4.0. My first thought was to update Firefox (after of course restarting FF), but that didn't help it and I had the same problem.
Among others, I had an extension installed and enabled called Tile Tabs 4.10 that I thought could feasibly creating this problem. So I went into my add-ons manager and disabled it, restarted Firefox and the tabs worked properly again. Unfortunately, the Tile Tabs extension is my favorite Firefox add-on and I use it almost every day for managing my web work tasks. I went to the add-on page for Tile Tabs and saw that there was a notice that version 4.10 didn't work properly on Mac OS, and to install version 4.9 of the extension. I saw they had a new, not-yet-reviewed version 4.11 that addressed the Mac OS problem, installed it, and everything seems to be working properly.
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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T in the bookmark panel and menus is Cut, which is standard in all kinds of software, and that my lost bookmarks could be restored IF I remembered to paste them again immediately. (I swear I checked it out just before originally posting, and Cut didn't appear, though Copy did. Maybe I was hallucinating.) Anyway, knowing this will help with the long-term problem, but it's still a bad idea to have two different hotkeys for the same operation. Hence what needs to change is using T as the hotkey in the links context menu.
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Links
* Open Link in New Tab (T)
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Bookmarks
* Open Link in New Tab (W)
* Open Link in New Window (N)
N0te that the bookmarks menu is mnemonically backwards; Window should be W. Both menus should be:
* Open Link in New Tab (N)
* Open Link in New Window (W)
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Interesting to read the reason above, but I would suggest that this is something that needs to be standardised across all of a browser's context menus, otherwise browsing becomes jarring.
I am all in favour of 'T' opening in a new tab from all context menus, but if this is not do-able I think you should consider picking a different letter. The N & W proposal above is good.
Thanks!

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'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web link}
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Linux; '''Edit > Preferences'''
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Uninstall the '''''Ask Toolbar'''''. It can cause that problem.
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*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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Uninstall the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and Firefox that prevents new tabs from being opened.
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* Also check your list of extensions, you may be able to uninstall it from there - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Uninstalling+add-ons

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Why not Restore Ctrl-Leftclick Link to Open in New Tab?

Between versions 22 and 24, ctrl-leftclick went away as a keyboard accelerator to open a link in a new tab.
Now there are two ways: rightclick the link and pick a munu item to open in new tab, or middleclick the link.
Rightclick and choose menu item is more difficult, as it requires actually looking at and reading the menu.
Middleclick is not as easy or reliable for most people today since the middle mouse button is usually a wheel and difficult to click with any precision.
I can see no reason why you shouldn't restore Ctrl-Leftclick to open a link in a new tab and lots of reasons why you should. Will you please do so?

Yes, this is caused by their click tracking script. When you hover over a link, it looks normal, but:
<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57607188/no-deal-yet-government-shutdown-debt-limit-talks-continue/" '''onclick="return lc_trackclick(event,'9848', 'No+Deal+Yet%3A+Talks+Continue');"'''>No Deal Yet: Talks Continue</a>
We've seen another site with this issue in the past, but it only affected a few links at the bottom of the page so it wasn't as annoying.
Besides the two workarounds you're using (right-click, middle-click), you could strip those click trackers. Three possible approaches:
(1) Find an extension that works on that site
(2) Remove the tracking manually using a bookmarklet (a script you save to your Bookmarks Toolbar as a button)
(3) Remove the tracking automatically using a userscript (a script that runs in the Greasemonkey extension or the Scriptish extension)
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If you decide you're interested in a more tailored solution, you could request a userscript to be developed on this forum: [http://userscripts.org/forums/2 Ideas and script requests - Userscripts.org]. Please note that the site does NOT check scripts before they are posted, and takes forever to remove bad ones, so protect your personal information by not installing anything that touches Facebook and cast a skeptical eye on reviews.

When I click on a new site I want it to AUTOMATICALLY come up in a new tab WITHOUT HAVING TO RIGHT CLICK AND PUT 'OPEN IN NEW TAB'. It used to do this but has stopped,..., how do I do this?

Always before when I wanted to click on a new website or a location I found searching google for example, the new website or place I found ALWAYS POPPED UP IN A NEW TAB AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT me having to right click and say 'open in new tab'. For some reason it is not doing that anymore and when I click on an item it is coming up in the tab I am currently in. How can I set FF to automatically open a new tab whenever I click on a new site like it did before? This is driving me nuts since I am not a computer person at all and had it working the way I was used to before. Please help me fix it back.
Thank you so much.
Celeste

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If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
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[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
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''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
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