Reuse of same tab when using same link

Question

Hi, I got a new third question...
Safari 3.1.2, Windows XP Pro SP2
On one of the web pages I use, there is a listing of topics to which I can link. In IE and Firefox, if I right click on one of the topics and select "Open link in new tab", then once that tab is created, if I go back to the original page and just left click on another topic, that topic opens up in the SAME tab that was used for the first topic.
More precisely, in IE and Firefox:
1. I am on tab 1 for page 1, and I right click on topic A, choosing "open link in new tab"
2. tab 2 is created, and topic A is displayed in tab 2
3. I return to tab 1, which is still displaying page 1
4. From page 1, I LEFT click on topic B
5. I return to tab 2, and see topic B displayed in tab 2.
In Safari, if, in step 4 above, I just LEFT click on topic B, topic B opens up in a new window. In Safari, if, in step 4 above, I right click on topic B and choose "open link in new tab", a completely new tab (tab 3) is created, and tab 2 still displays topic A.
In Safari, is there a way for me (in step 4) to click on a new topic on tab 1, page 1, and have it display in tab 2, instead of creating a new tab or a new window?
Thanks,
Steve

Answer 1

Is this the part you're confused about?
'In Safari, if, in step 4 above, I right click on topic B and choose "open link in new tab", a completely new tab (tab 3) is created, and tab 2 still displays topic A.'
That is the expected operation. But I am guessing that you wanted to see Topic B in a new tab, and you mistakenly opened Topic A in a new tab? If that's the case, how do you open Topic B in a new tab in IE or Firebox? Seems to leave tab #2 alone... which is identical to Safari.