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New Tab Opening With Each Click

Beancounter
Beancounter Posts: 1,076 Forumite
in Site feedback and Forum Help
I am using Firefox and each time I click on a new thread etc a new tab opens up on the browser. Any idea how to stop this?

Thanks.
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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    Its probably in your filexfox settings - look at
    'Tools', 'Options', 'Tabs'

    One of those settings is probably not how you want it to be.
    Maybe "Open new windows in a new tab instead" is ticked and shouldn't be?
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  • Beancounter
    Beancounter Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    edited 5 April 2011 at 1:13PM
    Tixy wrote: »
    Its probably in your filexfox settings - look at
    'Tools', 'Options', 'Tabs'

    One of those settings is probably not how you want it to be.
    Maybe "Open new windows in a new tab instead" is ticked and shouldn't be?

    Thanks. That box was ticked, now changed it but it's still doing this.

    Edit: it does seem to be this forum only that this is happening. It is now opening a new window as opposed to a new tab. Very strange!!
  • OneADay
    OneADay Posts: 9,031 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 10 April 2011 at 10:39AM
    Firefox 4 - I tried unticking the option to open new window etc.
    Then Firefox opens a new window altogether, not just a tab.

    It is so annoying now - not seen this happening on other sites.
    Almost every click opens a new tab and all I want is a single tab - not multiple windows.
  • OneADay
    OneADay Posts: 9,031 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ok this is getting really annoying - hope MSE are going to check their site.

    Trying to respond to comment on a single thread can lead to about 3 new tabs being opened, including one when the Submit button is clicked, leaving previous tab with window showing the comment still to be posted.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
    10,000 Posts
    Not a problem for me on Firefox 4.
    Gone ... or have I?
  • fermi
    fermi Posts: 40,542 Forumite
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    No problem with Firefox 4 here either.
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  • OneADay
    OneADay Posts: 9,031 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Still happening for me - and there is a small error in the html which Firefox is picking up but I won't say where :D
  • OneADay
    OneADay Posts: 9,031 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    And still no solution or response.
    A new bit of information for MSE.
    If logged in - clicking on links automatically opens new tabs. If not logged in, then no problem.
  • HoofeHearted
    HoofeHearted Posts: 2,652 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    For Beancounter.

    Solution is here. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=43142426&postcount=10
  • babyshoes
    babyshoes Posts: 1,771 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have been having the same problem. Changing the 'new look' skin seems to have done the trick, but I want to use the old skin!!!
    Trust me - I'm NOT a doctor!
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