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   Leonidas Jones to JonBoy   
   Re: What's up with my Tabs in NS 8.1.2   
   31 Oct 06 16:23:48   
   
   From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   JonBoy wrote:   
   > On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:03:51 GMT, Leonidas Jones    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Mrleon3@yahoo.com wrote:   
   >>> I've been using Netscape since the 3.0 version.  I just upgraded from   
   >>> NS 7.2 to 8.1.2.  I love the look and speed.  However, I am having a   
   >>> serious problem with the tabs that I can not figure out.  Every time I   
   >>> open a new website it opens a new tab!   Before you know it, I have 10   
   >>> or more tabs open at once. This is driving me crazy!!   
   >>>   
   >>> How did I configure so the new web site opens in the active tab??   
   >>>   
   >>> Please help because I'm about to lose my mind.   
   >> To configure tab preferences, Tools>>Options   
   >>   
   >> Click on Tabbed browsing on the the left.   
   >>   
   >> I don't see anything in there that should be causing all links to open   
   >> in new tabs.  Unless you are clicking on links that are targeted for new   
   >> windows, this should not be happening.   
   >>   
   >> From here a normal left click open the link in the current tab. Middle   
   >> click opens a new tab.   
   >>   
   >> So when you left click a link, it opens a new tab? I've been messing   
   >> around in about:config, and I cannot get it to behave like that.   
   >>   
   >> Could you create a new profile to test:   
   >>   
   >> Tools>>Options   
   >>   
   >> Click Profiles on the left.  Click the ASdd Profile button and folow   
   >> directions.   
   >>   
   >> Does the new profile behave the way you want?   
   >>   
   >> Lee   
   >   
   >   
   > Thanks fellas for the replies.   
   >   
   > Let me try and explain it again.  When I click on a link on a page it   
   > does not open a new tab.  I am not having that problem.   
   >   
   > The problem I'm have (maybe it's not a problem and 8.1.2 is made like   
   > that) is when I click on a web page from my bookmarks it ALWAYS opens   
   > a new tab, it does not load to the active tab.   
   >   
   > Example, if I open a new tab manually (I have mine to load a blank   
   > page)  and then I click on a web site from my bookmarks, the site load   
   > to a new tab not the active blank tab. This make the blank tab   
   > useless.   
   >   
   > I've uninstalled it once and  deleted and made new profiles!! Still   
   > the same problem.   
   >   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance   
   >   
   > Leon   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   Tools>>Options   
      
   Click on Tabbed browsing on the the left.   
      
   Uncheck the box for bookmarks.   
      
   Lee   
      
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