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   Leonidas Jones to JonBoy   
   Re: What's up with my Tabs in NS 8.1.2   
   31 Oct 06 17:24:55   
   
   From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   JonBoy wrote:   
   > On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:23:48 GMT, Leonidas Jones    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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   
   >   
   > Lee,   
   >   
   > THANKS A MILLION!!!!!   
   >   
   > Don't laugh but I've been in Tools>>Options a thousand times....but I   
   > never scrolled down.  Rookie mistake.  Problem is I'm not a rookie!   
   >   
   > Thanks again   
   >   
   > Leon   
      
   Its a very different options dialog then the old preferences in MS 7.2.   
     While its actually pretty clear, it can take some getting used to.   
      
   Lee   
      
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