[Users] Opening link in Firefox

[Little Girl]

Hey there,

John Jason Jordan wrote:

> Still haven't got it working the way it used to work, but first an
> update. I now have Claws Mail 3.8.0 on my Fedora 16 x86_64 computer
> using Xfce desktop environment, and Firefox is now 11.0.
> 
> I should also add that my main browser is Firefox, and I always
> have at least four windows open, each with half a dozen tabs, and
> all are normally minimized.
> 
> It used to be that when I clicked on a link in a mail message it
> would bring up the most recent window (un-minimize it), open a new
> tab, and open the link in the new tab. 
> 
> I have tried tweaking the line in Preferences > External Programs as
> follows:

I have the box checked next to "Use system defaults when possible"
and it opens a link in a new tab if Firefox is minimized. It doesn't
unminimize it, though, but I wouldn't want it to. (:
 
> firefox %s 
> 	Opens the link in a new tab in Firefox, but does not restore
> 	focus and un-minimize the window. I have to un-minimize each
> 	window to find the new tab.
> 
> firefox --newtab %s
> 	Opens a new tab in a new un-minimized window, but does not
> load the link.
> 
> In addition, clicking on a link in a web page in Firefox opens the
> link in a new tab and shifts focus to the new tab. In other words,
> Firefox is working as it should be.
 
>  It seems to me that the problem is the syntax in the Preferences >
>  External Programs window. I need to tweak "firefox --newtab %s" (as
>  above) so that it doesn't just open a new window and a new tab, but
>  also opens the link in the new tab. What syntax will do this?

It sounds to me like it's a Firefox setting or settings. Have you
tried adjusting the settings in Edit --> Preferences --> Tabs inside
of Firefox?

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Little Girl

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