Clicking Links

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

There are a couple different extensions that allow doing this, like "Open Link in New Tab" and "Tab Mix Plus".

You can also click the scroll wheel if you have a mouse (instead of a laptop used with the default trackpad).

eschwartz don't confuse my poor brain. If you keep this up you will see smoke pouring out of my ears.

I have added Tab Mix Plus. But below is all the extensions/add on's I have installed.

Adblock Plus 2.6.4
Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon 0.9.2
Amazon Smile Redirect
Cookie Controller 3.5
Disconnect
DuckDuckGo Plus
Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus
Empty Cache button
LastPass
Pin It Button
Sniply
xMarks

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

@KyBunnies - That's odd, maybe another extension or your theme is interfering. My settings are (the other two tabs have the topmost option selected):

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But, I do have the previously mentioned MR profile option set to All Links, don't recall ever changing it. And it seems to be the default setting anyway. And I also middle click a lot, my netbook keeps a three legged pet mouse in its pouch

Try creating separate profile. You need to put firefox -p in Start Menu->Run to do that, then install the Open Link in New Tab extension in the new profile. Its quite useful to have an empty profile available for testing, investigating and evaluating extensions.

Another thing to try is disable all other extensions and themes. I found a conflict by doing that only yesterday.

@eschwartz - I stopped using tpm, mainly because of its performance penalty, also I'm not sure it adds much value these days. I use the Tabloc extension to lock tabs - and pin tabs is really useful.

And I use the Open Bookmarks in New Tab extension.

BR

BR I will try this when I am not tired and it is not 1 am in the morning. Again don't confuse my brain or you will be like eschwartz and see smoke pouring out of my ears

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Google Search Link Fix

That sounds like one I need - I'm always cursing when I have to go into a site just to get a useful url

DDG doesn't do the garbling, but it's started to insist it knows best when it comes to 'mispelt' search terms <grhhh>.

Originally Posted by eschwartz

As far as "Security fixes but not new features" goes... what about Firefox ESR? It basically does just that, basing off every eighth version and merging the security fixes for each skipped version.

Wishing for Security Fixes only releases was little more than idle thought. I do think they could make more of the 'new features' optional rather than forcing users to track down extensions that restore things back to the way they were - especially appearance stuff, most of which is copy catted from Chrome.

Like man, think, Jack Webb's Dragnet sig line "Just give me the fact's Ma'am , just the facts."; morphed with Jack Nicholson trying to get a plain chicken sandwich in Five Easy Pieces (one of my favourite movie scenes)

ESR sounds like a make work racket. Not surprised schools like it, that's what they seem to excel at these days - administrivia.

BR

[eschwartz]

But if you think they use it at my school -- false assumption. They use Chrome.
I know about it... well, because it appeared right under the main FireFox in the PortableApps.com index.

Glad to hear I taught you a useful extension.