Here's what's happening: The GUI configuration uses the value of browser.link.open_external to decide whether to show "new window' (2) or 'new tab' (3) as the current selection, but changing the selection changes both the value of browser.link.open_external AND browser.link.external
Ubuntu modifies the default setting of one of these without modifying the default setting of the other, which is what is causing this confusion. It seems that the Firefox developers have decided that it shouldn't be possible to modify one of these values without a corresponding change to the other using the GUI, so it would make sense for Ubuntu to either modify both of them or neither of them. -- Firefox default setting for browser.link.open_newwindow and browser.link.open_newwindow need to be in sync [Was: Firefox doesn't display new windows in new tabs despite option being set] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75758 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
