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When i click at a link, i want it to open in a tab that is already open in firefox, is it possible?

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When i click at a link in, for example, an excel-file. I want it to be opened in the existing tab in mozilla. Is it possible to do this?

When i click at a link in, for example, an excel-file. I want it to be opened in the existing tab in mozilla. Is it possible to do this?

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Try in About:config to modify browser.link.open_newwindow to value 1 (Default is 3).

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Try in About:config to modify browser.link.open_newwindow to value 1 (Default is 3).

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thank you

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Thank you ideato. Works fine! =)