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(Firefox) How do I change what happens if I click on a link on Lemmy's homepage? (self.techsupport)

submitted 1 year ago by Atomdude to c/techsupport

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My question is as follows: When I click a link on the main page, instead of opening a new tab in Firefox, it always takes me to the linked page in the same tab. I've tried changing settings in about:config, tried two different Firefox extensions to modify link behavior, but that resulted in a few unwanted events. I know I can override this by clicking the scroll wheel or using ctrl while clicking, but that gets annoying after a while. Is there a way to change this?

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[–] Atomdude 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe it's because my middle mouse button is wonky, sometimes it scrolls when I try to click. I just don't like it.
But the main reason I ask is that I don't get what makes some pages behave different; and what if I'd like to be able to make it act just the way I want? It's just one of those things.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the actual link itself that decides if it should open in a tab or redirect the current one. If a link ( tag) has the target: '_BLANK' attribute, it opens in a new tab. Otherwise it usually opens in the same tab.

[–] Atomdude 2 points 1 year ago

Good to know. Thanks for the insight!

[–] kuneho 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IIRC Ctrl + Click also opens stuff on new tab, or at least, it did.

But you should utilize the middle click more. It's a really handy stuff for opening in new instances or closing.

[–] Atomdude 1 points 1 year ago

I use the middle mouse button a lot, it's just that I'm not used to a site not working 'like it should' (which is just my preference, I know). I mean, if Lemmy is a bulletin board or aggregate, I'm sort of expecting a certain type of behavior.