Open new tab instead of new window in Firefox
We had a requirement in which we wanted to open an applet in a new tab instaed of new window.
Here is how to do it
window.open(”, server[0], ‘height=1,width=1,left=1,top=1,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes’);
change this to
window.open(”, server[0]);
This will open the applet in new tab. As soon as you remove sizing parameters, it will open as a new tab.
But there is one issues here. The focus is on the applet tab instead on main screen.
To resolve this , change default settings in firefox config.
browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground=true
How to do this ?
Changing default settings in Firefox
Type about:config in firefox address bar . It will show the following screen with warning
Click on “I will be careful I promise”. Then you will see the list of properties. Look for browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground which is by default false. Double click on it and the value changes.
browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground=true.
Also check for this property browser.link.open_newwindow.
browser.link.open_newwindow = 3
Its value should be 3.
After these changes once you run your application, the focus comes back on main window.
Since IE 7 supports tab , this should work on IE7. In IE6 it opens in a new window (there is no tab support in IE 6)
