I just installed the extension "Background Tabs", and it does just what I wanted (though I've only used it a few times, so far). Thanks to Alexander for pointing this out. However, I don't think this extension is a general solution for this issue, because it requires knowing how to use add-ons, and success in finding this one. I had searched for such an add-on, and had failed to find this one.
To make Firefox more intuitive, I still think a good approach would be to make the behavior of control-click or control-enter in the address bar be with consistent those key strokes on the page (opening a URL in a new tab). For users wanting those keystrokes to do the same thing as in IE, provide them with an extension or about:config option to do that. IE has inconsistent behavior with its shortcut keys: control-enter on a selected link on a page opens the page in a new tab; the same key strokes in the address bar open a URL in the current tab. No need for Firefox to also be inconsistent. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/66566 Title: Inconsistent shortcuts for new tab Status in Mozilla Firefox: Fix Released Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in firefox-3.0 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in firefox-3.5 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: There are currently too many shortcuts when opening a link in a new tab: - location bar: <ALT> + <ENTER> - GO button: <CTRL> + click - search bar: <CTRL> + <ENTER> - SEARCH button <ALT> + click - links: <SHIFT> + click - menu bar: <CTRL> + click - BACKWARD/FORWARD button: <CTRL> + click This is one of the reasons I'm keeping with Opera. There it is always the shift key and I have to remember only one key. Thanks for reading! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/66566/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp