Open a link in new tab

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I'm using this javascript code in firefox addon:

window.open(link);

It opens a link in a new Window. I was looking for function to open a link in a new tab but haven't found it. I found that this is in defined in firefox settings. I looked into my settings and found that I have defined "open in new tab" for everything (in Tabmixplus extension too). Do you know how to open a link in new tab?

thank you

Oh look, related questions, [Open Link in new tab in ff](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5110129/open-link-in-new-tab-in-firefox-extension) — Andrew, Jun 08 '11 at 19:41

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '11 at 19:44

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addTab? https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XUL/Method/addTab

answered Jun 08 '11 at 19:44

Chris Pratt

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thank you. `gBrowser.addTab(link);` opens link in background tab. Can I open it foreground too? – xralf Jun 08 '11 at 19:55
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Sure just set it as the selected tab: `gBrowser.selectedTab = gBrowser.addTab(link)`. – Chris Pratt Jun 08 '11 at 20:21

Open a link in new tab

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