Open in new tab instead of window?

[SteelCity]

When I click a link that opened in a new window (such as a link to a new thread here I get e-mailed to me, when I open that e-mail in Gmail and click the link, it opened the thread in a new window.

Is there any way to get it to open in a tab in the same window? There was a setting for that in IE, but I can't find it on my new iMac.

Thanks!

By the way, it's been about 2 weeks now and I love my MAC even more!

 

[techfreak85]

safari preferences. and at the bottom

 

[SteelCity]

safari preferences. and at the bottom

Thanks for that reply!

I have that exact option checked.

However, links from inside Safari are still opening in a new window. Links from other applications are opening in a new tab in the current window like it's supposed to, just not links from Safari.

I guess when the webpage has it coded to open in a new window, Safari follows that code. If someone finds a work-around, please let me know!

 

[r.j.s]

Here you go ... open up Terminal and paste:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

 

[techfreak85]

Thanks for that reply!

I have that exact option checked.

However, links from inside Safari are still opening in a new window. Links from other applications are opening in a new tab in the current window like it's supposed to, just not links from Safari.

I guess when the webpage has it coded to open in a new window, Safari follows that code. If someone finds a work-around, please let me know!

switch to Firefox.

 

[SteelCity]

Here you go ... open up Terminal and paste:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

I did as you said, but the links are still opening in a new window.

After I paste that string into Terminal I just pressed Enter then closed Terminal. Is there something else I should have done?

switch to Firefox.

That's horrible.

 

[techfreak85]

That's horrible.

why is that?

 

[r.j.s]

I did as you said, but the links are still opening in a new window.

After I paste that string into Terminal I just pressed Enter then closed Terminal. Is there something else I should have done?

Did you restart Safari?

 

[SteelCity]

why is that?

??

 

[SteelCity]

Did you restart Safari?

Yes, but it didn't work until I restarted it again.

Thanks! I owe you one. I'm gonna go watch some of your Youtube videos, thanks for the resource.

 

[techfreak85]

??

I said switch to firefox and u said thats horrible.

 

[SteelCity]

I said switch to firefox and u said thats horrible.

It was!

 

[r.j.s]

It was!

I take it that you tried firefox but didn't like it.

 

[techfreak85]

It was!

i still dont get how thats horrible. what i do understand is "i tried it and i hated it".

 

[SteelCity]

I take it that you tried firefox but didn't like it.

Nope, I never used Firefox.

i still dont get how thats horrible. what i do understand is "i tried it and i hated it".

Firefox isn't horrible, telling me to use a different program instead of finding the solution to my problem (as r.j.s did, thanks again!) was horrible!

 

[techfreak85]

Firefox isn't horrible, telling me to use a different program instead of finding the solution to my problem (as r.j.s did, thanks again!) was horrible!

lol im sorry. it was intended as a joke. its like when people ask me questions about how to fix their PC, i just say "get a mac"

 

[SteelCity]

lol im sorry. it was intended as a joke. its like when people ask me questions about how to fix their PC, i just say "get a mac"

I know it was a joke, which is why I dragged it on so long pulling your chain

Ok ok, I'm bored