Firefox Open a new tab instead of a pop window?

Question

I found that in recent version of Firefox, there was add a setting called "Open new windows in a new tab instead".

When I keep it on, all the pop windows(Using javascript "window.open" function opened) opened in a new tab, which I realy need opened in a pop window(With settings like "menubar=no" and etc.). Some normal links with "target="_blank" attribute will open in new window if I keep it off.

So, is anyone here knows whether it's a bug or maybe I mistake someting?

Thanks.

Answer 1

It's not a bug, it's a user preference. If you want a pop-up then why don't you just change your setting?

Answer 2

I know what you mean, but see the link below:

Firefox Support / Knowledge Base / Options window - Tabs panel

It writes:

If you have chosen to open pages in new tabs, Firefox will ignore this optionpreference and will open a new window from a link if the page author specified that the new window should have a specific size, because some pages can only be displayed correctly at a specific size.

I mean, Firefox does not ignore my preference when I open those links created by javascript "window.open" scripts.