Open links in new tab in Firefox?

[Mustafa Orkun]

Gustavo Seabra yazmış:
> Hi,
> 
> How can I configure Firefox so that it will  open a link in a new tab 
> instead of a new window? I  already have this option selected in the 
> Firefox preferences --> Advanced --> Tabbed browsing -->
>   "Open links from other applications in:"
>        ...
>        "a new tab in the most recent window.",
> but when I click on a link in Thunderbird, it always opens a new Firefox 
> window. Is there anywhere else I should change?
> I'm using:
>    FC3
>    KDE
>    Firefox 1.0
>    Thunderbird 0.9
> 
> Thanks,
> 

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