# Quick Firefox Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128 "2012-09-19T01:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/1 "2012-09-19T01:04:22Z")
When I highlight a word and right click to get Search Google for “”, it opens that in a new tab, but I’m also taken to that new tab. I don’t want to be. I want to read it later. My work computer does this with Firefox already and the settings are the same. Under Options / Tabs, the “When I open a new link, switch to it immediately” is unchecked. How do I get FF to not take me to the new tab when doing a highlight Google search? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/2 "2012-09-19T02:39:10Z")
Here’s the answer: > **[Firefox 13 Right Click Search - Stay On Page After Searching Like Previous...](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/928679)** > [@](#): > > you can enter about:config into the location bar of firefox, confirm the info notification (in cas it shows up), search for the preference named browser.search.context.loadInBackground & toggle it to true by double-clicking it. that should bring back the old behaviour… ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/3 "2012-09-19T02:42:47Z")
Thanks. Perfect. I can’t believe this isn’t the default preference. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/4 "2012-09-19T03:28:43Z")
Yeah, new versions and mysteriously changed preferences are always annoying. It’s like there’s a secret Firefox Cabal that sits around and dreams up subtle new ways to annoy users. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/5 "2012-09-19T22:23:54Z")
Perhaps the Firefox Cabal that sits around and dreams up subtle new ways to annoy users have evening jobs at Hulu. [[Hulu] definitely redesigned their site, and the new one is just awful.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=665992) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/6 "2012-09-21T07:50:19Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Yeah, new versions and mysteriously changed preferences are always annoying. It’s like there’s a secret Firefox Cabal that sits around and dreams up subtle new ways to annoy users. I know you’re being facetious, but I want to tell you what really happens: the coders are just out of touch with the rest of the users, and the head ones even moreso. I keep trying to convince them to go to a model where they propose features and ask people if they want them, but they won’t. Your best bet is to make sure and use that Feedback option in the Help menu to tell them the things you like. And to hound them on the bug forums if they do something stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-firefox-question/635128/7 "2012-09-21T07:55:27Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I know you’re being facetious, but I want to tell you what really happens: the coders are just out of touch with the rest of the users, and the head ones even moreso. I keep trying to convince them to go to a model where they propose features and ask people if they want them, but they won’t. > > Your best bet is to make sure and use that Feedback option in the Help menu to tell them the things you like. And to hound them on the bug forums if they do something stupid. I’ve seen enough bug reports and “wontfix” feedback threads to know that they don’t really care. They want something one way, they’ll have it. So be it. You get what you pay for.