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Where is OSX Mousedown get menu to open in new tab

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Firefox OS X 10.12.6 firefox quantum I used to be able to hold mouse button down and get a menu to select "open in new tab" How can I set up quantum to give me context menu on mousedown

Firefox OS X 10.12.6 firefox quantum I used to be able to hold mouse button down and get a menu to select "open in new tab" How can I set up quantum to give me context menu on mousedown

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The old setting was this:

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful or accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste ui.c and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the ui.click_hold_context_menus preference to switch the value from false to true

However, that doesn't seem to do anything on a touchpad.

The workarounds are:

  • Hold down the Ctrl key and click the link
  • Tap the link with two fingers on the touchpad instead of one