psuedo code / desired behaviour
When I click on a link (on a webpage in the firefox web browser)
if there is a tab that has the same url as the link I clicked on:
switch to that tab
else:
open link in new tab (default)
Existing work-arounds
- When I start typing in a link in the search bar, Firefox will suggest switching to a tab where it might already be open.
- However my requirements are for a similar behaviour but for when I click on links.
Why?
- I'm doing a lot of research and clicking a lot of links that might be the same.
- I want to prevent opening unnecessary tabs, it should go to the tab where the page is already open/loaded
Related (kind of) but not duplicate of
- How to open a webpage if it isn't already open, and if it is, switch to it instead?
- The end result is similar, but the method is based on executing commands in a batch file on Win8.1.
- My requirements are purely for when inside the Firefox browser.
- How to prevent firefox from switching to a tab thats already open when I want to open the same webpage on a different browser/tab
- The title is similar, but the requirements are more regarding the search bar's behaviour when typing in a url that's already open in another tab.
- my requirements are focused on the browser's behaviour when clicking on a link.
