IE7 - Open in new tab option

stoofa · 19 Oct 2006 at 11:52

I appear to have lost the option:

"Open in new tab"

From my right-click on a link under IE7.
This was working yesterday, I'm 99% sure of this.
I went home last night and the option seemed to have vanished.
I noticed that the final version of IE7 has been released, so I totally uninstalled the Release Candidate and installed the final - still it is missing.
If I right-click on a link I have the options:

Open Link
Open Link in new Window
Save Target As...
Print Target

There was a "Open Link in new tab" option or similar on that context menu.
I've looked through the various options in IE but don't see a way to switch on or off that option.
Any ideas?

nade · 19 Oct 2006 at 13:15

I also spotted this.

I'll bet you have the Google toolbar enabled?

If you goto: Tools >> Manage Add-ons >> Enable or Disable Add-ons
Then disable the Google toolbar and close and launch IE7 again, the option appears again.

Don't yet know if it's a bug with the Google Toolbar or not, not sure if trying a slightly older build of the Toolbar will work with IE7 or not.

But I've left my toolbar enabled, all you need to do is hold the CTRL key and click on a link and it'll open in a new tab.

stoofa · 19 Oct 2006 at 13:49

Ah ha!
Indeed I do and yes, disable the toolbar and back comes the option.
I was sure I was using the Google bar and still had the option, but now I'm not so sure.

Thanks for that.

Uhtred · 19 Oct 2006 at 13:58

nade said:
I also spotted this.

I'll bet you have the Google toolbar enabled?

If you goto: Tools >> Manage Add-ons >> Enable or Disable Add-ons
Then disable the Google toolbar and close and launch IE7 again, the option appears again.

Don't yet know if it's a bug with the Google Toolbar or not, not sure if trying a slightly older build of the Toolbar will work with IE7 or not.

But I've left my toolbar enabled, all you need to do is hold the CTRL key and click on a link and it'll open in a new tab.

or middle click works (scroll wheel)

nade · 19 Oct 2006 at 15:10

Zap said:
or middle click works (scroll wheel)

Oh, didn't know that one. Ta.

I've got a Intellimouse Explorer4 here at work and the mouse wheel is crap, doesn't feel/work as well as my Logitech mouse at home.