Popup windows now launch a new tab in the same window

Question

Popup windows now launch a new tab in the same window

What happened to popup windows? They open in new tabs, which is very annoying. Does anyone know how I can change this?

Thanks!

Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Nov 1, 2009 1:59 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Nov 1, 2009 2:01 PM in response to polishedstaple

Popup windows for what, exactly? What site do they appear on?

Reply

Answer 2

Nov 2, 2009 6:24 AM in response to Golden Shoes

in my cPanel page, which is the control panel for my internet hosting, there is a place to go in and administer a mySQL database. Once inside that tool, there is a popup window for entering in SQL queries. At one time this would spawn a popup window. Now it simply loads a new tab within the same browser window.

Reply

Answer 3

Nov 2, 2009 6:39 AM in response to polishedstaple

Assuming you have not blocked popup windows, quit Safari, then go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete the com.apple.Safari.plist file. Then restart Safari and see if the problem continues.

Reply

Answer 4

Nov 3, 2009 7:26 AM in response to Golden Shoes

Could that be my problem? I looked and don't have that particular file.

Reply

Answer 5

Nov 3, 2009 7:36 AM in response to polishedstaple

Yes, you do have that file, or Safari could not run. You're looking in the wrong place. Don't look in the root folder, look in your Home folder (the one with the House icon), then go to Library, then Preferences and find that file.

Reply

Answer 6

Nov 7, 2009 10:11 AM in response to Golden Shoes

It worked! May God bless you for your efforts to help others.

Reply