title: Creating new tab / switching between Tabs in Firefox?
body: <p>I am looking for a way to improve the workflow in a PHP based CMS. There is a lot of switching between the editor mode and the preview mode of the page. The editor mode is huge to load, and so I would like to open the preview mode in a different window.</p>
  
  <p>I don't want to use new windows or an iframe within the current window to keep the workflow simple and to avoid confusion.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Is there a way to explicitly open a new tab (not window), and to jump to that tab from a document, in Firefox?</strong> The number of users is limited, so there is the possibility to set up the client with the necessary extensions / permissions. </p>
  
  <p>I know Firefox can be forced to open all links in tabs, but I think that won't cut it, as I still can't address and focus the newly opened window.</p>
  
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    <p>Thanks for all the great answers everyone. I have now enough material to decide whether I'll take the greasemonkey approach, rely on the user to set up "open in tabs" and address the window by name, or use a "inline" HTML solution as so many of you suggested. I am accepting the answer that I feel went most effort into. </p>
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