Open Safari links in new tabs
Some web links insist on opening new browser windows. While Firefox lets you override this function by specifying (in the Tabs preference pane) that you’d rather open these links in new tabs, Safari doesn’t have such a preference setting.
You could force Safari to open these links in new tabs by Option-clicking on them, but if you’d prefer not to hold down the Option key all the time, you can make Safari open the links in new tabs by editing a hidden preference setting. To do this, quit Safari, open Terminal (/Application/Utilities), and enter this command, followed by Return
defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs –bool true
When you relaunch Safari, links that would normally open new windows should open in new foreground tabs instead. (To open tabs in the background, use the Option-click solution mentioned earlier)
To disable this hidden setting, quit Safari again, enter the following command in Terminal, and then press Return again
defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs
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