Yes, tabs not the browser itself. I've tried googling this but I'm afraid I don't know the correct term so I can't find the info. What I'm referring to is when you close a tab and another one pops open by itself.Everytime you try and close the new tab, it opens another. A related problem is when a site won't let you close a tab. I used task manager but this closed the whole browser, which was a nuisance as I was in the middle of something on another tab.Is there a way to close a tab when clicking on the little x or right-click/close won't do it? I use Opera, Firefox and IE7 so a solution relating to any or all of these would be appreciated.
Thanks. 
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webwiz posted this at 21:29—18th January 2008.
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I have been using Opera daily since 1999 and have never experienced the symptoms you describe.
Try setting "Block all pop-ups" from the quick prefences menu (F12). This will give you a subtle sliding notice that you can click if you really want to open the pop-up. For normal links that try to open a new tab you can right-click (Cmd-click on Mac) and choose "Open in new tab".
If Opera is opening windows instead of tabs, go to the Advanced tab in Preferences and remove the check mark (tick) against "Open windows instead of tabs" in the Tabs options.
FWIW - Clicking the "X" in the tab, or closing the current tab with Ctrl-W has never failed for me.
Hope this helps.
Cordially, David
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Magenta posted this at 05:31—19th January 2008.
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I didn't know about Ctrl+W.Thanks! I have "Block all pop-ups" set on all my browsers but it didn't stop the tabs thing.
I was using Firefox when the tabs got impudent.I switched to it as my main browser because I'd read it's the most secure.However I must agree with you that the problem never occurs when using Opera.I think I'll switch back to it. Thanks for your reply, webwiz. 