How to open Search Result in a new Tab

By default, the search result in Firefox 3.0 search bar is open in current tab, which is bad when you are in an important web page, for example, filling the form, and then you want to do some search, damn! the page is gone replaced by the result page. Even you can go back to the page, you may not get what you need.

Here is a way to fix this without any thirty-party software.

1. Type in 'about:config' in Address bar
2. Enter a word 'search' in Filter bar
3. You should see a Preference Named 'browser.search.openintab'; double click it to set its Value to 'true'
4. If your search result is running at inactive tab, and you want to switch it right after you entering a search query, you can change the setting in Firefox, too. Go to 'Tools -> Options -> Tabs' and check the last option, 'When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately