html - Open a new tab with javascript but stay on current tab

Question

Is it possible to open a new tab in Firefox (in background) using window.open("http://www.google.com") function, and remain the current tab?

Thanks for any help

Answer 1

You can't open tabs in the background using javascript because this is set in the user's preferences in about:config, which you have no control over. The setting is:

browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground=true