When opening a link in a new tab, by default the tab will appear next to or near the tab in which the link was selected. Think Internet Explorer or Chrome tab behaviour.
Since IE, Chrome and now Firefox do this, it'll probably become de facto for browsers, but if you wish to remain a new-tab Luddite like me and restore Firefox's previous tab behaviour (where all new tabs appear on the far right of the tab bar), follow the following steps:
Fixing Firefox 3.6's tab blunder: Blogs - Null Pointer - ZDNet Australia
Comment: I want my new tabs opening last where I can find them. The above post tells how to "fix" the new behavior. About:config under "browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent"I may change it back later but for now I dislike the new tab system.
