Open new tabs in background by default
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The issue
I'm annoyed and sick of the way Vivaldi opens new tabs in the foreground since years of quick-flick opening new tabs in other browser has been deeply rooted in my habits now.
What I'd like to do
I simply want to make the Open link in new tab result in opening a new tab in the background.
I couldn't care less about the Open link in new tab in foreground option, therefore any help in guiding me in modifying the right-click context menu would be appreciated.
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@UtkarshVerma
You could use some of the following:- make a middle click on the link
- define a mouse gesture for this action in Settings --> Mouse --> click on the plus to generate a new gesture --> define what the action should be --> define a gesture
- open a link in a new tab by "Ctrl +leftclick" a link (to open in a new window is "Shift+leftclick")
EDIT: Yes I know this isn't a default leftclick, an option for this would be great, but it still is a lot more timesaving than using a rightclick menu for this
EDIT 2: I forgot about one option, you can also define a keyboard shortcut you can press when you hover your mouse over a link to open it in a new background tab.
Settings --> Keyboard --> open the section "Page" --> place a shortcut of your liking for "Open Link in new Background Tab (Over a Link)"
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I don't want alternatives since I've got highly used to right click and then Open in new tab option in Chrome and Firefox and doing anything else is very uncomfortable for me now.
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@UtkarshVerma In this case you should post a feature request, for those requests other forum users can vote. So a suggestion gets more attention from the developers and the chances increase that it will be implemented (please note there is of course no guarantee).
The feature request section is here: https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/113/feature-requests
Please read the instructions in the subforum before posting a request.
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@zaibon Those take lots of time to be actually implemented and I've seen several requests already regarding this topic. I've posted this here because I'd like to know which files(the software files for vivaldi) I need to modify in order to modify the context menu which appears on right-clicking.
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@UtkarshVerma Vote for the existing feature request.
Maybe you mean the Open Link in New Background Tab item on the menu.
Allow Editing of Menus is still far away.
There is currently no option but to use one of the many suggested workarounds.
This is one of the FAQ
- Right-click, Open in New Background Tab
- Ctrl+click
- Middle-click
- Mouse Gesture, Open Link in Background Tab (Over a Link)
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@Pesala Ok, I'll upvote in the meantime. However, I think I'd switch back to my old browser until this is implemented.
I still don't expect much because those requests are ancient if you ask me
