Blank screen on tab close with window panel

[DannyRomano]

I want to start using the Window Panel as my only tab manager, as it allows managing tabs for multiple windows from one window's panel. But there's one major drawback. When you close a tab from the Window Panel, instead of activating another tab, Vivaldi just shows a blank screen until you manually select another tab. Why is this?

[Pathduck]

@DannyRomano Hi - this is a known bug:

VB-98381
Closing a tab by clicking on the "X" button in the Window side panel with "Activate with Single Click" activated, leads to a blank page.

For now a workaround is to close with Ctrl+W instead or select another tab before closing. It's a relatively recent bug, so hopefully fixed soon

[DannyRomano]

@Pathduck Understood, thanks!

[asdrubale88]

@mib2berlin It's pretty straightforward actually

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open the Window side panel
2. Enable the option "Activate with Single Click"
3. Open 2 different pages
4. In the Window side panel, click the "X" button to close one of the two pages/tabs
5. Vivaldi will show a blank page, instead of switching to the nearest/previous page/tab

Expected behaviour:
Vivaldi should instead switch to the nearest or previous page/tab

Actual behaviour:
Vivaldi shows a blank page

[DoctorG]

@asdrubale88 I can confirm the issue with 6.5.3206.55 Win 11. Empty Speed Dial

[mib2berlin]

@asdrubale88
Hi, I follow the bug report steps like you post here but it doesn't show a blank page, it shows the previous tab (depends on the tab setting).

Edit: I swear single click was enabled but after checking again it was not.
Confirm!

[DoctorG]

@mib2berlin I see ith with 6.5 and 6.6, updated and added screenrecoding in bugtracker.

[asdrubale88]

Thanks guys, yes the "Single Click" is essential and also, probably related to this strange behavior.