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christopher meyer  
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 More options Jun 26 2012, 11:54 am
From: christopher meyer <christopher.meyer...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:54:38 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Jun 26 2012 11:54 am
Subject: Tabbed Browsing Keyboard Shortcuts Mouse-Dependent, Not Conducive to Keyboard-Only Users
As the title says above, I have found that some of the provided
keyboard shortcuts  for tabbed browsing are contingent on the use of a
mouse or mousewheel. Most notable is the command for opening a link in
a new tab (ctrl+MouseClick) and the same for in a new window (shift
+MouseClick). I am quite surprised that I have found no keyboard-only
alternative, especially since Chrome developers seem particularly open
to creating a usable browser for everyone, including those using
assistive tech.
In other browsers (such as Internet Explorer), the corresponding
commands are simply ctrl+enter to open a link in a new tab and shift
+enter for a new window.
Can this be changed? Also, has this question been asked before? I'm
honestly floored by the fact this apparently hasn't been dealt with in
the past. It's not a complicated solution, and actually seems more
practical if the focus is on providing keyboard alternatives to most
(if not all) mouse-based operations.

 
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David Tseng  
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 More options Jun 26 2012, 12:42 pm
From: David Tseng <dts...@chromium.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:42:45 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Jun 26 2012 12:42 pm
Subject: Re: Tabbed Browsing Keyboard Shortcuts Mouse-Dependent, Not Conducive to Keyboard-Only Users
Hi Christopher,

Have you tried to use ctrl+enter and shift+enter inside of Chrome when
focus is over a link? Let us know if that doesn't work for you.

I filed a bug to better document these shortcuts at:
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=134654

- David


 
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