Ctrl-T should open new tab next to the current tab

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doog

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Feb 24, 2010, 2:17:50 PM2/24/10
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I really like that clicking on a link opens a new tab right next to
the current tab. I would like the same functionality when I create a
new tab -- that is, it should open to the right of the current tab.
Is there a setting that lets me change to this functionality?

I've noticed that most of the time, when I create a new tab, the new
content is related to the tab that's already open. It's annoying when
I create a new tab and it opens to the far right.

Chen Yong

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Feb 24, 2010, 11:11:25 PM2/24/10
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I really don't think so. The current functionality is much better.

New blank tabs are supposed to open at the far end. Otherwise you'd possibly be inserting it right into the middle of a bunch of related tabs, which defeats the purpose of this whole feature in the first place.


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mhenriday

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Feb 25, 2010, 6:54:33 AM2/25/10
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I agree with Chen Yong here. A link that opens a new tab from the
current tab is likely to be related, whereas a new tab is not
necessarily related to urrent tab contents at all....

Henri

On Feb 25, 5:11 am, Chen Yong <elanthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I really don't think so. The current functionality is much better.
>
> New blank tabs are supposed to open at the far end. Otherwise you'd possibly
> be inserting it right into the middle of a bunch of related tabs, which
> defeats the purpose of this whole feature in the first place.
>

> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:17 AM, doog <d...@google.com> wrote:
> > I really like that clicking on a link opens a new tab right next to
> > the current tab.  I would like the same functionality when I create a
> > new tab -- that is, it should open to the right of the current tab.
> > Is there a setting that lets me change to this functionality?
>
> > I've noticed that most of the time, when I create a new tab, the new
> > content is related to the tab that's already open.  It's annoying when
> > I create a new tab and it opens to the far right.
>
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Pavel Ivanov

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Feb 25, 2010, 7:04:59 AM2/25/10
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BTW, if you right-click on some tab header and then select "New tab"
it will be opened to the right from that tab. It's not a keyboard
shortcut of course but still something.

Pavel

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JW

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Feb 25, 2010, 7:12:20 AM2/25/10
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To tell you guys the truth, I'm not so sure which way I'd prefer.
Having options is always good in my book though. If Chrome really
steps it up in tab/window management, they'll give us the options of
MRU, new tab placement, tab placement in general (top/bottom, hanging
like Safari), what side of the tab the X goes on, and easy ways to get
to app/kiosk/popup mode. The fullscreen is impeccable though IMHO.
And if I had to choose a tab style to go with, it's Chrome's. But the
lack of options with Chrome is a bit annoying. I always appreciate
getting a new program and going through the options, seeing what it's
really capable of, and Chrome has always had a pretty skeletal
settings panel. However, I noticed the other day that you can right-
click on a tab up top, and reopen a closed tab that way. Not bad.
It's certainly only getting better. :)

Alexander Skwar

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Feb 25, 2010, 7:14:23 AM2/25/10
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What is the rationale behind this? Why don't such tabs open at the far
end as well? It is just as (un-)likely that such a new tab is related
(or not) to the tab clicked on, as it is the case with a ctrl-t tab,
IMO. Wouldn't some sort of consistency be nice here?

Alexander

Pavel Ivanov

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Feb 25, 2010, 7:15:21 AM2/25/10
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> However, I noticed the other day that you can right-
> click on a tab up top, and reopen a closed tab that way.  Not bad.

Also Ctrl+Shift+T at any time. :)


Pavel

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Pavel Ivanov

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Feb 25, 2010, 7:20:08 AM2/25/10
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I don't know why it's done so, I've just noticed this feature. Can't
say that I use it often though (if use at all) - new tab at the end by
Ctrl+T or by clicking a plus was always sufficient for me.

Pavel

Tricky

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Feb 28, 2010, 12:23:38 PM2/28/10
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I find that about 10% of the time that a new tab I'm opening is
unrelated the one I already have open. In terms of organising tabs, a
resultset of "fork trees" of any random group of users' browser and
tab usage will probably show this to be a norm.

If not a default, I agree that this should at least be an option. Its
one of 2 reasons why I still primarily use Firefox (Firefox addon, Tab
Mix Plus, provides this very feature).

In Firefox right now I'm rarely moving tabs around because they're
either exactly where I want them or they're "close enough". In Chrome
I move tabs all the time.

On Feb 25, 2:20 pm, Pavel Ivanov <paiva...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know why it's done so, I've just noticed this feature. Can't
> say that I use it often though (if use at all) - new tab at the end by
> Ctrl+T or by clicking a plus was always sufficient for me.
>
> Pavel
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Alexander Skwar <a.sk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What is the rationale behind this? Why don't such tabs open at the far end
> > as well? It is just as (un-)likely that such a new tab is related (or not)
> > to the tab clicked on, as it is the case with a ctrl-t tab, IMO. Wouldn't
> > some sort of consistency be nice here?
>
> > Alexander
>

> > Am 25.02.2010 um 13:04 schrieb Pavel Ivanov <paiva...@gmail.com>:
>
> >> BTW, if you right-click on some tab header and then select "New tab"
> >> it will be opened to the right from that tab. It's not a keyboard
> >> shortcut of course but still something.
>
> >> Pavel
>

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