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    • kasoleo
      kasoleo last edited by

      I want an option only found in Firefox.
      That is, in Firefox, in the Options you can choose to Switch to the New Tab Immediately.
      That way, when you're on a web page and you right click on a link or URL and chose 'Open Link In New Tab', the New Tab is open for you and you're transfered to the link you chose. That saves a mouse click and gives an uninterrupted flow of operation.

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      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

        Alternatives are:

        • Hold down ctrl and shift and left-click.

        • Drag up on the link and drag it to the tab bar.

        • Drag down on the link with the right mouse button.

        • Install https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/classic-tabs/ and in its options, select "Focus the new tab" under the "When opening a link in a new tab" section.

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        • slemberg
          slemberg @kasoleo last edited by

          @kasoleo This option is not found only in FIrefox. It is available in many, if not most, browsers.

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          • slemberg
            slemberg @burnout426 last edited by

            @burnout426 Does this add on work in the current version of Opera? I have Opera 86.

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            • burnout426
              burnout426 Volunteer @slemberg last edited by

              @slemberg Yes.

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              • slemberg
                slemberg last edited by

                ok, I downloaded and installed this. What now?

                No instructions or any indication of how to access the options I need such as "Switch to the New Tab Immediately" and "Force all tabs to open at the end of the tab bar".

                Can you help? Thanks!

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                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer @slemberg last edited by burnout426

                  @slemberg

                  • Goto the URL opera://extensions

                  • Click "options" for the Classic Tabs extension.

                  • Scroll down to the "When opening a link in a new tab" section.

                  • Select "Focus the new tab".

                  Then, you're down and you can close out of the settings tab.

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                  • slemberg
                    slemberg last edited by

                    @burnout426 said in Switch to the New Tab Immediately:

                    opera://extensions

                    Thanks a lot. Getting there. It does now focus on the new tab, but the new tab is either next to the old tab or in a new window. I need the new tab to be at the end, but selecting this option makes the new tab open in a new window. Any ideas on that?

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                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer @slemberg last edited by

                      @slemberg This works fine for me:

                      When opening a tab = Open all tabs at the end

                      When opening a link in a new tab = Focus the new tab + Prevent all tabs from opening new windows = enabled

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