Using map to open new tab and switch to that will open new window instead

[jkonecny12]

Using this custom mapping:

map F LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab

won't work as expected. Instead of showing a tab and switching to it, it will open a new window.

This is happening on Vivaldi browser.

[pat-s]

Still valid.

[gdh1995]

This is because Vivaldi changes (switches) the default actions of Ctrl+Shift+Click and Shift+Click, while Vimium doesn't know it and still simulates Click with Ctrl+Shift

[debiedowner]

So apparently the behavior is as follows:

	Chrome	Vivaldi
Ctrl+Click	Open link in new background tab	Open link in new background tab
Shift+Click	Open link in new window	Open link in new foreground tab
Ctrl+Shift+Click	Open link in new foreground tab	Open link in new window

Personally I prefer Vivaldi's behavior (I normally open in either background or foreground tabs, almost never in new windows). Short of an option to change modifier keys or a Vivaldi-specific fix (Vivaldi's user share among vimium users might not be enough to warrant that), a new unbinded advanced command LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewWindow that Shift+clicks would provide a useful workaround. Chrome users would then get a new feature to open links in new windows if they like, and Vivaldi users can have access to normal functionality by swapping LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewWindow and LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab. In fact, I was surprised to see that LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewWindow wasn't already available as it sounds like it would be a trivial extension of current functionality.

[coordinatio]

The solution to the request is to use newtab="window" option for the LinkHints like this:

map J LinkHints.activateOpenInNewForegroundTab newtab="window"

Taken from here. Works with the recent Vimium-C and Vivaldi.

[victorlin]

What is LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab? I only see LinkHints.activateOpenInNewForegroundTab as an option.

This works for me on Vimium-C 1.99.99 and Vivaldi 6.5.3206.59:

map F LinkHints.activateOpenInNewForegroundTab

EDIT: Sorry, I thought this was the Vimium-C repo. Now I see that the command names are slightly different.

[gdh1995]

Um, in fact I recommend users of Vimium C to try map f LinkHints.activateOpenInNewForegroundTab ctrlShiftForWindow, which is designed to directly fix the behavior on Vivaldi.

BTW, LinkHints.activateModeToOpenInNewForegroundTab should also work in Vimium C - it works as an alias of LinkHints.activateOpenInNewForegroundTab.

[guest73]

This is still open? Apparently. It did not work for me either. But since I open and switch to the tab immediately 99.9%, I simply installed Activate Tab plugin, and now my F opens a tab and switches to it.