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Suggestion: Add an option to open diverted tabs in the background
When clicking on hyperlinks that open in a new tab (because the link's target attribute is _blank), the tabs open in the foreground. Please add an option to load them in the background instead.
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Hihwithk
There are options to do that. just press Middle Mouse button or Right-click and choose open in a new tab. that way Edge never switched to that link automatically and they are loaded in the background.
Try it yourself here: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_target.asp
I am aware of those options. Is there a way to make that the default when single-clicking on links? Something like Firefox's browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground setting, which is accessible via about:config
- Also take a look at this extension:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-link-in-same-tab-pop/jmphljmgnagblkombahigniilhnbadca
before installing it, clicking on the link above in my post to the w3school website would open in a new tab when i clicked on it.
after installing the extension, that link opens in the same tab.
