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antlane
Brass Contributor
Apr 09, 2019

Tab behaviour enhancements

A couple of tab behaviour enhancement suggestions: Add option to use most recent order when switching tabs with ctrl+tab Add option to always switch to new tabs when they are created These are m...
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JordanQ
Steel Contributor

Deleted For the desperate, there is a pretty good extension called "Popup Tab Switcher" in the Chrome Web Store. I use it and change the keyboard shortcut to alt+Q instead of alt+Y.

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gmagana
Copper Contributor
Aug 28, 2019

JordanQ Thanks for the hints. I was able to get  MRU tabs 100% working with the CTRL-TAB and CTRL-SHIFT-TAB keys by doing the following:

 

* Enable "Allow extension from other stores" in Edge

* Installing "Ctrl+Tab MRU" from the Chrome app store (it's very similar to what you suggested) at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ctrl%2Btab-mru/ialfjajikhdldpgcfglgndennidgkhik

* Follow the directions in the above extension URL in the section titled "IMPORTANT TO KNOW" on how to change the hotkeys to be CTRL-TAB and CTRL-SHIFT-TAB.

 

So now I have the tab switching to be 100% working with MRU behavior.

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    geoken2
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 04, 2019

    gmagana 

     

    So you got this working? I was never able to get it working on chrome, and have had the same bad luck on Edge.

     

    Basically, I change the shortcut in the preference file - then I re-open the browser but nothing has changed. Then I go back to the preference file and see that it has reverted to CTRL+Y and CTRL+SHIFT+Y. Seems like when the browser opens, it overwrites whatever changes I made to the preference file. 

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      gmagana
      Copper Contributor
      Sep 04, 2019

      geoken2 I think maybe the problem is casing, I know mine reverted if I did not spell the elements perfectly as expected.

       

      Here is how I spelled the relevant entries in my Preferences file:

       

      "windows:Ctrl+Shift+Tab"
      "windows:Ctrl+Tab"

      Hope it helps. The fact that your file is reverting means you are editing the right one, at least. Figuring out which is the right file to edit is half the puzzle. 

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