Re: Open links in a tabs (Epiphany)

["Matej Svejda" <mata aw-modell at>]

I asume there is no way to teach Epiphany to use tabs instead of windows...? That would be a feature that I think would get many users to use Epiphany.

>On 10/10/05, Reinout van Schouwen <reinouts gnome org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Matej,
>>
>> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Matej Svejda wrote:
>>
>> > Could someone tell me, how to configure Epiphany so links are opened
>> > in new tabs and not i new windows?
>>
>> By default, Epiphany opens links in the current tab or window. You can
>> middle click a link to open it in a new tab, or select Open in New Tab
>> from the context menu.
>>
>
>What I assume is meant is that links with target="_blank" should be
>able to be loaded into a new tab instead of new window. This is a
>possible setting in Firefox, and very useful. Of course, one *could*
>learn to use middle click instead (if you have a middle button) or
>whatever modifier it is on the keyboard. But, if you like me *never
>ever* want to open in new window, then a simple setting is much
>better.
>
>Actually, I use it in a sort of combination now in Fx: when I left
>click, it opens a new tab (if target blank) and gives that tab focus,
>when I middle click focus is kept wit hthe old page. So I can easily
>open links either to follow directly or to check out later, extremely
>handy, although a bit specialized.
>
>The important thing is that I treat tabs as once was the meaning of
>windows (and still is in IE), and so, it is just annoying that
>target="_blank" should open a whole new window; that's not even
>correct behaviour in the tab model IMO, but rather a relic from the
>past.
>
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