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Added: Ability to mouse middle, ctrl/cmd click context menu links to open in new tab #137

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Copilot Oct 5, 2025
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Add support for opening context menu items in new tab with Ctrl/Cmd+C…
Copilot Oct 6, 2025
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Merge pull request #1 from andrewgierens/copilot/fix-fe0d2413-6a97-45…
andrewgierens Oct 6, 2025
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21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions src/background.ts
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Expand Up @@ -65,10 +65,20 @@ Browser.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener((info, tab) => {
return;
}

goPath(tab, itemIndex);
// Check if user wants to open in new tab (middle-click or Ctrl/Cmd+click)
const openInNewTab =
info.button === 1 || // Middle click
info.modifiers?.includes('Ctrl') || // Ctrl key on Windows/Linux
info.modifiers?.includes('Command'); // Cmd key on Mac

goPath(tab, itemIndex, openInNewTab);
});

async function goPath(tab: Browser.Tabs.Tab, urlIndex: number) {
async function goPath(
tab: Browser.Tabs.Tab,
urlIndex: number,
openInNewTab = false
) {
if (!tab.id) return;

if (tab.id < 0) {
Expand All @@ -83,5 +93,10 @@ async function goPath(tab: Browser.Tabs.Tab, urlIndex: number) {
if (!tab.url) return;
const url = new URL(tab.url);
const newUrl = `${url.protocol}//${url.hostname}${link.pathUrl}`;
Browser.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: newUrl });

if (openInNewTab) {
Browser.tabs.create({ url: newUrl });
} else {
Browser.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: newUrl });
}
}