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How to avoid focus to another tab while viewing a tab in Opera?

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:23:19 AM

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carla216 Wednesday, March 1, 2006 4:46:36 PM

This preference panel in v.9x is missing that option. Is it hiding somewhere else?

Tamil Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:59:48 AM

Originally posted by carla216:

Is it hiding somewhere else?

No.

Click this and [UNCHECK] Allow script to raise window.

Unregistered user Thursday, October 12, 2006 10:47:38 AM

Anonymous writes: vey helpful excellent info..thanks alot

Unregistered user Monday, March 24, 2008 6:21:00 AM

Anonymous writes: How to avoid tab movement going to address bar from the browser form

Rounak Wednesday, April 9, 2008 3:04:31 PM

If i am not wrong

this topic is about keeping the active tab open and allowing the links which are present on the webpage (in the active tab) to open silently (i.e. the new tab does not get focus).


If i am right : it doesn't work for me.

Tamil Wednesday, April 9, 2008 3:31:29 PM

@Rounak, When gmail loads it will focus gmail tab even if you are viewing any other tab. If you enable above setting, you will remain in the tab you are currently viewing.

Rounak Wednesday, April 9, 2008 3:59:17 PM


suppose i open this webpage -->

http://my.opera.com/AyushJ/blog/index.dml/tag/UserJS



now i click on the following link on the above webpage

http://files.myopera.com/AyushJ/scripts/snap-links.js




what happens is :

the link (http://files.myopera.com/AyushJ/scripts/snap-links.js) opens in a new tab (and it becomes active/focussed)

and the current tab (http://my.opera.com/AyushJ/blog/index.dml/tag/UserJS) loses focus.

I dont want this to happen. I want to remain on the current tab and let the new tab open silently without becoming active..

Can you plz help?

Thanks in advance.



Tamil Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:11:26 PM

Use anyone of the following.
  1. Right click on link and select Open in Background Tab
  2. Configure mouse middle button to Open in Background Tab (Press SHIFT+Mouse middle button to configure)
  3. CTRL+SHIFT+Click on link

Rounak Wednesday, April 9, 2008 5:32:27 PM

Thank you Tamil. It works.

Unregistered user Friday, July 11, 2008 10:09:58 PM

Help! writes: Hi Tamil, could you please help me with this problem? I have my middle mouse button set to "open in background tab". So if I click on a link, the tab pops up in the background which is fine, BUT, the currently open window (the page which is "active" and the link was on) loses focus. By that I mean if I want to click another link on the SAME PAGE, I must click twice. Once to "regain" focus and once more to actually activate the link. Doing some more testing, right clicking then selecting "open in background tab" does not have this issue. Is there a way to fix this? I think this problem only started in Opera 8 and has since carried over.

Tamil Friday, July 11, 2008 10:17:25 PM

I don't have any problems with middle mouse button to open link in background.

Unregistered user Friday, December 12, 2008 4:38:20 PM

Anonimo writes: Please, is possible open link from external application in one non active background tabs?

Tamil Friday, December 12, 2008 4:41:32 PM

AFAIK, not possible.

Miladin MiladinoskiEagleMKD Friday, December 12, 2008 7:12:46 PM

Originally posted by Anonimo:

Please,
is possible open link from external application in one non active background tabs?



Great suggestion, too bad not available sad

Now where was that feature request thing??... AAAH idea

Unregistered user Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:49:46 AM

thekiosk writes: Thanks, For solving my problem ^^

Unregistered user Friday, February 19, 2010 12:27:01 AM

Anonymous writes: Shift + Click mouse middle scroll button/roller, Select: Do not open link

Unregistered user Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:31:54 PM

Anonymous writes: Suppose I open this webpage --> http://my.opera.com/AyushJ/blog/index.dml/tag/UserJS Now I click on the following link on the above webpage http://files.myopera.com/AyushJ/scripts/snap-links.js What happens is: The link (http://files.myopera.com/AyushJ/scripts/snap-links.js) opens in a new tab (and it becomes active/focused) And the current tab (http://my.opera.com/AyushJ/blog/index.dml/tag/UserJS) loses focus. I dont want this to happen. I want to remain on the current tab and let the new tab open silently without becoming active! Can you please help? AND I DO NOT WANT TO ALWAYS CLICK ON 'OPEN IN BACKGROUND TAB'. I WANT A PREFERENCES SETTING THAT WILL SORT THIS OUT! Thanks in advance.

Tamil Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:51:07 PM

Use mouse middle click to open link in background tab.

Unregistered user Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:17:27 PM

Anonymous writes: i wanted a solution to this problem too, my mouse has no middle button

Unregistered user Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:10:50 PM

FoG writes: Middle mouse button works fine for new pages but what I want now is to stay in the same tab and open silently as many of my bookmarks want silently.Now when I middle click a bookmark the new tab comes up.I don't want this.Can you please help me?

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