How do I make control-click in Opera open new tabs?

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Solution 1

Not technically a keyboard shortcut but since you mention that you want an easy solution when you're on your laptop you should check out this extension. It will allow you to open a new background tab with a long left click. Doesn't sound like much but on a laptop it's a life saver.

Solution 2

Just tried the js hack, indeed it doesn't work by default on HTTPS. But you can turn on User JavaScript on HTTPS pages: http://www.opera.com/docs/userjs/using/#securepages

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Bryan Devaney

Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

Bryan Devaney almost 2 years

Update: As of version 11.50, control-click opens the new tab in background, as desired. Yay!

In Opera, as opposed to all other modern browsers I know, control-click does not open a new tab. Moreover, I couldn't find any good way to configure this behavior. The best available option seems to be this. However, it's so hacky that it won't work on HTTPS sites unless you enable user javascript there, which doesn't seem like a good idea. There also seem to be other proposed solutions, but none of them seem to work.

I'd like this because my laptop has no middle mouse-button, and I'm a creature of habit.

Do people have any ideas (for the latest version, 10.50)? I'd like ctrl-click to open a background tab, but I can do with foreground. Thank you!
- Gnoupi about 14 years
  
  In Opera, you can also use shift+click, it's the equivalent.
- allanrockwell about 13 years
  
  Opera 11.50β has ctrl+(left)click opening a new tab/page in the background. I just couldn't see the problem until i tried it on Opera 11.11, where it doesn't work. We can hope it stays that way out of βeta.
- Wuffers almost 13 years
  
  If you found the solution, answer your own question and mark it as accepted to that others with this same issue will know how to fix it.
Bryan Devaney about 14 years

Yes, that's what I linked to. Unfortunately, it's so hacky that it doesn't really work on https sites.
Gnoupi almost 14 years

Indeed, adding ctrl allows to open in background, while shift + click alone switches to the new tab. However, the OP wants strictly ctrol + click only, here.
Bryan Devaney almost 14 years

I know; this doesn't help since my hands are used to control-click. Since I use many computers, I can't use Opera everywhere.
Bryan Devaney over 13 years

This didn't work for me at all - this changes the keyboard behavior, but not the mouse.
Bryan Devaney almost 13 years

Thank you -- I haven't tried this since Opera fixed the original problem, but this seems very helpful.