Can someone compare the current behavior to Safari?
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Make closing tab return to previously opened tab.
Vlad added the Clarification tag .
safari 16.0 (17614.1.25.9.10) here and..
if I load slashdot in first tab and command-click two articles then go to the middle (of three now) tab and close it it jumps to the second article, same behaviour as current orion preferences
the only tabbing setting I can find in safari itself as far as I know is..to make the new tab active, thats it
Safari Version 16.2 (17614.3.7.1.7, 17614)
Same behavior as @portastar. So it seems this would deviate from Safari's normal behavior, but in my opinion it would be a nice feature to add.
4 months later
I agree, I would like that as an option in settings
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Can someone show this with a use case scenario to clearly illustrate what happens now vs what would you like to happen?
Vlad tab on the right of the closed tab if it exists, if not then, tab on the left of the closed tab
AyaanAhmed25 That is the same as Orion basically?
Vlad yea correct, but the above comments were saying they would like it if there was an option to do it differently, rn when u close a tab it just opens the tab on the right of the tab u close, regardless of when u used it, but people r saying they would like it better, if instead of simply opening the tab to the right of the closed tab, it opens the previously active tab. aka tab u were in before the would-be closed tab.
Please correct me if i misinterpreted anything guys.
@Vlad I finally determined the use-case that is causing me issues. You are corerct in that normal tab behavior mirrors Safari. It appears that when you close a tab, it returns to the tab that was active prior to the one you closed. However, the issue I'm experiencing is when I open a new tab from a pinned tab, then close that new tab, it does not return to the pinned tab despite it being the last tab I had active.
If you want, I can create a different issue that better describes this bug. I can also record it if needed. I have only tested this bug using the vertical sidebar as well, so I'm not sure if that is required.
ericschmar yes please, the clearer the description of the ask is the easier for us to react (also please compare behavior with Safari)
Sure thing. Here are my recordings. Safari doesn't have vertical tabs so I just tried my best with what I could.
a year later
Such option will greatly improve tab navigation and feels very organic. With it, when user closes a tab Orion will switch to the tab which was previously active, not the one next in the list.
20 days later
Just stumbled over this issue.
When I open a new tab from a link within a pinned tab, and I close that tab, I would expect Orion to jump back to the pinned tab. Instead of opens any unrelated tab in the tab bar.
3 months later
I would really like this option as well.