Open item in a new (background) tab

[AmrEldib]

The 'Open' button/link does open items in a new tab. However, the browser switches over to that new tab. I try to use the middle button on my mouse, or right click > Open in New Tab. But it doesn't work, because 'open' is not a link.
Adding a button/link to open item in a new background tab would really help because I usually scroll through items, open the ones that are interesting, then go read them rather than scroll, read, scroll, read, etc.
Or, instead of adding a new button, switch the 'open' button to a link that can be opened.
An existing workaround is to click on the name of the feed, it's a direct link to the item, but it's way too subtle.

[bendem]

As a workaround, you can click the site name and timestamp at the top of the article (next to the tags). That one is a link.

[PhrozenByte]

I implemented this more than 1,5 years ago, but @SSilence rejected the pull request. You can still merge it on your own: #452. My fork contains some more (imo very helpful) additions for desktop users which were rejected, too.

[AmrEldib]

Thanks @PhrozenByte I'll give that a try.
thanks for the tip @bendem I made a note of that in my first post, but it's way too subtle to find.

[bendem]

it's actually not that hard to find. Timestamps are the usual place to look at when looking for permalinks (facebook, twitter, G+, blogs...)

[AmrEldib]

true, except it's not the timestamp but rather the name of the feed source.

[drasill]

With firefox, you should set the option in about:config named browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground to true.

Then when you press the v key in Selfoss, it opens in a new tab, without switching to it.

There's a solution to do it in the other browsers, I suppose.

[jtojnar]

It is actually the timestamp now, as clicking the source opens the source (#794)

[phyesix]

Hi all, is there any action about this?

[marcin93]

Hi, is that request in contradiction to some plans, best practices, anything?
Provided workaround is working but ... really non-intuitive.

[jtojnar]

It is on my to do list. I want to make more buttons in the interface links, just did not get around to it yet.

Edit: the fix should now be part of #1216.

[jtojnar]

Fixed by dba6b06. Sorry for the delay.