Make open file or folder in new tab a user choice about web HOT 10 CLOSED

jep, added 5C and 5E
5C is my favorite

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jep, added 5C and 5E 5C is my favorite

Yes, nice, 5C is good! thank you!

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open in new tab is usually a new context menu item and a shortcut hint to educate users about the shortcut.

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open in new tab is usually a new context menu item and a shortcut hint to educate users about the shortcut. !

I know. ;-) That doesn't work for us, though. There are multiple options that can be opened in a new tab, so we would need to duplicate each and every one of them to let the user choose if current or new tab.

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thinking aloud, other possibilities to tell the user how to open something in a new tab:

1. add a new settings like "prefer new tab" in the account settings 🫤
2. add second option per context menu item (=kind of a split button) 😡
3. add general "shortcuts" help page, see also #10036 🫤
4. add new-feature-callout or onboarding wizard like elizaveta did some time ago for cernbox #6695
5. add general hint text like "Hold ALT to open in new tab" to the context menu (my current favorite)
   5a
   
   5b
   
   5c
   
   5d
   
   5C
   
   5E
   

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No 5 is what I had in mind, too. Thanks for the mockup! Something like that. :-) Not sure about the alignment / placement, though.

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added variants

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Could you make/add two where the hint is just below the Open in collabora? one variation left-aligned with the icon, one with the text?

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@kulmann

ctrl/cmd + left click on Open entry opens the clicked folder in a new tab

Does this mean, we will have an new file action ?

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@kulmann

ctrl/cmd + left click on Open entry opens the clicked folder in a new tab

Does this mean, we will have an new file action ?

No, there already is an Open action for folders. And since that generates an <a> tag ctrl/cmd + left click triggers the default browser behaviour.

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