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Q&A Inconsistency between Ctrl click and middle click on Search button

Open the Search page in a background tab. Both Ctrl click (or Cmd click on Mac) and middle click are widely used shortcuts for opening a link in a background tab (opening for later without switc...

posted 2mo ago by trichoplax‭

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trichoplax‭ · 2026-07-27T10:34:51Z (about 2 months ago)

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## Open the Search page in a background tab.

- Both <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> click (or <kbd>Cmd</kbd> click on Mac) and middle click are widely used shortcuts for opening a link in a background tab (opening for later without switching to the new tab).
- Anyone wanting the dialog box would be using left click.

This means that the user's intention is clear in either case, so we should follow that.

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