848893 - swipe to right on a link opens it in new tab

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Eugene Savitsky]

I really dislike phone and tablet browsing since it takes more time.

Computer:
Link -> CTRL+click -> in new tab = 0.3 sec

Phone/tablet:
Link -> long press on link -> "open in new tab" in pop-up menu = 2.5 sec

I suggest a feature "swipe to right over an link" opens a new background tab.
Combined with https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=811892 will make the mobile browsing experience to a new level.

Comment 1

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