123414 - should ctrl+enter [cmd+enter on mac] in urlbar open the url in a new window?

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 97123

(SeaMonkey :: Location Bar, enhancement)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

spun off from bug 105537, as i was confused since control+enter [command+enter
on mac] in the urlbar does not open the url in a new window. right now, at least
on linux and mac, it merely loads the url in the current browser window.
[doesn't do anything on win32 due to bug 50255.]

so, this is just an rfe to implement ctrl+enter/cmd+enter to open the url into a
new window. cc'ing relevant ppl for their input as to whether or not we should
do this at all.

usual questions: if implemented, should this be default behavior, and have no
pref to control it? if there's a pref, is it worth having a front-end pref ui
for it?

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

see bug 123415 for clarification of the tabbed browser pref.

Comment 2

[parish]

Yes, it should be implemented. No, I can see no reason for controlling it by a pref.

If Tabs are enabled, Ctrl-Enter should open a new Tab. If they are disabled
Ctrl-Enter should open a new window. Why is there a need for a pref to
enable/disable it? As long as Enter always opens in the current Tab (if enabled)
or window.

IMHO, when Tabbed Browsing is enabled, Tabs replace Windows.

Comment 3

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

> IMHO, when Tabbed Browsing is enabled, Tabs replace Windows.

Sorry, but that's not how people I've talked to use tabs (and not how I use
them).  People tend to use multiple windows, one per task, and open all pages
related to a task as tabs in the corresponding window...

Comment 4

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 97123 ***