Quick Safari 3.1 tip: double-click for a new tab

By Kevin C. Tofel | Wednesday, April 2, 2008 | 11:16 AM CT | 5 comments | Tweet This

Not sure why it took so long for so useful of a feature, but I’ve been loving it in Safari 3.1 on my Mac for the past few weeks. I opened 82 tabs in the browser during a two-hour stretch yesterday (hey… I was bored and curious… a deadly combination) so opening new tabs quick and easy-like is a plus. Instead of hitting Command-T on the keyboard, you can simply double-click any blank space in the Tab bar within Safari 3.1 and poof! you’ve got a new blank tab. I’d screen print the area I’m describing, but you probably get the idea, plus I’m at the ~~Quackertown~~ Quakertown, PA Starbucks with the Q1UP.

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Comments (5)

Firefox has had this feature for some time and IE7 has the same.
it is quite useful
..wiley
NW Houston

Wiley Johnson — 5:35 AM on April 2, 2008 Reply
Opera has it too.

Mr. Noodle — 6:16 AM on April 2, 2008 Reply
I prefer Ctrl T to open a new tab. It’s a great shortcut.

And Ctrl W to close a tab.

JK
http://mdjosephkim.blogspot.com/

Joseph Kim — 6:42 AM on April 2, 2008 Reply
Now, a better shortcut would be doubleclick a link to open it in a new tab vs in the existing window. eliminate the right click or the keyboard

Ricoks — 8:38 AM on April 2, 2008 Reply
“Now, a better shortcut would be doubleclick a link to open it in a new tab vs in the existing window. eliminate the right click or the keyboard”

With IE7 or FF (probably others too) and a 3-button mouse, you can middle click to open a link in a new tab. Even handier.

John — 3:33 AM on April 3, 2008 Reply