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Richard Nash
Richard Nash
24,862 Points
Posted by Richard Nash
Richard Nash
24,862 Points

Is there a setting somewhere to force workspaces to open in new tabs and not new windows?

I really do not like the default behavior of workspaces to open up into a new browser window. I would much rather have workspaces open up into a new tab in the same browser window. My workaround for this behavior is to right/control click the workspace name and force it to open up in a new tab, but is there any way to set all workspaces to open up into a new tab in the same browser window by default? and if not, then... why not?

Thank you,

Richard Nash Los Angeles, CA

4 Answers

Mina Qubaisi
Mina Qubaisi
2,278 Points
Mina Qubaisi
Mina Qubaisi
2,278 Points

Hey Richard,

I don't have this problem. Maybe you want to check your browser preferences to make pages open in a new tab automatically. What browser are you using?

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points
Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points

I just did a quick check , turns out this issue only happens when launching from a browser whose screen is not enlarged all the way.

Try making your browser fullscreen, and see if this works for you.

I myself thought it was an issue, and have been right clicking ever since.

Richard Nash
Richard Nash
24,862 Points
Richard Nash
Richard Nash
24,862 Points

my browser is chrome, safari and firefox, and browser window is always full screen, but i still have the same issue all the time. i'm running on a mac, but i've set my preference in all three browsers to open a new tab from a link and i've noticed that only time that it does not do that is usually there is some code coming from the site forcing a new window, so i assumed that was probably the case here.

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points
Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
30,164 Points

Hey Richard,

" and browser window is always full screen, "

Apologies I thought I had a solution

"'I've set my preference... to open a new tab"

Same here (google chrome) its always good to have some things set automatically, but it doesn't always work within the browser. Not just Treehouse