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When using the Vivaldi browser (version 1.2), it is possible to right-click on a link in a web page and select Open In New Tab. This, of course, is common to most browsers nowadays.

Other browsers have a user setting whereby the browser will remain on the source page, leaving the newly opened page to render in a background tab. I find this useful if I want to open a couple of links on a page while continuing to read it.
Vivaldi always changes focus to the newly opened tab.

Vivaldi has no explicit setting to stay on the source page. Neither can I find anything on Vivaldi Tips.

Is there a way, possibly a registry tweak, that will make Vivaldi stay on the page and make a newly opened tab render in the background?
It seems odd that a browser with so many customisation options can't do this.

Chenmunka
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Yes. Rightclick on a link, and instead of choosing Open in New Tab, choose Open in background tab, which is 2 items down in that list.

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LPChip
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Same as most browsers, Ctrl/click will open a new tab behind, Ctrl/shift/click will open in front. [Cmd on Mac]

Tetsujin
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I always open a new tab in background by clicking the mouse wheel. Tested on Vivaldi right now.

Zikato
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If you right click on any link, there's the option to "Open link in background tab".

user2765654
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On Mac to open new link in the background, press: Alt-⌘ (Windows Control-Alt) while clicking on the link. The same shortcut works in Chrome, Firefox and other major web browsers.

kenorb
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