Ctrl+Tab MRU
Switch between tabs in the most recently used order, can be configured to use Ctrl+Tab as a shortcut
What is Ctrl+Tab MRU?
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'Ctrl+Tab MRU' allows switching through tabs in the order they were visited before. By default this happens by pressing Ctrl+Y for going back in time and Ctrl+Shift+Y for the other way round.
*** IMPORTANT TO KNOW *** Unfortunately Chrome doesn't drectly allow users to set Ctr+Tab as shortcut keys. So I suggest using the following trick to circumvent this: https://superuser.com/a/1326712.
Tab switching also works on special pages (like chrome://), Chrome Web Store URLs, PDFs, XMLs or when the address bar is focused. In this case a temporary tab is opened to show the menu. To directly jump to a tab listed on the switcher menu, click on its title or icon.
Drawbacks:
- At the moment I don't have an idea how to avoid the temporary tab. It's required because I otherwise could not detect the release of the ctrl key (=end of the switching action) on special pages.
- If you release the ctrl key too fast while the temporary tab is loaded I am unable to detect the key-up event, therefore the menu gets stuck. Please hit the ctrl key again to finish switching.
- Recent tab order is not preserved when closing and restoring a window.
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Pros
- Allows for customization of keyboard shortcuts
- Useful for quickly switching between tabs
- Works for some users on different platforms
Cons
- Does not work for some users, especially on Mac
- Glitches and bugs reported by multiple users
- Inconsistent behavior with not all open tabs being shown
- Difficulty in setup and configuration
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- Glitches and bugs
- Does not work on Mac
- Customization of keyboard shortcuts
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