Last Tab Focus

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Valentin Degenne Apr 25, 2026

It works but it's not perfect. Another strategy would be to just build a data refererTabId<->createdTabId and refocus the referer if it exists when a tab is removed. It's generally better overall because it keeps the order of creation and accidental out-of-focus events won't mess with the chain.

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ta sa Developer Apr 30, 2026

Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. I agree that tracking opener relationships is a valid approach, especially if the expected behavior is to return to the tab that opened the current one. For this extension, though, I’m keeping the main behavior based on the last focused tab. The goal is to return to the tab the user was using immediately before the current one, which is not always the same as the opener tab. In version 1.1.4, I added a small improvement so the opener tab can be used as a fallback when the stored focus history points to a stale tab. I’m keeping opener information as a fallback rather than making it the primary restore strategy. Thanks again for the suggestion.

Windows Apr 23, 2026

works fine

Andrew Mancini Apr 9, 2026

Perfect