[Feature Request] keyboard shortcut for empty split view; navigation after tab close; allow Go Back to close tab

[zhengbuqian]

Hi team, thanks for the hard work and this amazing product! Here are some thoughts that I want to share:

1. Add a keyboard shortcut to open a new empty Split View with search/address bar(like Arc’s Add Split View feature). So that the current Tab(s) will stay in the window and the newly opened tab will be a new split view in the same window.
2. When I have Tab A|B in split view and Tab C after them, if I focus on Tab B, and use CMD+w to close Tab B, I expect Zen to focus on Tab A, but currently it’ll focus on Tab C, which is counterintuitive.
3. Allow Go Back to close a tab: say I am on Tab A, clicked a link and Tab B opens, not interested, clicking Go Back should just close Tab B and now I should be back at Tab A. This is extremely useful when using a mouse with side button bound to Go Back(or CMD+[): I can easily close Tab B if my left hand is AFK.
4. Say I currently have Tab A and D open and am currently on Tab A. I clicked a link and opened Tab B, then clicked another link and opened Tab C. Now I have Tab A B C D in order and focus in on Tab C. If I CMD+w to close C, I will be at B, which is good. But if I CMD+w again to close B, I would expect to be at A, but I end up in D. This is again counterintuitive.
5. When Option+Click a link, a floating window pops. If I click the Split View button of the floating window, it goes to the left of the original window. We should allow customize so that it will be splitted on the right.
6. This is a supplement to 5: allow to customize the modifier key: maybe Control+click to open a floating window.
7. This is a supplement to 5 and 6: allow Option+click or Control+click to open directly the page in a split view, instead of a floating window.

Let me know if those sounds reasonable! Thanks!

[zhengbuqian]

never mind