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In Chrome, when typing a search into the Omnibar, I can user Cmd+Enter to open the webpage or search query in a new tab, with the tab immediately being backgrounded -- this way, my focus stays on the current page rater than switching tabs.

In Firefox, I can use the similar key combination Alt+Enter to open a search or URL in a new tab, but the new tab is immediately focused.

Is there a key combination in Firefox that lets me mimic the backgrounding behaviour present in Chrome? Additionally, is there any way I can bind this to Cmd+Enter?

My operating system is OS X.

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Is there a shortcut in Firefox that lets me mimic the behaviour present in Chrome?

ctrl+shift+enter will open the search results in a new tab, but leave the focus on the current tab.

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  • This doesn't work for me on Firefox 47.0.1 under OS X. I also tried using Cmd instead of control -- that doesn't work either.
    – Jules
    Commented Jul 29, 2016 at 21:47
  • @Jules Then perhaps you should edit your question to include your OS. It works on Windows as per my answer.
    – DavidPostill ♦
    Commented Jul 29, 2016 at 21:49
  • edited my question.
    – Jules
    Commented Jul 29, 2016 at 22:16
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Answered a similar question here

In both Windows and Mac OS, you can open a new tab from the address bar in the background with ALT-CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER. This is probably a defect

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