FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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itskando
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FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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When [Open in New Tab] is enabled,
documents open in the most recently used window,
independent of any virtual desktop.
(A new window is created if no app window is presently open anywhere.)

I am seeking an [Open in New Tab] option
which considers the active virtual desktop only.

If enabled, a document would open in
the most recently used application window WITHIN the active virtual desktop,
else the document would open in
a new application window, again WITHIN the active virtual desktop.

This prevents being thrown several virtual desktops over when opening a document,
and then needing to transport the document back across virtual desktops
to the original (intended) virtual desktop.
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Adding supporting clarification of what I mean by virtual desktops:

I mean the Windows 10 feature "Virtual Desktops".
(See: Windows Settings --> System --> Multitasking --> Virtual Desktops)
which simply provide additional spaces to place/organize windows.
(This is called Spaces on macOS).

So, I mean this.
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I do not mean desktop virtualization software, which is a more advanced concept,
nor do I mean the specific desktop virtualization software known as "Windows Virtual Desktop",
which (unfortunately) creates an overlap in naming conventions...
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Hi, itskando

Thank you for the excellent suggestion. I had to consult with our Dev team to see if this was possible, and it seems that it should be, however it may be a while before you can see this functionality in the application. In the meantime I have created a formal feature request ticket for this, which you can ask any member of our support team for updates on its progress in the future.

RT#5162: FR: open new tab in current virtual desktop

Kind regards,
Dan McIntyre - Support Technician
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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(Thank you for your kind response.)
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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:)
Dan McIntyre - Support Technician
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Hello! How could I check the status on this feature request? : j
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Hi, itskando

This ticket is marked as "in progress" and has been assigned both a developer and a work item number. At the moment, I still cannot provide an estimate on how long development of this feature may still take.

Kind regards,
Dan McIntyre - Support Technician
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Daniel! It's been too long XD

Thank you for letting me know —
if there's anything I could ever do in the future to help,
such as testing and reporting, please do not hesitate to let me know : j
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FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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:)
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Hi guys, I suppose this feature never saw the light of day?
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Re: FeatureRequest: Open in New tab optionally only considers active Virtual Desktop

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Hi,

Not yet.

I assume this feature will be added in our next major release as the structure will be completely different.