Switch between your two most recent tabs. Use the shortcut Alt + Q to switch between your two most recently used tabs. It’s like alt-tab but for tabs instead of windows. I can’t imagine navigating a computer without this. It feels crippling. I know that there are better ones that allow you cycle through multiple tabs, not just your most recent. If you know of one, recommend it in the comments! I just haven’t had the spare time to optimize this more.
In Firefox (and apparently also Chrome), the shortcuts Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch to the next / previous tab. Were you unaware of those, or does the “two most recent tabs” switch make a practical difference from those?
Seems quite different to me, Ctrl+tab let’s you circle through your tabs, but the new alt+q returns you to the previous tab which might or might not be next to the tab you are currently at. (I hardly use the Ctrl+tab thing, even though I’m aware of it as you’ll always have to look or think what the right shortcut to use is (There is also Cmd+[number] which gets you to the xth tab, but again here you’ll have to look and check what where you actually want to go to), but Alt+q sounds significantly more of a no brainer to just click if you want to go back.)
In Firefox (and apparently also Chrome), the shortcuts Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch to the next / previous tab. Were you unaware of those, or does the “two most recent tabs” switch make a practical difference from those?
Seems quite different to me, Ctrl+tab let’s you circle through your tabs, but the new alt+q returns you to the previous tab which might or might not be next to the tab you are currently at. (I hardly use the Ctrl+tab thing, even though I’m aware of it as you’ll always have to look or think what the right shortcut to use is (There is also Cmd+[number] which gets you to the xth tab, but again here you’ll have to look and check what where you actually want to go to), but Alt+q sounds significantly more of a no brainer to just click if you want to go back.)