This bug was fixed in the package webbrowser-app - 0.23+15.04.20150203-0ubuntu1
--------------- webbrowser-app (0.23+15.04.20150203-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=medium [ Florian Boucault ] * Make splashscreen white instead of the default black. (LP: #1378379) [ Niklas Wenzel ] * Add the ability to open a link in a new background tab (LP: #1339437) [ Olivier Tilloy ] * Use the new restoreState API in oxide 1.4 to properly save and restore navigation state across sessions. (LP: #1353143) * Add a UA override for youtube.com on desktop to fix video playback. (LP: #1412880) -- Ubuntu daily release <ps-jenk...@lists.canonical.com> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:06:38 +0000 ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1339437 Title: [browser] "Open link in a new tab" should open tab in the background on desktop Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: Triaged Status in Web Browser App: In Progress Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: "Open link in a new tab" should open tab in the background, and display some animation to inform the user(see Chrome/Firefox mobile). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1339437/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp