Ctrl+Shift+Enter opens link in a new background tab.

README

@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ superscript -- after every link. When users type that number and press enter
 key, this extension opens the corresponding link. Some salient feaures are:
 
 - Ctrl+Enter opens the link in a new tab
+- Ctrl+Shift+Enter opens the link in a new background tab
 - Zero+Enter works like Back button
 - Link is highlighted as you type the link number
 
 * Known Issues
 
 - This doesn't seem to work on webpages with flash content.
-- It seems AJAX content that is loaded later doesn't get the navigation
-  numbers.
-- Link numbers seem to get messed up when you returned to a webpage using the
-  back button.
+- AJAX content that is loaded later doesn't get the navigation numbers.
+- Link numbers seem to get messed up when returned to a webpage using the back
+  button.
 
 * TODO
 

mouseless.user.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 var keyZero = 48
 var keyNine = 57
 var keyReturn = 13
+var keyShift = 16
 var keyControl = 17
 var highlightColor = '#49A8FF' // Color that Matches with default Chrome theme.
 
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ function captureKey(event) {
 	if (event.ctrlKey) {
 	    log("Opening link " + linkSelected.href + " in a new window")
 	    window.open(linkSelected.href)
+            if (event.shiftKey)
+                self.focus()
             reset()
             return
 	}
@@ -113,9 +116,9 @@ function captureKey(event) {
     } else if (event.keyCode >= keyZero && event.keyCode <= keyNine) {
 	log("Received event with number, " + (event.keyCode - keyZero))
         keysCaptured += (event.keyCode - keyZero)
-    } else if (event.keyCode == keyControl) {
-	// Control+Enter should open the link in new tab, so don't reset the
-	// keyboard state on control.
+    } else if (event.keyCode == keyControl || event.keyCode == keyShift) {
+	// Control+Enter or Control+Shift+Enter should open the link in new
+	// tab, so don't reset the keyboard state on control.
     } else {
 	reset()
     }