# Open new tab from the category selector?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [June 25, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751 "2018-06-25T23:37:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751/1 "2018-06-25T23:37:26Z")

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Hi.  
I would like very much to be able to open categories by middle-clicking (or right click → open in a new tab) from this list:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/1/3145a9c2e8425afbf951ce33c50c463ebbb28ba1.png)

I’ve been trying reflexively several times, can’t be helped… 😆

Any plan to make that happen?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751/2 "2018-06-26T00:41:14Z")

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Why not try it from the hamburger menu at upper right? Why _must_ you do it this way?

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### Author: ![TheBestPessimist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thebestpessimist/32/247704_2.png) [@TheBestPessimist](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheBestPessimist)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751/3 "2018-06-26T06:03:22Z")

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Because here (eg. left side) is much easier to find/see. This is also the menu i use for searching categories.

I rarely use the hamburger near my profile pic.

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-new-tab-from-the-category-selector/90751/4 "2018-06-26T08:53:56Z")

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I did not figure out there was also a category selector in this menu. It is way less obvious than the selector I’ve screenshot 😃