AHK script for Groupy so it behaves like traditional tabbed explorer?

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Anyone experimented with a script so that in File Explorer, pressing ctrl+t opens a new explorer tab window (not a duplicate like the current + button does), and allows you to cycle through tab by pressing ctrl+tab or ctrl+shift+tab to cycle in reverse? This way it behaves like Chrome and any other traditional tabbed browsing application.

Why isn't this the default? It would make more sense to have tabbed browsing behave like it does in other programs, or at least have the option for this behavior.

If anyone has a script so that when explorer.exe is the current active window, pressing "ctrl+t" and "ctrl+tab/ctrl+shift+tab" acts as a hotkey for the "+ sign" and "win+~" so that it can behave the way I described, that would be great.

Thanks,

groupy
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

The issue is those hotkeys are in use in some apps both for their own tabs or for other purposes.

As Groupy is global it would interfere with other apps if it were to alter those keys for everywhere.

We are considering offering it on a per app basis in the future, but as noted above globally would be a compatibility problem.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Here is a basic script I managed to write today (Not the best quality code)

 

https://gist.github.com/VarunAgw/5fa6defe1a871f819f265461d5d23dd6

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Great! Thanks for the script.

I've tried to use it, and but it doesn't seem to work. I downloaded the AHK file and ran it, and then tried to do Ctrl+T for new tab, and cycle with Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab, but it didn't do anything.

Any tips?

Thanks!

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

There was one bug I found which I have fixed.

 

It is supposed to add for support Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab and Ctrl+W (for closing tab). You can try the latest version. Maybe it works.