Using fallback search to google something doesn't open a tab in the current tab group.

[Liebhecht]

Instead it open a new safari window. Is there a way to change that?

[mingus]

Yes, seeing the same thing in the latest Safari 15.0 on macOS 11.6

 

If the tab group is the default 'all tabs view' then a new tab is opened in the current tab group, but if a different non-default tab group is current then searching via Alfred opens a new window and not a new tab.

 

 

[deanishe]

On 9/22/2021 at 2:24 AM, Liebhecht said:

Is there a way to change that?

Not in Alfred. How Safari handles links is entirely up to Safari.

[mingus]

to clarify:

Safari is set to always open in tabs, and that is what safari does indeed do.

Links opened from Alfred fallback search open a new window (if Safari is not using the default tab group)

So yeah may be a safari "issue"

Edited September 23, 2021 by mingus

[deanishe]

Presumably, Safari understands "open links in a new tab" to mean "open links in a new tab in the default tab group"?

Edited September 23, 2021 by deanishe

[mingus]

Yes, can confirm Mail, Tweetbot and other apps are all displaying similar behaviour - new window is opened if Safari is not currently open with the default tab group.

Cleary not an Alfred issue.

 

[mingus]

Interestingly though links from 1Password open correctly in a new tab in a non-default tab group ... 

[deanishe]

19 hours ago, mingus said:

Interestingly though links from 1Password open correctly in a new tab in a non-default tab group ... 

 

Then 1Password is doing something out of the ordinary.

[Liebhecht]

Maybe it could be replicated by Alfred? 

[mingus]

4 hours ago, deanishe said:

 

Then 1Password is doing something out of the ordinary.

 

Or ... maybe the other apps need an update to work correctly in Safari 15.0.

Edited September 28, 2021 by mingus

[Vero]

On 9/27/2021 at 1:38 AM, mingus said:

Interestingly though links from 1Password open correctly in a new tab in a non-default tab group ... 

 

1Password likely works differently because it has a Safari plugin, so works from within Safari itself, rather than using the standard macOS API to open URLs in the default browser. 

[mingus]

14 hours ago, Vero said:

 

1Password likely works differently because it has a Safari plugin, so works from within Safari itself, rather than using the standard macOS API to open URLs in the default browser. 

 

Yes, I suspect you are right. 

[deanishe]

On 9/28/2021 at 12:49 AM, Liebhecht said:

Maybe it could be replicated by Alfred? 

In theory, sure, but it's not really Alfred's job to make other applications behave the way you want. It's not the right place to implement that functionality, you know?

 

If you want to override Safari's behaviour, you should do it globally, so it's fixed everywhere.