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Window Hopper: support for tabs?

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Needs-Triage Product-Window Hopper
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Description

### Description of the new feature / enhancement

The new Window Hopper tool is great for switching between different windows in the same application. But many apps use tabs within a single window instead of separate windows - eg:

* Windows Explorer
* Web browsers (Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
* Terminal

It would be great if the utility could be expanded to support switching between tabs as well.

### Scenario when this would be used?

Switching between multiple open tabs in a web browser or other application which uses tabs instead of windows.

### Supporting information

_No response_

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Research direction

Start with the Window Hopper tool and review how it currently switches between windows; the issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Clarify the expected behavior across Windows Explorer, web browsers, and terminals, then consider the work complete when open tabs can be switched between in those applications.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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