New Window Shortcut Key in Safari

Question

I am using macOS Sierra (10.12) and Safari 10.0.

Usually I just press ⌘N to open a new window in Safari. This shortcut seems to have changed recently (perhaps when I upgraded to Sierra). Now ⌘N will only open a new window in non-full screen mode. In full screen mode, it will open a new tab.

I checked the File menu in the menu and it displays the N shortcut for a new window when I'm in full screen mode. This command works in full screen mode, but if I'm not in full screen mode, ⌥⌘N will open a new tab: S

I tried to set ⌘N as the keyboard shortcut for a new window in Safari (in the system settings). Now he also says “New ⌘N window” in the “File” section when I am in full screen mode, but the shortcut still opens a new tab.

Is this a bug or is it supposed to be a new feature? It doesn't seem to work very well. I would like to have a key combination that opens a new window regardless of whether I am turned on in full screen mode or not.

Note: ⌘T works the same as before.

Answer 1

In "System Preferences"> "Docking Station" there is a parameter "Prefer tabs when opening documents." Change it to "Manual", it is probably now set to "Full Screen".

I don’t know why this option is under the Dock settings, but it will help you solve the problem. I think all applications behave like Finder and Preview. I think you cannot choose and choose how you want the application to behave.

I disabled it because I was trained to use Cmd + N for new windows and Cmd + T for tabs. It makes no sense why Cmd + N and Cmd + T will open tabs regardless of settings. Why execute a command from two different keyboard shortcuts, especially losing the classic shortcut that many have rooted in their heads.

Answer 2

I found that if you set the “New Tab” to ⌘N and the “New Window”, since ⌘T will work, ⌘T will open a new window, and ⌘N will open a new tab, although this will be back if you switch them to the right way, they both just open a new tab. Annoying, I know.