CTRL+SHIFT+click a Link: setting whether to split before opening

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PROBLEM

When I CTRL + SHIFT + LMB a Link, it does the exact same thing as CTRL + LMB: open link in new tab (and steal focus depending on Always focus new tabs/focusNewTab setting).

Use case or problem

I want to be able to choose with a modifier key whether a new tab (created by clicking on links) steals focus or not. This functionality would mimic web browsers where you can choose this with the SHIFT modifier:

• Ctrl + LMB = open link in new tab
• MMB = open link in new tab
• Ctrl + Shift + LMB = open link in new tab and focus it
• Shift + MMB = open link in new tab and focus it

Currently Obsidian ignores the Shift modifier in these cases such that all the above behave the same (and only focus depending on the Always focus new tabs/focusNewTab setting).

Proposed solution

I propose handling the Shift modifier such that new tabs steal focus, even if the Always focus new tabs/focusNewTab setting is set to FALSE (when the setting is TRUE the tab will be focused anyway, so the behaviour wouldn’t change).

Current workaround (optional)

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Related feature requests (optional)

This behaviour was already requested in this FR, but not as the main request:

CTRL+CLICK a Link = Link opens in a new tab, but tab doesn't steal focus

PROBLEM When I CTRL + Click a Link, it opens that link in a new tab and the tab is raised, stealing focus. USER STORY I want to be able to click on links and have them open in new tabs, but not have those tabs steal focus. This functionality would mimic web browsers where you can either CTRL+Click or Middle-Mouse-Click a link to open it in a new tab without the tab stealing focus. This is useful when you want to quickly open multiple links in new tabs. Current Obsidian behavior when clicking…