Opening a file in an already open tab

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How can I do this in Obsidian so that when I open a note that is already open but in a different tab, it opens in the already open tab instead of the tab I am currently in?

Things I have tried

I found a community plugin called Mononote and it basically helps with this problem, but it does it extremely ugly, as there is a delay of 100 milliseconds before the file opens in an already open tab.

Are there any alternatives or maybe something needs to be done in the settings?

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Have you looked at Open Tab Settings? It says it has an option to prevent duplicate tabs, but I have not used it.

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Author of Mononote here. Yeah, the entire plugin is basically just workarounds and duct tape. Obsidian only signals “file was opened”, but now in what way, or where from, or what triggered it. So there’s nothing to latch onto before a new tab opens – we (as devs) can only react once a new tab was opened.