How to open new tab in JavaScript without switching to the new tab?

Question

How can I open a new tab using javascript without switching to the new tab?
For example, when a user clicks on a link a new tab is to be opened, but the user should stay

Answer 1

Unfortunately, you can't do this in ALL browsers, but you can do this in Chrome if you implement browser's extension. How to manipulate with tabs in Chrome by javascript:

http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/tabs.html

chrome.tabs.create(object createProperties, function callback)
    Creates a new tab. Note: This function can be used without requesting the 'tabs' permission in the manifest.
Parameters
    **createProperties** ( object )
    **windowId** ( optional integer )
       The window to create the new tab in. Defaults to the current window.
    **index** ( optional integer )
       The position the tab should take in the window. The provided value will be clamped to between zero and the number of tabs in the window.
    **url** ( optional string )
       The URL to navigate the tab to initially. Fully-qualified URLs must include a scheme (i.e.    'http://www.google.com', not 'www.google.com'). Relative URLs will be relative to the current page within the extension. Defaults to the New Tab Page.
    **selected** ( optional boolean )
       Whether the tab should become the selected tab in the window. Defaults to true
    pinned ( optional boolean )
       Whether the tab should be pinned. Defaults to false
    **callback** ( optional function )