Add "open in new tab" option to the Files panel on the left side that lists other files

[wyattscarpenter]

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When I'm editing code in the standard github editor on the website (not the codespaces, just the regular one that happens when you click the pencil icon by a file or code list), there's a Files panel on the left side that lists other files. Sometimes, I'd like to open those files in a new tab while I'm editing, to cross-reference something. However, apparently they aren't real links, because when I right-click them there's no "open in new tab" option, only this:

I'm using current firefox and the standard http://github.com/ website, by the way.

I would like them to become real links and have the standard link context menu options, if possible.

Known workaround: middle-click the file to open it in a new tab, which works.

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