Spring-loaded New Tab button does not respect "Open New Tabs In Background"

Originator:zach
Number:rdar://32996994 Date Originated:June 26 2017, 11:53 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:true
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:11.0 Beta 2 (15A5304i)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Area:
Safari

Summary:
Drag-and-drop provides a new way to open tabs. It's not perfect.

This radar chain (of which this ticket is the start) centers around a reasonably common action for me while reading on iPad: I open a web-page, such as a link-heavy article, and spawn many many links from the page in tabs. The overall experience has regressed in iOS 11 beta.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a page in Safari with links
2. Drag-and-drop a link over the spring-loaded New Tab button

Expected Results:
New page opens in background because of my "Open New Tabs In Background" preference.

Observed Results:
New page is foregrounded.

Version:
11.0 Beta 2 (15A5304i)

Notes:


Configuration:
iPad Pro 10.5”, 1st generation

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