Set the period as the hotkey to make a new tab

background.js

@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ function handleTabSwitch(hotkey_info, overrideDeduplicate){
     );
 }
 
+function openNewTab(){
+    chrome.tabs.create({});
+}
 
 chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     // Hold key event (pressed or released); broadcast to all tabs.
@@ -322,6 +325,9 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
         else if (hotkey == NAV_PREVIOUS_KEYVAL) {
             navigateToPreviousTab();
         }
+        else if (hotkey == TAB_NEW_KEYVAL) {
+            openNewTab();
+        }
         else {
             var normalized = hotkey.toLowerCase();
             var overrideDeduplicate = hotkey != normalized;

hotkeys.js

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-var BUILT_IN_HOTKEYS = [
-    NAV_LEFT_KEYVAL,
-    NAV_RIGHT_KEYVAL,
-    MOVE_LEFT_KEYVAL,
-    MOVE_RIGHT_KEYVAL,
-    TAB_CLOSE_KEYVAL,
-    TAB_SEARCH_KEYVAL,
-    NAV_PREVIOUS_KEYVAL
-];
-
 // Global state.
 // This gets updated by reading from storage before key event handlers are
 // attached. See bottom.
@@ -37,7 +27,7 @@ function keydownHandler(e) {
         if (e.key.length == 1 &&
             65 <= ascii_value && ascii_value <= 90 ||
             97 <= ascii_value && ascii_value <= 122) {
-                hotkey += e.key;
+            hotkey += e.key;
         }
         // Capture built-in hotkeys. Send them immediately so that the user can
         // repeatedly use them without releasing the hold key.

shared_utils.js

@@ -22,7 +22,20 @@ var MOVE_LEFT_KEYVAL = "{";
 var MOVE_RIGHT_KEYVAL = "}";
 var TAB_CLOSE_KEYVAL = ";";
 var TAB_SEARCH_KEYVAL = "/";
+var TAB_NEW_KEYVAL = ".";
 var NAV_PREVIOUS_KEYVAL = " ";
+
+var BUILT_IN_HOTKEYS = [
+    NAV_LEFT_KEYVAL,
+    NAV_RIGHT_KEYVAL,
+    MOVE_LEFT_KEYVAL,
+    MOVE_RIGHT_KEYVAL,
+    TAB_CLOSE_KEYVAL,
+    TAB_SEARCH_KEYVAL,
+    NAV_PREVIOUS_KEYVAL,
+    TAB_NEW_KEYVAL
+];
+
 // For tab search page.
 var ENTER_KEYVAL = "Enter";
 var ARROW_UP_KEYVAL = "ArrowUp";