#1179 Opening Side Panel with `tabId` parameter opens side panel on all tabs

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: belthaZornv

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Describe the bug

I'm using:

https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-extensions-samples/blob/main/functional-samples/cookbook.sidepanel-open/script.js

But the sidepanel stays open for all the tabs.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior, or file the issue is found in:

1. Go to 'cookbook'
2. Copy and paste the code to your code (background script)
3. Install and open sidePanel -> sidePanel on all tabs.

Expected behavior

SidePanel only open for the active tab

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[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: munr0

Bringing attention to this – using chrome.sidePanel.open({ tabId: sender.tab.id }); still seems to open the tab-specific side panel on the intended tab, but also opens the global tab defined in the "default_path": in manifest.json everywhere else.