Aug 04, '03 09:24:00AM • Contributed by: phaseshifter
First, back up Safari. Then control-click on Safari, select Show Package Contents. Open Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj -> Browser.nib in Interface Builder. Click on the third button from the left in the browser window. Press Command-Shift-I. In the NSButton Info window that opens, select Connections from the pulldown menu. Click on "target" under Source, then click the Disconnect button. Select "newTab" from the list of Actions and click the Connect button. Save and close.
Now the Home button will open a new tab.
[robg adds: I haven't tried this one myself; command-T is my preferred method of adding a new tab.]
