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Any reason why new tabs shouldn't create an entirely new, isolated container by default? And then allow the user to close tabs implicitly by performing a merge

Any reason why new tabs shouldn't create an entirely new, isolated container by default? And then allow the user to close tabs implicitly by performing a merge operation with some existing container (say, dragging with the mouse with a hotkey held down onto an existing tab group representing a single container)? And alternatively, "merging" with the empty container, which would retroactively implement incognito mode on that tab, and incidentally coincides with the desktop metaphor for dragging things into the recycling bin... this metaphor can be extended by password protecting the recycling bin of "lost" incognito tabs.

zie 9y ago
I agree this would be awesome, in the meantime they have an extension that gets you most of the way there: push button get new tab in a new container. https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/#readme https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/#readme
hobarrera 9y ago
> Any reason why new tabs shouldn't create an entirely new, isolated container by default? That sounds a lot close to self-destructing-cookies, or now, this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autode... The thing about "new container by default", is that sessions are always lost, and people generally want to keep session alive.
c0nducktr 9y ago
You might like the "Containers On The Go" addon. It adds a second new tab button which will create a container for the new tab it creates, which then is deleted as soon as you close the tab. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-on-the-go/?src=userprofile https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-on... Someone also made a theme which will color the temporary container windows a different color so you can easily differentiate them from the normal tabs/windows. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-theme/?src=api https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-th...
- digikata 9y ago
  I wish they would create a "private" container that is equivalent to the private browsing window. This sounds pretty close...
  - Vinnl 9y ago
    I think for all intents and purposes it is the same, except perhaps for blocking trackers.
Vinnl 9y ago
As a default action, that would be rather unintuitive: you'd be logged out every time you open a new tab.

zie 9y ago

I agree this would be awesome, in the meantime they have an extension that gets you most of the way there: push button get new tab in a new container. https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/#readme https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/#readme

hobarrera 9y ago

> Any reason why new tabs shouldn't create an entirely new, isolated container by default? That sounds a lot close to self-destructing-cookies, or now, this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autodelete/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-autode... The thing about "new container by default", is that sessions are always lost, and people generally want to keep session alive.

c0nducktr 9y ago

You might like the "Containers On The Go" addon. It adds a second new tab button which will create a container for the new tab it creates, which then is deleted as soon as you close the tab. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-on-the-go/?src=userprofile https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-on... Someone also made a theme which will color the temporary container windows a different color so you can easily differentiate them from the normal tabs/windows. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-theme/?src=api https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/containers-th...

digikata 9y ago
I wish they would create a "private" container that is equivalent to the private browsing window. This sounds pretty close...
- Vinnl 9y ago
  I think for all intents and purposes it is the same, except perhaps for blocking trackers.

Vinnl 9y ago

As a default action, that would be rather unintuitive: you'd be logged out every time you open a new tab.