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Tabs' information densities are already too high. You can't fit most pages' entire title in the tab, so dedicating space for another icon to something that both
by rcfox 16y ago
Tabs' information densities are already too high. You can't fit most pages' entire title in the tab, so dedicating space for another icon to something that bothers 0.0001% of users isn't very pragmatic.
Besides, how is the browser going to know? There are many ways that a page could be making noise: <audio>, <video>, Flash, Java, other random plugins
Also, how often do you have multiple tabs playing sound? I guess if you middle-click a lot of Myspace links all at once...
If you're running Chrome, why not disable all plugins by default and then set it up so that you can click to enable as needed? That's what I do!
- andrewstuart 16y ago>>>why not disable all plugins by default and then set it up so that you can click to enable as needed? Care to elaborate? How do I do that?
- rcfox 16y agoPreferences -> Under the Hood -> Content Settings (Privacy Section) -> Click to Play (Plug-ins section) Note: I'm running Chrome 12, so things might be different for older versions. Also, I think I had to enable the click to play in about:flags. Before that, I'd have to right-click and choose enable from a menu.
- keeperofdakeys 16y agoFor Firefox, try NoScript for this functionality.
- Skalman 16y agoThey could easily "flash" when the sound begins if it's not the active tab. That would be useful, and that wouldn't dedicate any unnecessary space. Especially useful if you have sound turned off. (Similar feature in Ubuntu: when sound is turned off and an application wants to play something the sound icon turns red)
- natabbotts 16y ago<audio> and <video> tags don't count as plugins in Chrome, so aren't disabled with this method.