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“The solution to too many tabs is here – a second Tab Bar.” Why stop at two? If you think that this is the feature that you have been waiting for, maybe consi

“The solution to too many tabs is here – a second Tab Bar.” Why stop at two? If you think that this is the feature that you have been waiting for, maybe consider the possibility that browser tabs are not the ideal way to store and organize information.

leetcrew 6y ago
there is a tab tree extension for firefox that is kinda popular. I like the concept (often I want to follow a bunch of links out of the same page without losing my place), but I found the sidebar implementation clunky.
wejick 6y ago
I beg to differ, tabs itself is information. Even though it's just "ephemeral", it's something ripe for any additional management tools. With all the tab chaos and context switching needs, this will be really helpful.
- leephillips 6y ago
  Most of your tabs are probably things that you intend to read later, or want to keep around to refer to, or something like that. Each one takes up a big chunk of RAM, and either a few or a lot of CPU cycles, depending on your browser and what’s running on the page. Each one takes up some screen real estate and makes it harder to navigate among the tabs that you’re actively using. If your browser crashes you may lose some tabs and the information that they represent. You can’t use this information easily if you switch to another browser. If, however, you turn these tabs into notes on your file system, all these issues disappear. Plus, you can use any software, or write your own, to manage this information. But how do you turn these tabs, conveniently, into notes? Well, just check HN now and then. Every few days there is a new front page story about another system to do just that. I wrote my own, and so have many people, because this is the kind of thing that one wants to work exactly a certain way.
sieste 6y ago
"The solution to too many tabs is here – MORE TABS!"
drcongo 6y ago
This is the new blades on razors. Pretty soon we'll have 5 tab bars and a lubrication strip.
- Dylan16807 6y ago
  I'd cool it on that analogy until you see 3. I bet it won't happen. (Arbitrary nesting needs a better UI)
  - drcongo 6y ago
    For clarity, I don't _actually_ think we're going to get lubrication strips on browsers.

leetcrew 6y ago

there is a tab tree extension for firefox that is kinda popular. I like the concept (often I want to follow a bunch of links out of the same page without losing my place), but I found the sidebar implementation clunky.

wejick 6y ago

I beg to differ, tabs itself is information. Even though it's just "ephemeral", it's something ripe for any additional management tools. With all the tab chaos and context switching needs, this will be really helpful.

leephillips 6y ago
Most of your tabs are probably things that you intend to read later, or want to keep around to refer to, or something like that. Each one takes up a big chunk of RAM, and either a few or a lot of CPU cycles, depending on your browser and what’s running on the page. Each one takes up some screen real estate and makes it harder to navigate among the tabs that you’re actively using. If your browser crashes you may lose some tabs and the information that they represent. You can’t use this information easily if you switch to another browser. If, however, you turn these tabs into notes on your file system, all these issues disappear. Plus, you can use any software, or write your own, to manage this information. But how do you turn these tabs, conveniently, into notes? Well, just check HN now and then. Every few days there is a new front page story about another system to do just that. I wrote my own, and so have many people, because this is the kind of thing that one wants to work exactly a certain way.

sieste 6y ago

"The solution to too many tabs is here – MORE TABS!"

drcongo 6y ago

This is the new blades on razors. Pretty soon we'll have 5 tab bars and a lubrication strip.

Dylan16807 6y ago
I'd cool it on that analogy until you see 3. I bet it won't happen. (Arbitrary nesting needs a better UI)
- drcongo 6y ago
  For clarity, I don't _actually_ think we're going to get lubrication strips on browsers.