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There are certain situations in which only the favicon is displayed - for example, when tabs are "pinned". In these cases, appending text to the page title woul
by rjvir 15y ago
There are certain situations in which only the favicon is displayed - for example, when tabs are "pinned". In these cases, appending text to the page title would not be visible, which is why it's beneficial to have a dynamic favicon.
- jbri 15y agoAlso, in many cases the title of a page is longer than the area it's supposed to fit in - in which case, appending the alert to the page title results in it not being visible.
- rplnt 15y agoAnd my pinned tabs are wider than regular tabs. So favicon it is. Gmail has this function and it is great. Although I do agree that having both is probably the way to go. Change favicon (don't blink!) and prepend a number/message to the title.