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I’ll have to look into containers and tree style tabs. I have never knowingly used those.

avtolik 3y ago
Containers are the best. I use them every day. Also I switched from Tree Style Tab to Sidebery. I like it better for some reason.
- zavertnik 3y ago
  I found a config that worked for me using TST so I haven’t explored other methods for vertical tabs. What eventually convinced you to try Sidebery and what convinced you not to switch back to TST? I’m curious what I’m missing out on!
  - avtolik 3y ago
    Nothing major. It just feels sleek. I don't require much from these plugins.
bloopernova 3y ago
Tree style tabs enables vertical tabs, which are listed at the side of the window rather than the top. It means you can still read tab titles when you have more than a dozen tabs open. Plus you can nest and rearrange your tabs to fit your work or study. For some, like me, it's a game changer and I dislike using chrome now because it doesn't support vertical tabs. Caveat: to disable top-of-window tabs you have to use a user chrome CSS file, so it's not just "install extension, enable checkbox" easy.
- kej 3y ago
  Minor addition: you have to create a user chrome file AND you have to go into about:config and set "toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets" to true.
- mxmilkiib 3y ago
  https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery is also good for this, different approach than TST
- greenyoda 3y ago
  > Tree style tabs enables vertical tabs It's not just vertical tabs (which MS Edge has an option for), it's tree-structured vertical tabs. If you open a link in a new tab, the new tab will become a child of the original tab, making it easy to identify related groups of tabs. The subtrees can be expanded/collapsed. There are a lot of configurable options (e.g., to automatically collapse a subtree when you open a new one). More info on the extension's page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta... As someone pointed out in a sibling comment, Sidebery gives you a similar UI. I haven't used it as much, but it seems to work OK too.
zavertnik 3y ago
I don’t use containers all that much (I just auto clear cookies and history when Firefox is relaunched) but I can’t overstate the workflow upgrade that was my switching to TST a few years ago. That combined with a plethora of mouse macros for moving between tabs, changing their position in the tree hierarchy, and other basic functionality really made the experience of using a web browser more enjoyable and interesting. Lots of customization to be had with userChrome.css + TST css theming. Thankfully there’s a lot of prebuilt configs shared on GitHub to help get you started.
zrobotics 3y ago
Especially if you do any web development or IT, containers is great for testing different cookies. You can easily be logged in under multiple different accounts in the same browser window, which can be super useful for debugging certain issues tied to user accounts on a site. It's honestly such a useful feature that I'm shocked there isn't an alternative available in chrome, but it does also thwart tracking so I can see why Google won't implement it.
- nolongerthere 3y ago
  Yup I use it to be logged into various azure accounts

Containers are the best. I use them every day. Also I switched from Tree Style Tab to Sidebery. I like it better for some reason.

zavertnik 3y ago
I found a config that worked for me using TST so I haven’t explored other methods for vertical tabs. What eventually convinced you to try Sidebery and what convinced you not to switch back to TST? I’m curious what I’m missing out on!
- avtolik 3y ago
  Nothing major. It just feels sleek. I don't require much from these plugins.

bloopernova 3y ago

Tree style tabs enables vertical tabs, which are listed at the side of the window rather than the top. It means you can still read tab titles when you have more than a dozen tabs open. Plus you can nest and rearrange your tabs to fit your work or study. For some, like me, it's a game changer and I dislike using chrome now because it doesn't support vertical tabs. Caveat: to disable top-of-window tabs you have to use a user chrome CSS file, so it's not just "install extension, enable checkbox" easy.

kej 3y ago
Minor addition: you have to create a user chrome file AND you have to go into about:config and set "toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets" to true.
mxmilkiib 3y ago
https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery https://github.com/mbnuqw/sidebery is also good for this, different approach than TST
greenyoda 3y ago
> Tree style tabs enables vertical tabs It's not just vertical tabs (which MS Edge has an option for), it's tree-structured vertical tabs. If you open a link in a new tab, the new tab will become a child of the original tab, making it easy to identify related groups of tabs. The subtrees can be expanded/collapsed. There are a lot of configurable options (e.g., to automatically collapse a subtree when you open a new one). More info on the extension's page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-tab/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta... As someone pointed out in a sibling comment, Sidebery gives you a similar UI. I haven't used it as much, but it seems to work OK too.

zavertnik 3y ago

I don’t use containers all that much (I just auto clear cookies and history when Firefox is relaunched) but I can’t overstate the workflow upgrade that was my switching to TST a few years ago. That combined with a plethora of mouse macros for moving between tabs, changing their position in the tree hierarchy, and other basic functionality really made the experience of using a web browser more enjoyable and interesting. Lots of customization to be had with userChrome.css + TST css theming. Thankfully there’s a lot of prebuilt configs shared on GitHub to help get you started.

zrobotics 3y ago

Especially if you do any web development or IT, containers is great for testing different cookies. You can easily be logged in under multiple different accounts in the same browser window, which can be super useful for debugging certain issues tied to user accounts on a site. It's honestly such a useful feature that I'm shocked there isn't an alternative available in chrome, but it does also thwart tracking so I can see why Google won't implement it.

nolongerthere 3y ago
Yup I use it to be logged into various azure accounts