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>> How about adding a grid feature so that I can view multiple tabs in a grid, side-by-side instead of having to manually resize multiple windows everytime I ne

>> How about adding a grid feature so that I can view multiple tabs in a grid, side-by-side instead of having to manually resize multiple windows everytime I need to do this? I can't imagine I am the only one needing this. > This seems like the job of your WM/OS, not the browser. To be fair, that's what some people said about browser tabs when they first arrived too. I can see the use of having two or more browser tabs displayed in the same browser window as one logical unit, and being able to use the OS to switch between windows with different tabs. Two examples I can think of right now would be HN comments next to the article but in the same tab, or a group of live streaming videos in a grid.

noisy_boy 2y ago
Thanks for that - the incredulity of other replies made me think that I was asking for something unheard of; another use case is when you want to monitor multiple web pages simultaneously e.g. multiple Jenkins jobs.
pmontra 2y ago
Tabbed windows managers never were a thing even for people like us. Tiling windows managers are not mainstream but at least are something we know to exist. A known unknown for many of us. A feature like that in a browser could be nice for people that prefer traditional windows managers but might like to tile tabs in some browser window, maybe not all of them.
- SahAssar 2y ago
  When browser tabs came about windows basically was a tabbed window manager if you only used maximized windows since it did not group windows from the same app in the taskbar. Basically tabs, but in the taskbar.
shdon 2y ago
Having the HN comments side by side with the article is an awesome idea! I took the liberty of creating a simple Firefox extension for that. It is still pending approval by AMO, but once that is done, it will be available @ <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/hn-side-by-side/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/hn-side-by-si...> There is a divider that you can drag sideways to change the split ratio. Note that it creates an iframe inside the HN comments page, which means some websites (especially high-profile ones, unfortunately) can't load, as their security settings forbid embedding - there is nothing I can do about that, as it's a browser security feature. In case you prefer a GreaseMonkey user script, I've got you covered too @ <https://pastebin.com/iVVYUUQ6 https://pastebin.com/iVVYUUQ6> Screenshots @ <https://imgur.com/a/2y41J0Z https://imgur.com/a/2y41J0Z>
- shdon 2y ago
  Eep, I just learned the AMO approval process is currently backlogged for weeks or even months. The GreaseMonkey user script is identical, though, and you can peruse the source to make sure it does nothing untoward.
  - shdon 2y ago
    Fortunately it's now been approved, so it looks like they cleared that backlog quickly or it was overstated.
- sorenjan 2y ago
  Nice!

noisy_boy 2y ago

Thanks for that - the incredulity of other replies made me think that I was asking for something unheard of; another use case is when you want to monitor multiple web pages simultaneously e.g. multiple Jenkins jobs.

pmontra 2y ago

Tabbed windows managers never were a thing even for people like us. Tiling windows managers are not mainstream but at least are something we know to exist. A known unknown for many of us. A feature like that in a browser could be nice for people that prefer traditional windows managers but might like to tile tabs in some browser window, maybe not all of them.

SahAssar 2y ago
When browser tabs came about windows basically was a tabbed window manager if you only used maximized windows since it did not group windows from the same app in the taskbar. Basically tabs, but in the taskbar.

shdon 2y ago

Having the HN comments side by side with the article is an awesome idea! I took the liberty of creating a simple Firefox extension for that. It is still pending approval by AMO, but once that is done, it will be available @ <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/hn-side-by-side/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/hn-side-by-si...> There is a divider that you can drag sideways to change the split ratio. Note that it creates an iframe inside the HN comments page, which means some websites (especially high-profile ones, unfortunately) can't load, as their security settings forbid embedding - there is nothing I can do about that, as it's a browser security feature. In case you prefer a GreaseMonkey user script, I've got you covered too @ <https://pastebin.com/iVVYUUQ6 https://pastebin.com/iVVYUUQ6> Screenshots @ <https://imgur.com/a/2y41J0Z https://imgur.com/a/2y41J0Z>

shdon 2y ago
Eep, I just learned the AMO approval process is currently backlogged for weeks or even months. The GreaseMonkey user script is identical, though, and you can peruse the source to make sure it does nothing untoward.
- shdon 2y ago
  Fortunately it's now been approved, so it looks like they cleared that backlog quickly or it was overstated.
sorenjan 2y ago
Nice!