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I've been wanting split view in FF for a long time, so I'm going to try this right now And I know somebody, somewhere, is going to argue that it should be the

I've been wanting split view in FF for a long time, so I'm going to try this right now And I know somebody, somewhere, is going to argue that it should be the job of the desktop. I disagree. I don't want to have to create each context I want things to exist in, and manipulate that carefully. I like automatic context. That's why I like tabs in my browser and not a thousand windows. And that's why I enjoy my split views to be inside the tabs I just created.

bloopernova 2y ago
I use vertical tabs, so I don't want 2 windows with tabs, I want 1 window with tabs-1stview-2ndview
discardedrefuse 2y ago
Mozilla maintains a Firefox extension that does split view in the browser. Its called Side View. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/
- butz 2y ago
  "This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla. Make sure you trust it before installing." What?
  - cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
    I’m sure that you can piece together how this could happen.
  - slenk 2y ago
    A lot of legitimate Firefox Addons say that. Just means Moz can't manually review every single extension if they want to allow their users a good extension experience...unlike developing Chrome extensions
    - tredre3 2y ago
      > Just means Moz can't manually review every single extension The extension in question is authored by Mozilla.
      - rovr138 2y ago
        Different teams. In the case of extensions like this one should be asking , “Do I trust the author?”
- lagniappe 2y ago
  That's a sidebar, they're not the same. It requires hacks to change the dimensions to a true split, and the things like zoom and extensions don't work the same in it. This is a half-measure at best.
- alimbada 2y ago
  I've tried it. It's not nearly half as good as Edge's split screen feature.
grounder 2y ago
Vivaldi has split view / tab tiling and I really like it too. Vivaldi is based on Chromium.
ReadCarlBarks 2y ago
Vote here: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/split-screen-tab-in-tab-feature-view-more-than-one-tab-at-once/idi-p/3989 https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/split-screen-tab-in-tab...
- KennyBlanken 2y ago
  Or don't waste your time, given Mozilla management does whatever it or Google wants? Just like with Google, nobody works on anything that won't help get them promoted? There are decade-old "everyone agrees this sucks, please fix it" bugs in bugzilla that are ignored because nobody in management or development cares. It's not sexy, can't go on their resume, it won't let them give presentations at conferences, or get them on people's podcasts, or tweeted about...
  - ziddoap 2y ago
    76 ideas which were submitted are currently in development and 84 have been delivered. Using your anger/passion to try and sway people to be even less involved doesn't help anyone.
    - imchillyb 2y ago
      OP stated that there are bugs over a decade old at this point, that still exist due to the concerns mentioned. You didn’t address his statement nor his concerns. You avoided that part of the conversation to basically tell him to shut up. Address the issues first, like Firefox management team should be doing, but aren’t. I’m with OP. Firefox is a horrible user experience. And it’s that way by design. Couldn’t have Google stop paying Mozilla’s bills now could they?
      - ziddoap 2y ago
        ReadCarlBarks linked to where you can vote on ideas. KennyBlanken said don't bother to vote on ideas because they wont listen. I pointed out that many ideas are in development or have been delivered (i.e. they do listen). The rest seems pretty boring to discuss and unlikely to be a productive conversation. I'm already bored trying to explain this.

bloopernova 2y ago

I use vertical tabs, so I don't want 2 windows with tabs, I want 1 window with tabs-1stview-2ndview

discardedrefuse 2y ago

Mozilla maintains a Firefox extension that does split view in the browser. Its called Side View. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/side-view/

butz 2y ago
"This add-on is not actively monitored for security by Mozilla. Make sure you trust it before installing." What?
- cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
  I’m sure that you can piece together how this could happen.
- slenk 2y ago
  A lot of legitimate Firefox Addons say that. Just means Moz can't manually review every single extension if they want to allow their users a good extension experience...unlike developing Chrome extensions
  - tredre3 2y ago
    > Just means Moz can't manually review every single extension The extension in question is authored by Mozilla.
    - rovr138 2y ago
      Different teams. In the case of extensions like this one should be asking , “Do I trust the author?”
lagniappe 2y ago
That's a sidebar, they're not the same. It requires hacks to change the dimensions to a true split, and the things like zoom and extensions don't work the same in it. This is a half-measure at best.
alimbada 2y ago
I've tried it. It's not nearly half as good as Edge's split screen feature.

grounder 2y ago

Vivaldi has split view / tab tiling and I really like it too. Vivaldi is based on Chromium.

ReadCarlBarks 2y ago

Vote here: https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/split-screen-tab-in-tab-feature-view-more-than-one-tab-at-once/idi-p/3989 https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/split-screen-tab-in-tab...

KennyBlanken 2y ago
Or don't waste your time, given Mozilla management does whatever it or Google wants? Just like with Google, nobody works on anything that won't help get them promoted? There are decade-old "everyone agrees this sucks, please fix it" bugs in bugzilla that are ignored because nobody in management or development cares. It's not sexy, can't go on their resume, it won't let them give presentations at conferences, or get them on people's podcasts, or tweeted about...
- ziddoap 2y ago
  76 ideas which were submitted are currently in development and 84 have been delivered. Using your anger/passion to try and sway people to be even less involved doesn't help anyone.
  - imchillyb 2y ago
    OP stated that there are bugs over a decade old at this point, that still exist due to the concerns mentioned. You didn’t address his statement nor his concerns. You avoided that part of the conversation to basically tell him to shut up. Address the issues first, like Firefox management team should be doing, but aren’t. I’m with OP. Firefox is a horrible user experience. And it’s that way by design. Couldn’t have Google stop paying Mozilla’s bills now could they?
    - ziddoap 2y ago
      ReadCarlBarks linked to where you can vote on ideas. KennyBlanken said don't bother to vote on ideas because they wont listen. I pointed out that many ideas are in development or have been delivered (i.e. they do listen). The rest seems pretty boring to discuss and unlikely to be a productive conversation. I'm already bored trying to explain this.