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Would you extend that argument to tabbed interfaces as well? Why should browsers support tabs (and an inconsistent interface by each vendor), when you can just

Would you extend that argument to tabbed interfaces as well? Why should browsers support tabs (and an inconsistent interface by each vendor), when you can just open a new window instead?

wvbdmp 1y ago
One could argue that this affordance should be provided by the OS for a unified experience.
Etherlord87 1y ago
The tabs reuse resources of the browser, and the browser does it really well - I think it's not even arguable that browsers are more complex than the OS GUI API, this is why e.g. Windows 11 uses react.js in start menu. So if you create a webpage that is so damn advanced that it beats the browsers OR it somehow reuses heavy resources within one webpage, I'd say this is a good justification. And IMO the OP link isn't an example of that.
- codethief 1y ago
  > Windows 11 uses react.js in start menu They do what?! EDIT: Sounds like they only use it for the "Recommended" section, though? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44124688 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44124688
Twey 1y ago
Even better, WMs can (and sometimes do) support tabs!