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I'd love to be able to open up an arbitrary web page in this sidebar. It would be super valuable for research. They can obviously do it, since the AI sidebar al

by netule 1y ago

I'd love to be able to open up an arbitrary web page in this sidebar. It would be super valuable for research. They can obviously do it, since the AI sidebar also loads a web page, but the functionality is locked for some reason, and vertical splitting extensions are pure jank. I really wish Mozilla would focus on addressing some of the numerous user feature requests, rather than whatever the current trend is.

pwdisswordfishy 1y ago
You can put two windows on screen at the same time, you know.
NicuCalcea 1y ago
I was looking for something like that and haven't found a good solution. I like having Claude easily accessible in the sidebar, but I'd also like to add pages like my RSS reader, calendar, maps, etc. rather than having to open them in a new tab or window.
netsharc 1y ago
> I'd love to be able to open up an arbitrary web page in this sidebar. Vivaldi has that. (When Opera got bought out by some Chinese company, one of the original founders created Vivaldi. It's Chromium-based, so Chrome extensions work, and Chrome extensions not using Manifest V3 might end up not working soon).
- sphars 1y ago
  If you want to stick with Firefox, then I'd recommend Zen[0]. It has the tiling feature much like Vivaldi, among many other enhancements on Firefox. [0]: https://zen-browser.app/ https://zen-browser.app/
BoredPositron 1y ago
You can define a custom "AI" provider via about:config. It takes every webpage.
moffkalast 1y ago
Bugzilla: Fuck you, closed as wontfix.
kwanbix 1y ago
Yeah, I lived in the Netherlands for five years, so I switched to Chrome because its translation feature is much better. Now that I'm back in my home country, I've gone back to Firefox, which I prefer from a philosophical standpoint. But there's one simple feature keeping me from using it full-time: the ability to rename windows. My workflow relies on having one window per project. I name the windows Project1, Project2, Project3, and so on, so it is very simple to find each one. There are a few Firefox extensions that allow renaming windows, but the names disappear every time I restart Firefox, and they don’t sync across devices. So, unfortunately, I’m back to using Chromium.
- orev 1y ago
  Maybe tab groups would work for you? Windows/tabs are usually (always) named from the <title> html on the web site, and I’m surprised Chrome lets you change that in any persistent way. Firefox tab groups lets you manage things yourself at a higher level.
  - kwanbix 1y ago
    Thanks. No, I use tab groups also within the windows.
Brybry 1y ago
The tab group work Firefox has done has been mostly great. The idea that Mozilla doesn't focus on user feature requests seems unfounded? [1] [1] https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/idb-p/ideas/tab/most-kudoed https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/idb-p/ideas/tab/most-ku...
- F3nd0 1y ago
  The way they handled JPEG XL support has, in my opinion, provided a solid foundation for said idea.
shawnz 1y ago
Would the split tabs feature that they are currently rolling out work for your use case? https://windowsreport.com/hands-on-firefoxs-new-split-view-lets-you-compare-tabs-side-by-side/ https://windowsreport.com/hands-on-firefoxs-new-split-view-l...
- netule 1y ago
  Absolutely, 100%. I'm glad they're finally implementing it!
kjkjadksj 1y ago
Uhh, why not open two windows?
jerrygoyal 1y ago
If you're not fan of vertical splitting sidebar check out Jetwriter AI. It opens up as an overlay modal and you can use your own API Key as well.
dingaling 1y ago
Amazing how MDI is rediscovered every couple of decades. It becomes popular, then a UX counter-effort declares that it should be the job of the window manager and it dies off for a while.
- immibis 1y ago
  Related: You can already do this on any platform that has a window manager. Nobody can tell me how MDI is a good design... what if I want to show two documents from different apps side by side?
- mmphosis 1y ago
  I think that windowing systems need to be way more flexible. I want to be able to drag fullscreens, workspaces, windows, tabs, MDI sub-windows, and other types of views from different programs into and out of each other. I think Serenity OS has this with windows and tabs.

by netule 1y ago

pwdisswordfishy 1y ago

You can put two windows on screen at the same time, you know.

NicuCalcea 1y ago

I was looking for something like that and haven't found a good solution. I like having Claude easily accessible in the sidebar, but I'd also like to add pages like my RSS reader, calendar, maps, etc. rather than having to open them in a new tab or window.

netsharc 1y ago

> I'd love to be able to open up an arbitrary web page in this sidebar. Vivaldi has that. (When Opera got bought out by some Chinese company, one of the original founders created Vivaldi. It's Chromium-based, so Chrome extensions work, and Chrome extensions not using Manifest V3 might end up not working soon).

sphars 1y ago
If you want to stick with Firefox, then I'd recommend Zen[0]. It has the tiling feature much like Vivaldi, among many other enhancements on Firefox. [0]: https://zen-browser.app/ https://zen-browser.app/

BoredPositron 1y ago

You can define a custom "AI" provider via about:config. It takes every webpage.

moffkalast 1y ago

Bugzilla: Fuck you, closed as wontfix.

kwanbix 1y ago

Yeah, I lived in the Netherlands for five years, so I switched to Chrome because its translation feature is much better. Now that I'm back in my home country, I've gone back to Firefox, which I prefer from a philosophical standpoint. But there's one simple feature keeping me from using it full-time: the ability to rename windows. My workflow relies on having one window per project. I name the windows Project1, Project2, Project3, and so on, so it is very simple to find each one. There are a few Firefox extensions that allow renaming windows, but the names disappear every time I restart Firefox, and they don’t sync across devices. So, unfortunately, I’m back to using Chromium.

orev 1y ago
Maybe tab groups would work for you? Windows/tabs are usually (always) named from the <title> html on the web site, and I’m surprised Chrome lets you change that in any persistent way. Firefox tab groups lets you manage things yourself at a higher level.
- kwanbix 1y ago
  Thanks. No, I use tab groups also within the windows.

Brybry 1y ago

The tab group work Firefox has done has been mostly great. The idea that Mozilla doesn't focus on user feature requests seems unfounded? [1] [1] https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/idb-p/ideas/tab/most-kudoed https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/idb-p/ideas/tab/most-ku...

F3nd0 1y ago
The way they handled JPEG XL support has, in my opinion, provided a solid foundation for said idea.

shawnz 1y ago

Would the split tabs feature that they are currently rolling out work for your use case? https://windowsreport.com/hands-on-firefoxs-new-split-view-lets-you-compare-tabs-side-by-side/ https://windowsreport.com/hands-on-firefoxs-new-split-view-l...

netule 1y ago
Absolutely, 100%. I'm glad they're finally implementing it!

kjkjadksj 1y ago

Uhh, why not open two windows?

jerrygoyal 1y ago

If you're not fan of vertical splitting sidebar check out Jetwriter AI. It opens up as an overlay modal and you can use your own API Key as well.

dingaling 1y ago

Amazing how MDI is rediscovered every couple of decades. It becomes popular, then a UX counter-effort declares that it should be the job of the window manager and it dies off for a while.

immibis 1y ago
Related: You can already do this on any platform that has a window manager. Nobody can tell me how MDI is a good design... what if I want to show two documents from different apps side by side?
mmphosis 1y ago
I think that windowing systems need to be way more flexible. I want to be able to drag fullscreens, workspaces, windows, tabs, MDI sub-windows, and other types of views from different programs into and out of each other. I think Serenity OS has this with windows and tabs.