Locking Pinned Tabs
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Brown
Jul 13, 2011, 10:06:30 PM7/13/11
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I find pinned tabs to be quite useful, especially for social
networking. However, my only issue with them is the inability to
"lock" them.
For example, it'd be ideal if, while on the pinned tab, when you use
the address bar to type in an address/search, the page is opened in a
new tab. And also, while on the pinned tab, when you click on a
bookmark on your toolbar, the page is opened in a new tab.
Pinned tabs currently have the menu options to reload, duplicate,
close, etc. Perhaps a "Lock" option would be convenient, too?
Just a suggestion.
networking. However, my only issue with them is the inability to
"lock" them.
For example, it'd be ideal if, while on the pinned tab, when you use
the address bar to type in an address/search, the page is opened in a
new tab. And also, while on the pinned tab, when you click on a
bookmark on your toolbar, the page is opened in a new tab.
Pinned tabs currently have the menu options to reload, duplicate,
close, etc. Perhaps a "Lock" option would be convenient, too?
Just a suggestion.
Shashank Shekhar
Jul 13, 2011, 10:33:01 PM7/13/11
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I know that you know that you can do this by opening a new tab (Ctrl+T) and type the URL there. Can't help but think this feature is a crutch for the lazy (no offense) ;)
On another note, there is no reason why this type of tab 'locking' needs to be restricted to pinned tabs.
Cheers
Shashank
On another note, there is no reason why this type of tab 'locking' needs to be restricted to pinned tabs.
Cheers
Shashank
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Caleb Eggensperger
Jul 13, 2011, 11:16:08 PM7/13/11
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The original pinned tab feature worked this way, but it was confusing an unintuitive for too many users, so it was scrapped.
Brown
Jul 13, 2011, 11:54:51 PM7/13/11
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What was so confusing about it, if you don't mind my asking?
On Jul 13, 11:16 pm, Caleb Eggensperger <caleb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The original pinned tab feature worked this way, but it was confusing an
> unintuitive for too many users, so it was scrapped.
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> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 19:06, Brown <brown.bran...@live.com> wrote:
> > I find pinned tabs to be quite useful, especially for social
> > networking. However, my only issue with them is the inability to
> > "lock" them.
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> > For example, it'd be ideal if, while on the pinned tab, when you use
> > the address bar to type in an address/search, the page is opened in a
> > new tab. And also, while on the pinned tab, when you click on a
> > bookmark on your toolbar, the page is opened in a new tab.
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> > Pinned tabs currently have the menu options to reload, duplicate,
> > close, etc. Perhaps a "Lock" option would be convenient, too?
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> > Just a suggestion.
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> > Chromium Discussion mailing list: chromium-disc...@chromium.org
On Jul 13, 11:16 pm, Caleb Eggensperger <caleb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The original pinned tab feature worked this way, but it was confusing an
> unintuitive for too many users, so it was scrapped.
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> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 19:06, Brown <brown.bran...@live.com> wrote:
> > I find pinned tabs to be quite useful, especially for social
> > networking. However, my only issue with them is the inability to
> > "lock" them.
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> > For example, it'd be ideal if, while on the pinned tab, when you use
> > the address bar to type in an address/search, the page is opened in a
> > new tab. And also, while on the pinned tab, when you click on a
> > bookmark on your toolbar, the page is opened in a new tab.
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> > Pinned tabs currently have the menu options to reload, duplicate,
> > close, etc. Perhaps a "Lock" option would be convenient, too?
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> > Just a suggestion.
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> > --
Caleb Eggensperger
Jul 14, 2011, 1:16:36 AM7/14/11
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I am not a chrome developer; this is just what I heard about it, on either the bug or a forum thread.
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Tibor
Jul 14, 2011, 4:16:17 AM7/14/11
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When I enter a URL to the address bar I expect that the tab it belongs
to will display the website.
Having a different behavior for some tabs would not only be confusing
but annoying too i.e. if I forget that it's a pinned tab, type URL,
new tab opens and then I'd have to close the pinned tab what I don't
need anymore at that time.
Hiding or making read only the address bar would be a better approach.
to will display the website.
Having a different behavior for some tabs would not only be confusing
but annoying too i.e. if I forget that it's a pinned tab, type URL,
new tab opens and then I'd have to close the pinned tab what I don't
need anymore at that time.
Hiding or making read only the address bar would be a better approach.
Mark Lunney
Jul 14, 2011, 6:27:03 AM7/14/11
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There's some extensions that give the option to lock tabs:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search?q=lock+tab
I liked this when it was a native feature too, but there's user
feedback for you.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search?q=lock+tab
I liked this when it was a native feature too, but there's user
feedback for you.
Paul Nordstrom
Jul 14, 2011, 11:32:26 AM7/14/11
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I believe that this would be better supported natively. For instance,
the extension that I tried couldn't lock a pinned tab if gmail was
loaded in it. And I think that a pinned tab should at least *warn*
you before closing (e.g. due to an accidental Ctrl-W).
paul
the extension that I tried couldn't lock a pinned tab if gmail was
loaded in it. And I think that a pinned tab should at least *warn*
you before closing (e.g. due to an accidental Ctrl-W).
paul
Shashank Shekhar
Jul 14, 2011, 1:54:42 PM7/14/11
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Again, why should tab locking be limited to pinned tabs, and not available to every tab?
That said, I too expect a URL to submit in the tab I'm currently on. Remembering whether I'm in a locked mode or not (allowing me to relax center-mouse clicks or Ctrl+T etc) seems like another thing to remember. Is it really that hard to open a new tab or open a link in a new tab?
Thanks
Shashank
That said, I too expect a URL to submit in the tab I'm currently on. Remembering whether I'm in a locked mode or not (allowing me to relax center-mouse clicks or Ctrl+T etc) seems like another thing to remember. Is it really that hard to open a new tab or open a link in a new tab?
Thanks
Shashank
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kenboldt
Sep 6, 2012, 8:29:35 AM9/6/12
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With all due respect, it isn't that it is hard to open a new tab, it is simply the desire to have a pinned tab remain where it is. An example. I always have gmail loaded as a pinned tab. If I am looking at my gmail, and then click a bookmark or start typing an URL, but I mistakenly didn't do it in a new tab, now my gmail tab, is no longer a gmail tab. In firefox, if I did this, it would simply load the new URL or the bookmark in a new tab, leaving the pinned tab just as it was, which is exactly the behaviour I would expect for something that I have supposedly "put a pin in".
My thought is, when you are pinning a tab, you are saying this is a tab that I want to stay where it is, hence, putting a pin in it. Currently, the ONLY thing pinning a tab does is make the tab smaller. If that is the only behaviour that is accomplished, then it should be called shrink tab, not pin tab, because the tab isn't "pinned" at all.
Any program I can think of, that has lists of recently opened files, or something similar, if there is a "pin" option, when you select it, it means that item never leaves that list unless you specifically "unpin" it. The same thinking should be applied to pinned tabs. Unless I "unpin" the webpage loaded in the tab, that same webpage should always be the one that is loaded in the pinned tab.
Ken
gollyg
Dec 3, 2012, 4:32:25 PM12/3/12
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I think kenboldt has nailed it (pun a little bit intended, but rather bad all the same). Perhaps we are disagreeing on the meaning of 'pinning' a tab. My view is that we are talking about a specific user choice to protect the contents of a tab, making it available throughout the user's browsing session (and perhaps in future sessions too). Given this definition browsing to other pages within a pinned tab should not be possible, it would need to be unpinned.
I think that Tibor's suggestion is a good idea for the address bar - it gives you a visual and functional confirmation of the behaviour of a pinned tab. but in page links would also need to support that behaviour by opening in a new tab.
If my definition of a pinned tab is incorrect, I would be interested in hearing what a pinned tab's purpose actually is!
Carl Menezes
Feb 27, 2013, 5:47:28 PM2/27/13
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Here is my use case for pinned tabs:
At work, I have 3 pinned tabs: 1 tab for JIRA, 1 tab for Teamcity and 1 tab for the internal Wiki.
I would like to always be able to mentally associate these three tabs with the sites I have assigned them.
It's fine for a tab to change URL, but not domain: When I open my browser the next morning, I expect Chrome to show me the bug I was working on or the build project I was monitoring to show up in the respective pinned tab.
The problem comes when you have external links (say from the wiki or from a bug page to an rfc). If it is an external site, I would expect a normal tab to open, so the pinned tab always maintains the right context.
Steven Johnson
Mar 8, 2013, 1:22:15 PM3/8/13
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kenbolt described exactly what I am looking for. I am converting from FF to Chrome as my default browser, wish I made the switch sooner.
I find myself checking Gmail in a pinned tab, then clicking on a bookmark and now my Gmail tab is gone it become the bookmark I clicked on.
If I did this in FF the Gmail pinned tab remains protected and the book mark I clicked is open in a new tab. The only way to change the protected pinned tab it to type a new URL in the address bar.
Does anyone know of any extensions that can accomplish this functionality?
Thanks! -- Steven
war59312
Jun 13, 2013, 12:04:23 AM6/13/13
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Hi,
Here, we are, on Chrome 29 already and still can NOT truly lock a tab. Sad!
I should be able to simply right click a tab and choose "Lock tab".
This would mean you can NOT close it at all (shortcuts get disabled, "x" on tab goes away, and middle clicking the tab does nothing) until you again right click on the tab, and the user chooses "Unlock tab".
Also, a "locked tab" means just that, it can NOT be closed. If the user is viewing the "locked tab" and then clicks on a link it still opens like normal in that "locked tab". After all it is the tab that is locked, not the page.
Which means we really need a second option called "Protect tab".
"Protect tab" means if the user is viewing that "Protected tab" and clicks on a link, that link opens in a new tab so that the current page is always what is displayed in the tab, hence the tab is "protected".
So yes you can both "Lock tab" and "Protect tab" together as well.
That's how I'd imagine this should work.
cya,
Will
Cassio Souza
Sep 26, 2014, 4:33:04 PM9/26/14
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I made a simple extension that automatically "protects" pinned tabs, asking for a confirmation when you try to close one:
Omri Amos
May 5, 2015, 3:43:04 AM5/5/15
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+1 for this basic feature that I used to love in Firefox, and that is STILL missing from chrome for like forever....
Markus
Jul 15, 2015, 2:52:22 AM7/15/15
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+1
Brice Buronfosse
Sep 16, 2015, 5:54:06 AM9/16/15
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+1
Jay Marble
Sep 17, 2015, 3:18:04 PM9/17/15
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+1
ECP
Jan 24, 2016, 2:09:46 PM1/24/16
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+1
Александр Кравчук
Feb 17, 2016, 3:15:57 AM2/17/16
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+1
On Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 7:04:23 AM UTC+3, war59312 wrote:
Calum Cuthill
Feb 18, 2016, 8:17:22 PM2/18/16
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+1 This is actually the main reason I use Safari instead of Chrome!
Evan Perkins
Feb 28, 2016, 7:08:27 PM2/28/16
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+1!
Luk
Feb 12, 2018, 5:51:44 AM2/12/18
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+1
I much prefer Safari's behaviour for pinned tabs. Since Chrome is deprecating Apps on platforms other than Chrome OS, a need for site-specific "app" mode will become more pressing. Making pinned tabs domain-specific would solve this issue and simplify the web app paradigm by displaying every site as a tab that can potentially become an "app" by pinning.
Current pinned tab behaviour confuses even a technical user like me, as a pinned tab does not display its page name. It reinforces the expectation that navigation inside a pinned tab can occur solely in-site without browser navigation UI.
Do other people use pinned tabs with the intention of navigating the whole web inside that tab and re-using the tab for other tasks than what it was initially pinned for? Only then would current pinned tab behaviour be the right choice in my view.
jus...@50foot.com
May 7, 2019, 9:15:47 AM5/7/19
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Seems like this would be wanted by more users with the way web apps work these days!
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