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Elliot Kirk Hi, while the new Edge does improve on the old one, I don't get why some of the useful features are removed. Like the option to run a downloaded file without saving and the extremely useful option to set tabs aside. I really miss the option to set aside tabs that I can use later
Elliot Kirk
Although these may already be in development, I'll repeat my vote for Run & Open in addition to Save & Save As as well as Set Aside tabs.In my work environment, there is often a need to access (Run or Open) a file/document just once and I do not need it saved in a Download or other folder. It also encourages the behavior to work from shared documents (Teams or SharePoint) instead of perpetuating the habit of downloading personal copies. It also prevents clutter in the Downloads or other folder from one-time access.
The Set Aside tabs feature feels like a natural way to temporarily "remember" pages to revisit. Having worked only a little with Collections, Set Aside seems simpler and more natural for basic follow up.
ms4132 Elliot Kirk @Drew1903 I fully agree. Set Aside Tabs is an absolute must! If not that explicitly, some way to save and easily open a specific group of tabs. Perhaps different browser configurations.
Also, and I don't know if this would be in your area or in another, but when I encounter a link, I'd like to have a context menu to "open with," like other apps do--such as photos or other pictures.
Dan_AI4GK
Rt Clk links to context menu to "open with,"
Yes, Dan, this is another such "must include as per Edge item". Good mention! Please, submit it to Mr. Smiley
& or to https://microsoftedgesupport.microsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. Thanks.
It's the same as Run/Open/Save & Save as had to be mentioned. I mean, really? Would not think having to say "Save, alone, is incomplete!" would be necessary.And maybe, it isn't (necessary), but, nobody has any way of knowing that, no ESP and blind good-faith doesn't come naturally. Ergo people do & will say, "Hey, this or that is missing, fix it."
Cheers,
Drew
- Absolutely agree 100% both in principle and details. 👍👍
Cheers,
Drew
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Surya05
Hi Surya,
The Edge Features so many people are mentioning have not been removed. They are not in, YET. One specific that I know 1st hand, the Team IS aware of the need for Run/Save/Cancel. They are, also, aware of "The List" of items being mentioned repeatedly by person after person. They are working on the stuff. We are with the understanding that it is all coming, albeit, piecemeal. I grant you it's troubling, a real concern when this stuff appears to be 'missing', ignored or neglected. But, it's like the fun of Christmas & discovering each new thing under the tree or in the toe of a stocking. Never know what "Oh, good we have that, now." will be there next. It has been suggested it'll all be there by the time Edge C goes GA or Stable Gold or whatever the non-Insider, non-beta release is tagged. It's a big, job to have it all right & appealing, must be done in steps & layers and it DO take time! You, always, will see things in Canary the earliest.
That said, do keep letting the Team know what the 'Must-haves' are, here or via Feedback. The more similar comments they receive the better.
Cheers,
Drew- Drew1903 As a side note, do you know the purpose of Install this site as an app? I see that it gives it an icon to open it separately from other sites, but is there something more to it, or is that all it is--an easy way to get to a site without going into the browser?
- Some websites like Google Photos, YouTube, Facebook, Spotify web, Telegram messaging, Whatsapp etc are more like an app than a normal website say like this forum or a web article.
installing sites as an app like PWA (Progressive Web Apps) lets you pin that one site to the start menu or taskbar and use it as a normal app. because those websites are designed that way to be standalone and feature rich, and they are Very similar to their actual phone app like Android Spotify app is very similar to the Spotify website/app.
so instead of installing Sptofiy app from Windows store, one can just go to the Spotify web player and pin it as a PWA to the taskbar and use it the same way.
it also won't need as much space as the traditional app and it gets updated automatically and rather fast because of it's online nature.
