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Discussion - Set Aside Tabs and Warn on Close
Elliot Kirk Some people think Collections could replace Set Aside Tabs. I would like to point out some reasons why Collections as currently implemented are not a good replacement:
- The history for each tab is not saved in Collections. When I restore set aside tabs in Edge Legacy, I can use the back and forward buttons to go back to the next or previous page; this is not possible with Collections.
- It takes many more clicks to achieve what Set Tabs Aside does with Collections. Setting tabs aside not only saves the tabs, but also closes them with just one click, making it easy to move onto another task in an uncluttered browser. It also restores the tabs and removes them from set aside tabs with just one click, making it easy to resume a task and removing the need to remember to delete tabs when the task is done.
- In a group of tabs set aside in Edge Legacy, you can scroll sideways to see more tabs; in Chromium Edge, you have to open a collection to see more tabs, and then click a button to return to the list of collections.
Edit: Set tabs aside also saves the position on the page.
MarinM wrote:Elliot Kirk Some people think Collections could replace Set Aside Tabs. I would like to point out some reasons why Collections as currently implemented are not a good replacement:
- The history for each tab is not saved in Collections. When I restore set aside tabs in Edge Legacy, I can use the back and forward buttons to go back to the next or previous page; this is not possible with Collections.
That is a rather critical point. It essentially means Set Aside Tabs enables you to go back to kitchen, in the middle of all unfinished business with dough and all lying there and you can make decisions again. In contrast, collections is more like a ready made cookie which you can revisit for what it is, serves as a little more than an archive for already finished business.
In other words, If someone is using collections as a substitute for Set Aside Tabs they are going through the trouble of making choices, that is, what is and isn't important to them while with SAT they could revisit a snapshot of time in which their browser was in a certain state. This affords peace of mind that you are not loosing anything : microsoft shouldn't only bring this feature back but to build on it in its own direction different from the collections feature (which is more like manual shopping compared to In manufacturing process of SAT).