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Discussion: Add ability to close tabs via double-click
Double clicking on tabs to close them is disastrous. It would totally ruin my browsing experience if it was a thing. imagine every time I clicked on a tab, which sometimes I do it twice, would have my tab closed, very frustrating. it's the main mouse button.
other than that, there is really no point in doubling clicking on tabs to close them.
- it doesn't save time. if someone wants to double click on a tab to close it, they can already do so, not even with 2 but with 1 click, just click on the X mark! that's the most obvious thing about each tab.
- if it's about speed, double clicking is no way faster than clicking 1 time on the X mark. whoever thinks otherwise, lets record it in milliseconds and compare the results.
- There is Middle Mouse Button click on each tab to close them.
double click close tab needed as an option!!
here is my point, first, double click is more confirmative than mid button, sometimes when I click the mid button(especially on those free spinning scroll wheel mouse), it scrolls a little bit rather than click down the button right away, not all the users are esports player.
there's also a scene when I'm using trackpad, there's no mid button at all, I have to find the small "x" button on the tab to close it, and sometimes I just don't feel like move away from my trackpad to press the ctrl+w. In addition, if I accidentally opened a background tab, and I want to close it without a mouse, I have to switch to that tab and hit ctrl+w, instead of that, I still have to find that tiny "x" button, if the browser support double click to close tab, I can easily location the wide tab area and close the background tab.
overall please add this as an optional feature to let user to choose! thanks
- disastrous??????
if you asked me to show what does it to for less time compsumping, it does resize the window - I agree, it seems like IMO an unnecessary feature that can cause accidental closing of tabs even for users who wish to use it. We need a usability test for this and put a feature flag for Edge Dev. Considering that middle mouse button is a standard mouse button, all mouse that have scroll wheel will have one, this double-clicking to close convenience is already renders it unnecessary. Good thing with middle-click, it is already a universal way to open new tab and close an app or tab. Task View and Alt+Tab, it already does this behavior that it will close an app with middle-click and on Taskbar, it creates new instance. Why create new interaction especially when double-click is now well known for "opening files", and in case of a web browser like Edge, the empty area of tabs means to maximize and restore a window. This adds complexity and confusion to regular users.
Hi, I have used windows for more than 20 years, and I just learned from you today that I can use middle button to close app during alt-tab. Very good trick. Thank you.
Since that, I don't believe "middle button to close" is a universal operation, and I bet 99% Windows user don't know this.
The biggest reason why I hate to use middle button is that the middle button is usually the scroll wheel, which is hard to press down, because it scrolls! Even if it doesn't scroll, it feels not good to press. A wheel is not design to press down, but to scroll up or down, cos' it is not a button in the first place!
And of course, instead of scroll wheel, many mouse has a independent middle button, but it is still not good to use. You have to move your finger from the left(or right) button to middle, which slows down. Staying at where you are is fast and convenient.
Come on, Edge is not the first browser in the world, don't worry at all. Double-click closing tab is a feature that exists for very long period time in many popular browsers. It is reasonable to add this feature.
I suggest make it optional, so it won't bring anything of complexity or confusion to regular users.
And last , I have used this feature for many years, I can assure you that I never accidentally close tab that I don't want to close. Double-click is safe to use. Trust me.
- it takes more time and effort to find tiny X. In the mean time you can close 5 tabs by double clicking, as the tab size is bigger and needs no effort..
I fully support HotCokeX!
We are all in a hurry and do not want to waste precious time!
Double-clicking is unacceptable!
Please do not enter this as a solutionother than that, there is really no point in doubling clicking on tabs to close them.
- it doesn't save time. if someone wants to double click on a tab to close it, they can already do so, not even with 2 but with 1 click, just click on the X mark! that's the most obvious thing about each tab.
- if it's about speed, double clicking is no way faster than clicking 1 time on the X mark. whoever thinks otherwise, lets record it in milliseconds and compare the results.
- There is Middle Mouse Button click on each tab to close them.
i don't agree at all. for more context check other comment too.
reason why 2x is usefull:
1) if you close 1000tabs in few minutes/hours your hand/fingers start to have pain after a lot of cmd w.
2) trackpad doesn't have mid bar (and all depends how you use the setting too)
3) close tab requires moving to tab bar, which is a waste of time if you open 300 tabs in batch and need to close/go to next them later...
4) see suggestion 2x + x icon near mouse, which would fix all issues.
5) we need to remember that tab size is small if 200-500 tabs are opened too. this is why i use extension, cmd v, double click etc to close them faster. (and to avoid hand pain i generally make a mix of them, first 5 minutes method 1, then method 2, then method 3).
about 3: if you need to batch click follow/like/etc. you need to keep mouse position on the same position, with x on tab you would lose that too (this mean follow action requires 2-5x more time). For users, that are not datahoarder, probably is difficult to understand what i'm saying, or why we need to do that.
EDIT: so it's all depends from your actual workflow. i still think a double click extension is much better, since you can activate and disable it much faster too.
like wrote before, 2x close should not be the default setting. the 2x is not a bad idea, but they need to implement it in a smart way.
- For point 2, this is indeed an issue with touchpad user, but there is a solution that were kept turned off by default. 3 finger press/tap should simulate middle-click, and so far, I have not experience accidentally closing something with this config. I have been doing this even with Synaptic drivers before, and it is bit easier now with Precision driver setting. Not sure why this option is always turned off, but this is already a solution for middle-click on a touchpad.
For point 3, the good thing with middle-mouse is that you can close that tab without a precise target like a close button, just hover the mouse pointer to that tab you want to close. Since it is a 3rd button, it is a distinct button that harder to accidentally trigger, it needs intent but also not hard to trigger since it sits between left and right mouse button. I have done closing like 20 tabs for example using middle-click and it is quick to do with no errors. - Spoiler
edgesuggestions wrote:other than that, there is really no point in doubling clicking on tabs to close them.
- it doesn't save time. if someone wants to double click on a tab to close it, they can already do so, not even with 2 but with 1 click, just click on the X mark! that's the most obvious thing about each tab.
- if it's about speed, double clicking is no way faster than clicking 1 time on the X mark. whoever thinks otherwise, lets record it in milliseconds and compare the results.
- There is Middle Mouse Button click on each tab to close them.
i don't agree at all. for more context check other comment too.
reason why 2x is usefull:
1) if you close 1000tabs in few minutes/hours your hand/fingers start to have pain after a lot of cmd w.
2) trackpad doesn't have mid bar (and all depends how you use the setting too)
3) close tab requires moving to tab bar, which is a waste of time if you open 300 tabs in batch and need to close/go to next them later...
4) see suggestion 2x + x icon near mouse, which would fix all issues.
5) we need to remember that tab size is small if 200-500 tabs are opened too. this is why i use extension, cmd v, double click etc to close them faster. (and to avoid hand pain i generally make a mix of them, first 5 minutes method 1, then method 2, then method 3).
about 3: if you need to batch click follow/like/etc. you need to keep mouse position on the same position, with x on tab you would lose that too (this mean follow action requires 2-5x more time). For users, that are not datahoarder, probably is difficult to understand what i'm saying, or why we need to do that.
EDIT: so it's all depends from your actual workflow. i still think a double click extension is much better, since you can activate and disable it much faster too.
like wrote before, 2x close should not be the default setting. the 2x is not a bad idea, but they need to implement it in a smart way.
like I said, for managing multiple tabs, it's not painful at all, when you use the features I suggested previously. there is no need to be clicking 1000 times to close 1000 tabs.
HotCakeX again this topic ... i skip to answer because i already post a huge limitation list about groups too. i just write: my usage is not what maybe you think, and my goals behind such usage are even different too. if you do things like i do, the actual methods are not a solution. i already wrote that it's ok for me if they don't implement it, so please don't reopen same topic again about my workflow.
edgesuggestions wrote:EDIT: so it's all depends from your actual workflow. i still think a double click extension is much better, since you can activate and disable it much faster too.
if there is an extension that does this then problem solved, extensions are exactly made for these kinds of situations, where a small percentage of people are looking for an uncommon feature. extensions are features on demand; they make the browser modular.
- No extension on Chromium browsers allow double-click to close tab on tab bar. There is one with double click inside page and that is really bad as I close accidently page often. Mouse gestures are a possible workaround, but built-in. Extensions often hoard personal data and not work on all pages well.
- It would very obviously be a toggle-able option, but yes, this idea is stupid and pointless.
- It isn't an obvious toggle in the mobile version and just results in tabs closing randomly when you select them.
