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Discussion: Add ability to close tabs via double-click
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.
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.
I'm talking strictly about double click, the subject of the topic.