Apr 09 2021 02:38 AM - last edited on Jan 06 2022 06:06 AM by Allen
Workspaces
you can create multiple Workspaces in Edge, have tabs in each of them, and when you close all Edge windows and open Edge again, you still have your workspaces, it's like a combination of tabs set aside + tab groups + pinned tabs
experimental feature in canary, probably CFR. works really well so far
Apr 09 2021 04:36 AM
@HotCakeX Is this feature available in the most recent Canary build for MacOS? I'm not seeing that little button next to the "Turn on vertical tabs" button. Thanks!
Apr 09 2021 04:46 AM - edited Apr 09 2021 04:48 AM
Hi,
it's not rolled out to everyone just yet.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/articles/controlled-feature-roll-outs-in-microsoft-edge/m-p/7...
I only use Windows.
Apr 09 2021 06:14 AM
@HotCakeX Thank you for sharing that link. I was not aware that is how MS deploys features to the Canary channel.
Apr 09 2021 08:03 AM
Apr 09 2021 08:11 AM
@HotCakeX I did try to manually turn on this feature per the article you shared. I could not find anything related to Workspaces edge://flags.
This feature caught my eye because I think it will mesh well with my working style.
Do you know if there is a way to determine if it is even available yet in Canary for MacOS?
Apr 09 2021 10:52 AM
Apr 09 2021 11:22 AM
@HotCakeX Hmm, I think you are correct, but in the post you shared, in the section "What if I really can't wait?", it states that you can override the default and turn something on if you would like:
What if I really can’t wait?
If a feature has not yet been enabled by default for you, and you’d like to try it out, you can enable it on edge://flags and the new feature will be applied the next time you launch your browser.
Apr 09 2021 11:55 AM
Apr 10 2021 12:07 AM
Apr 13 2021 01:52 AM
Apr 13 2021 03:40 AM
@Jeffz9527 Thanks for sharing that article. Is it possible the reason the feature disappeared after your Windows upgrade is because your modified Canary shortcut (with the command line argument) was overwritten during the upgrade?
I'm on a Mac so I tried launching Canary from the terminal using this command:
open -a "Microsoft Edge Canary" --args -–enable-features=msWorkspaces
Canary launched, but the Workspaces features was not enabled.
@HotCakeX Do you know who from Microsoft moderates this forum and could give us a more definitive understanding of the status of this interesting new feature? Example: Is it only currently available in the Windows build of Canary? Thanks!
Apr 13 2021 10:00 AM
Apr 13 2021 10:03 AM
Apr 13 2021 05:21 PM
Thank you, I turned off startup boost and the button came back!
Today's dev update also get this feature.
Apr 13 2021 05:35 PM
Apr 13 2021 06:04 PM
Apr 14 2021 12:41 AM - edited Apr 14 2021 12:43 AM
You're very welcome :)
let's send feedback for them through browser
Apr 14 2021 02:56 AM
@Jeffz9527 Glad that worked out for you! As far as I know Startup Boost is only a feature on the Windows version of Edge. I'm thinking that Workspaces has not yet been ported over to any of the MacOS versions of Edge.
Apr 14 2021 11:42 AM