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Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by mos_basik »

FreakyT wrote: post #25
bhaumik wrote: post #18

Usage stats, from article: - Duplicate: 23.21% - Reload: 22.74% - Pin / Unpin tab: 13.12% - Close tab: 9.68% - Reopen closed tab: 8.92% - New tab: 6.63% - Close tabs to the right: 6.06% - Mute tab: 5.38% - Close other tabs: 2.20% - Unmute tab: 1.41% - Bookmark all tabs: 0.64%

Part of the 6.06%! I will definitely miss the close tabs to the right option. Interesting that Duplicate is so popular; I've never really used it for anything, ever.

I use it a lot when developing - I'll have a tab open and then I'll want another tab of the same URL except for a slightly different port number or hostname. I find it faster to duplicate the tab, make the change and hit enter than to select the URL, open a new tab, paste the URL, make the change and hit enter.

I use it so much that I finally tracked down how to do it with the keyboard: Alt-D, Alt-Enter. (Shift focus to the address bar and select its contents; open a new tab with the contents of your selection).

Then I started using a computer with a Model M keyboard with no Windows key and had to remap my i3 modifier to Alt on all my computers to fix my muscle memory. Alt-D is the default shortcut for dmenu, i3's default program launcher, and i3 intercepted shortcuts before chrome. So I eventually rebound dmenu to a totally unmnemonic Alt-C... but now I've realized that Vimium allows me to duplicate tabs by typing yyP ("yy" yank contents of address bar to clipboard, "P" open new tab with current contents of clipboard).

All this to say, I love my duplicate tabs and these 6%ers who love killing tabs (but just to the right) are weirdos.

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by reneherse »

FreakyT wrote: post #19
echelon wrote: post #9

Chrome is becoming the browser of the masses. Power user usability features are disappearing. I'm still upset over the removal of the backspace key as "back" navigation. I shouldn't need an extension for this.

> the backspace key as "back" navigation That was a ridiculous usability nightmare and was only popular due to muscle memory from IE doing it long ago (it was a terrible decision back then, too). Good riddance to it, may no one ever again unfocus a form field by accident and wipe out an entire form with a single keypress.

Good riddance indeed! A big thank you from me and my blood pressure to the developers who finally pushed through the removal of that godforsaken nightmare of a human interface feature :)

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by lovich »

BrailleHunting wrote: post #49
chii wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

may be, or may be not. However, does it really matter how long the browser takes to start when you don't ever really close the browser (but only the tabs)?

A bowser isn't a Sun box. In the real world, browsers and computers restart occasionally. Also, opening a new tab in FF hangs everything for several seconds whereas in Chrome and Safari it's still responsive. It's like FF is doing everything on the main event queue synchronously. Numbers. Even with a top-tier SSD and 16 GiB of fast RAM starting cold (with minimal, necessary plugins): FF: 25s Safari: 13s Chrome: 8s Wi…

I mean, I have my browser and computer restart one 1-2 times a day, and I'd still prefer 25 seconds of startup vs losing functionality like close tabs to the right. I routinely end up with windows with 20-40 tabs when I'm researching an issue and will want to close all but a handful when I've found the information I need. Other people definitely use browsers differently than me, but it's FF is not useless in practice for everyone

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by ryenus »

bhaumik wrote: post #18

Usage stats, from article: - Duplicate: 23.21% - Reload: 22.74% - Pin / Unpin tab: 13.12% - Close tab: 9.68% - Reopen closed tab: 8.92% - New tab: 6.63% - Close tabs to the right: 6.06% - Mute tab: 5.38% - Close other tabs: 2.20% - Unmute tab: 1.41% - Bookmark all tabs: 0.64%

If the reasoning is just to save menu space, there must be some prejudice against these close tab options, otherwise why not first targeting the bottom 2 least used options?

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by davind3r »

scott_karana wrote: post #50
echelon wrote: post #9

Chrome is becoming the browser of the masses. Power user usability features are disappearing. I'm still upset over the removal of the backspace key as "back" navigation. I shouldn't need an extension for this.

Chrome was never a power user browser. The hint is the name: like falling a hairless man "Curly", Chrome had less UI chrome and festures than other browsers when released. The awesome dev tools were simply because they dogfood well.

You mean "calling" a hairless......

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by campuscodi »

CharlesW wrote: post #31
maxmcd wrote: post #26

In case it's helpful: in Chrome you can shift-click and select ranges of tabs and close them all at once.

Wow! My first thought was, "How would anyone discover that?" How did you?

There's a GIF at the end of the linked article.

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by Daviey »

echelon wrote: post #9

Chrome is becoming the browser of the masses. Power user usability features are disappearing. I'm still upset over the removal of the backspace key as "back" navigation. I shouldn't need an extension for this.

Removing the ability to view the SSL cert details by clicking the padlock was more annoying... Now you need to navigate through "Developer tools".. WTF

Re: Google to Remove Chrome “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” Options

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Post by Daviey »

stymaar wrote: post #12
echelon wrote: post #9

Chrome is becoming the browser of the masses. Power user usability features are disappearing. I'm still upset over the removal of the backspace key as "back" navigation. I shouldn't need an extension for this.

> Chrome is becoming the browser of the masses. Well it's clearely been targeting the masses since the beginning.

ISTR they said they didn't care about browsers, but they wanted to show other browsers how they thought it should be done.. with no intent for long-term investment... But as a true weasel I have nothing to reference.
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